MSI X99A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A20)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 89%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 82%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 80%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (31st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 69 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 74.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics113% 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.
Boot Drive75% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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.
Very high background CPU (39%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7A20
MotherboardMSI X99A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A20)  (all builds)
Memory56.3 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160914
Uptime3.8 Days
Run DateNov 15 '20 at 04:03
Run Duration127 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 39%
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 PC Performing below expectations (31st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6800K-$78
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.45 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (16th percentile)
74.5% Very good
Memory 81.8
1-Core 111
2-Core 205
76% 133 Pts
4-Core 362
8-Core 593
58% 478 Pts
64-Core 794
49% 794 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 74.5%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
EVGA(3842 6687) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 456.71
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
113% Outstanding
Lighting 150
Reflection 156
Parallax 136
122% 147 fps
MRender 125
Gravity 146
Splatting 116
105% 129 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 113%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109
64GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 92 95 169 82 85 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
75% Very good
Read 431
Write 184
Mixed 231
SusWrite 104
52% 237 MB/s
4K Read 27.8
4K Write 91.2
4K Mixed 29.2
128% 49.4 MB/s
DQ Read 366
DQ Write 215
DQ Mixed 204
175% 262 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 75%
Great: 134%
WD Black 4TB (2013)-$178
2.5TB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 99 91 107 92 99 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
55.7% Above average
Read 96.1
Write 91.9
Mixed 65.2
SusWrite 97.8
65% 87.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.8
150% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 58%
This bench: 55.7%
Great: 98%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown BLS16G4D26BFSB.16FB BLS16G4D26BFSB.16FB 2666 C16 Series 2666 C16 Series 64GB
2667, 2667, 2667, 2667 MHz
16384, 16384, 16384, 16384 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
106% Outstanding
MC Read 38.6
MC Write 48.1
MC Mixed 39
120% 41.9 GB/s
SC Read 13.2
SC Write 18.4
SC Mixed 19.2
48% 16.9 GB/s
Latency 77.2
52% 77.2 ns

 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: $744
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