MSI X99A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A20)

Performance Results


Gaming 109% UFO	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 101% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (89th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 11 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
Processor	With 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 97.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	109% 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.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

System	MSI MS-7A20
Motherboard	MSI X99A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A20) (all builds)
Memory	12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190613
Uptime	0.7 Days
Run Date	Sep 16 '20 at 19:10
Run Duration	187 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6800K-$103 50,196 User benchmarks, average bench 81% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	97.3% Outstanding	Memory 96 1-Core 140 2-Core 282 96% 173 Pts	4-Core 530 8-Core 876 86% 703 Pts	64-Core 1,110 69% 1,110 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 97.3% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% PNY(196E 119E) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2050 MHz, MLim: 2802 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 452.06 Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	109% Outstanding	Lighting 142 Reflection 154 Parallax 136 116% 144 fps	MRender 124 Gravity 140 Splatting 115 102% 126 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 367,854 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 65GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,645 Write 2,421 Mixed 1,881 515% 2,316 MB/s	4K Read 66.4 4K Write 159 4K Mixed 91.3 302% 105 MB/s	DQ Read 1,088 DQ Write 753 DQ Mixed 994 722% 945 MB/s
Poor: 178% Great: 355%
Crucial MX300 275GB-$100 67,541 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 101GB free Firmware: M0CR040 SusWrite @10s intervals: 468 468 168 156 156 157 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	92.3% Outstanding	Read 471 Write 486 Mixed 404 SusWrite 262 91% 406 MB/s	4K Read 27.6 4K Write 103 4K Mixed 39 146% 56.6 MB/s	DQ Read 234 DQ Write 323 DQ Mixed 307 224% 288 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 92.3% Great: 95%
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52 296,814 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 91GB free Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 474 474 400 276 276 277 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	129% Outstanding	Read 516 Write 493 Mixed 470 SusWrite 363 104% 460 MB/s	4K Read 49.8 4K Write 121 4K Mixed 67 225% 79.3 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 357 269% 361 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 129% Great: 128%
Seagate ST33000651NS 3TB 6,381 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 1TB free Firmware: G009 SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 113 113 114 114 115 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	75% Very good	Read 148 Write 144 Mixed 80.6 SusWrite 113 89% 121 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.1 208% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 75% Great: 86%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3000 C15 4x4GB 942 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 4 of 8 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 3000 MHz clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	130% Outstanding	MC Read 46.8 MC Write 60.3 MC Mixed 45.2 145% 50.8 GB/s	SC Read 16.9 SC Write 23.4 SC Mixed 25.1 62% 21.8 GB/s	Latency 53.9 74% 53.9 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 130% Great: 127%

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Desktop 88%

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Workstation 79%

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

CPU
Core i7-6800KIntel $103Bench 81%, 50,196 samples	325x
Core i7-6850KIntel $115Bench 84%, 29,279 samples	179x
Core i7-5820KIntel $130Bench 77%, 101,694 samples	112x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	173x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	115x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	84x

SSD
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 213%, 165,668 samples	40x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	29x
950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsung $625Bench 223%, 54,978 samples	20x

RAM
+ + 4x8GBUnknownBench 109%, 462 samples	30x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 93%, 89,024 samples	22x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	13x

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Value: 71% - Very good

Total price: $769

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16