MSI X99A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A20)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 77.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	194% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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.

System	MSI MS-7A20
Motherboard	MSI X99A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A20) (all builds)
Memory	11.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.8 GHz
Display	Цвета: 2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180615
Uptime	1.8 Days
Run Date	Nov 19 '20 at 08:21
Run Duration	170 Seconds
Run User	RUS-User
Background CPU	6%

PC Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-5930K-$70 34,039 User benchmarks, average bench 80% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	77.7% Very good	Memory 84.5 1-Core 107 2-Core 203 76% 132 Pts	4-Core 382 8-Core 621 61% 502 Pts	64-Core 846 52% 846 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 77.7% Great: 91%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$92 154,949 User benchmarks, average bench 235% 80GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 581 241 240 234 231 226 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	194% Outstanding	Read 2,038 Write 1,293 Mixed 1,156 SusWrite 292 264% 1,195 MB/s	4K Read 50.3 4K Write 107 4K Mixed 63.5 214% 73.6 MB/s	DQ Read 778 DQ Write 476 DQ Mixed 692 498% 649 MB/s
Poor: 160% ↑ This bench: 194% Great: 280%
HP S700 Pro 512GB-$79 1,249 User benchmarks, average bench 100% 161GB free Firmware: S0410D SusWrite @10s intervals: 391 380 385 380 387 384 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 487 Write 438 Mixed 391 SusWrite 384 96% 425 MB/s	4K Read 32.5 4K Write 88.2 4K Mixed 44.8 153% 55.2 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 336 DQ Mixed 122 156% 280 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 120%
Plextor M5 Pro 256GB-$100 2,451 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 75GB free Firmware: 1.03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 378 378 371 370 380 379 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	94.9% Outstanding	Read 477 Write 408 Mixed 302 SusWrite 376 88% 391 MB/s	4K Read 30.4 4K Write 76.2 4K Mixed 34.2 130% 46.9 MB/s	DQ Read 322 DQ Write 264 DQ Mixed 170 160% 252 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 94.9% Great: 106%
IR-SSDPR-S25A-240 240GB 1,611 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 141GB free Firmware: SBFM91.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 380 386 386 387 386 381 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	95% Outstanding	Read 392 Write 353 Mixed 310 SusWrite 384 81% 360 MB/s	4K Read 33.8 4K Write 81.7 4K Mixed 33.3 137% 49.6 MB/s	DQ Read 318 DQ Write 328 DQ Mixed 194 181% 280 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 95% Great: 102%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2800 C16 4x4GB 76 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 4 of 8 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 2800 MHz clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (94^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	96.9% Outstanding	MC Read 37.4 MC Write 39.7 MC Mixed 34.8 107% 37.3 GB/s	SC Read 14.9 SC Write 19.3 SC Mixed 21 53% 18.4 GB/s	Latency 72.6 55% 72.6 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 96.9% Great: 97%

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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	326x
Core i7-6850KIntel $115Bench 84%, 29,279 samples	179x
Core i7-5820KIntel $130Bench 77%, 101,694 samples	112x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $245Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	173x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	116x
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 $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	13x

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Value: 100% - Outstanding

Total price: $614

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16