MSI X99A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A20)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 110%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 100%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 101%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (88th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 12 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
ProcessorWith an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 98.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics108% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)
SystemMSI MS-7A20
MotherboardMSI X99A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A20)  (all builds)
Memory11.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190613
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateAug 20 '20 at 18:09
Run Duration187 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU0%
Watch Gameplay: 1080 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing way above expectations (88th 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 4.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
98.9% Outstanding
Memory 96.3
1-Core 142
2-Core 282
96% 173 Pts
4-Core 546
8-Core 874
87% 710 Pts
64-Core 1,111
69% 1,111 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 98.9%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
PNY(196E 119E) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2050 MHz, MLim: 2802 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 452.06
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
108% Outstanding
Lighting 140
Reflection 153
Parallax 134
114% 143 fps
MRender 124
Gravity 134
Splatting 114
101% 124 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 108%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
140GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 2,671
Write 2,446
Mixed 1,878
519% 2,332 MB/s
4K Read 67.9
4K Write 171
4K Mixed 95.4
315% 111 MB/s
DQ Read 1,188
DQ Write 873
DQ Mixed 1,073
790% 1,045 MB/s
Poor: 178% Great: 355%
Crucial MX300 275GB-$100
101GB free
Firmware: M0CR040
SusWrite @10s intervals: 466 466 197 157 156 156 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
94.1% Outstanding
Read 470
Write 479
Mixed 405
SusWrite 266
91% 405 MB/s
4K Read 27.8
4K Write 108
4K Mixed 40.7
151% 58.8 MB/s
DQ Read 234
DQ Write 323
DQ Mixed 308
225% 288 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 94.1%
Great: 95%
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52
98GB free
Firmware: RVT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 472 473 390 277 277 277 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
130% Outstanding
Read 517
Write 494
Mixed 466
SusWrite 361
103% 459 MB/s
4K Read 50.9
4K Write 125
4K Mixed 67.9
230% 81.1 MB/s
DQ Read 383
DQ Write 339
DQ Mixed 357
269% 360 MB/s
Poor: 75%
This bench: 130%
Great: 128%
Seagate ST33000651NS 3TB
1TB free
Firmware: G009
SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 129 133 129 131 133 MB/s
Performing as expected (46th percentile)
71.3% Very good
Read 118
Write 113
Mixed 62.2
SusWrite 130
77% 106 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.9
178% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 43%
This bench: 71.3%
Great: 86%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3000 C15 4x4GB
4 of 8 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 3000 MHz clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
131% Outstanding
MC Read 47.5
MC Write 60.3
MC Mixed 45.2
146% 51 GB/s
SC Read 18.2
SC Write 23.3
SC Mixed 24.9
63% 22.1 GB/s
Latency 53
75% 53 ns
Poor: 67%
This bench: 131%
Great: 127%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming
Gaming 88%
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Desktop
Desktop 88%
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Workstation
Workstation 79%
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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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