MSI X99A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A20)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 79%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 72%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 84.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics87.4% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive102% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (21%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7A20
MotherboardMSI X99A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A20)  (all builds)
Memory23.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160715
Uptime21.2 Days
Run DateAug 06 '20 at 14:16
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 21%
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 PC Performing as expected (59th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6800K-$103
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
84.9% Excellent
Memory 95.1
1-Core 124
2-Core 230
86% 150 Pts
4-Core 403
8-Core 685
66% 544 Pts
64-Core 898
56% 898 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 84.9%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 451.67
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
87.4% Excellent
Lighting 109
Reflection 118
Parallax 98.7
89% 109 fps
MRender 99.6
Gravity 103
Splatting 105
84% 102 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 87.4%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94
91GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 467 128 103 106 109 106 MB/s
Performing below expectations (27th percentile)
102% Outstanding
Read 496
Write 478
Mixed 396
SusWrite 170
86% 385 MB/s
4K Read 36.8
4K Write 95.3
4K Mixed 56.1
178% 62.7 MB/s
DQ Read 381
DQ Write 336
DQ Mixed 357
268% 358 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 102%
Great: 134%
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016)-$80
2.5TB free
Firmware: CC26
SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 103 98 103 100 103 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
56.1% Above average
Read 94
Write 75.5
Mixed 66.8
SusWrite 101
62% 84.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.8
144% 1 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 56.1%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB
4 of 8 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 2666 MHz
Performing below potential (88th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
107% Outstanding
MC Read 36.5
MC Write 51.5
MC Mixed 35.3
117% 41.1 GB/s
SC Read 13.6
SC Write 20.9
SC Mixed 20.3
52% 18.3 GB/s
Latency 56.8
70% 56.8 ns
Poor: 66%
This bench: 107%
Great: 118%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical X99A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A20) Builds (Compare 787 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 88%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 79%
Battleship

Motherboard: MSI X99A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A20) - $223

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 71% - Very good Total price: $769
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