MSI X99A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A20)

Performance Results


Gaming 192% UFO	Desktop 90% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 168% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 90.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	220% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	105% 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.
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	10.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180615
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 22 '21 at 13:20
Run Duration	191 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing above expectations (65^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 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	90.1% Outstanding	Memory 91.8 1-Core 118 2-Core 237 84% 149 Pts	4-Core 476 8-Core 719 74% 597 Pts	64-Core 908 56% 908 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 90.1% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,198 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% Nvidia(10DE 1454) ≥ 4GB; inno3d RTX 3090 gaming OC CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4975 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 461.09 Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	220% Outstanding	Lighting 328 Reflection 303 Parallax 338 267% 323 fps	MRender 366 Gravity 264 Splatting 196 216% 276 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 220% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$90 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 260GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 284 218 213 217 214 211 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 499 Write 482 Mixed 403 SusWrite 226 90% 402 MB/s	4K Read 41.8 4K Write 85.4 4K Mixed 53.6 177% 60.3 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 337 DQ Mixed 355 267% 357 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 134%
Sandisk PLUS 2000GB 3,472 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 409GB free Firmware: UP4504RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 281 41 150 134 138 137 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	48.5% Average	Read 454 Write 400 Mixed 115 SusWrite 147 62% 279 MB/s	4K Read 21.5 4K Write 39 4K Mixed 6.4 61% 22.3 MB/s	DQ Read 124 DQ Write 60 DQ Mixed 29.5 38% 71.1 MB/s
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 48.5% Great: 56%
Samsung 860 QVO 2TB-$199 28,979 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 1TB free Firmware: RVQ01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 335 430 403 407 408 407 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 505 Write 483 Mixed 400 SusWrite 398 100% 446 MB/s	4K Read 33.1 4K Write 88.6 4K Mixed 45.9 156% 55.9 MB/s	DQ Read 374 DQ Write 336 DQ Mixed 352 264% 354 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 122%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$48 144,544 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 517GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 165 166 165 167 167 167 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	88.9% Excellent	Read 144 Write 166 Mixed 84 SusWrite 166 102% 140 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.1 216% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 88.9% Great: 112%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$60 112,929 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 2TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 134 134 136 135 136 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	79.5% Very good	Read 142 Write 134 Mixed 71 SusWrite 134 88% 121 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 0.9 198% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 79.5% Great: 83%
Multi Flash Reader 256GB 10 User benchmarks, average bench 13% 234GB free, PID 6366 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 16 17 16 16 16 16 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	12.5% Very poor	Read 19.8 Write 17.5 Mixed 16 SusWrite 16.3 23% 17.4 MB/s	4K Read 6.2 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 3.2 183% 3.63 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 12.5% Great: 17%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2133 C13 2x8GB-$46 47,721 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 2 of 8 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	70.2% Very good	MC Read 28.4 MC Write 24.8 MC Mixed 22.9 72% 25.4 GB/s	SC Read 13.8 SC Write 20 SC Mixed 19.1 50% 17.6 GB/s	Latency 64.4 62% 64.4 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 70.2% Great: 80%

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

CPU
Core i7-6800KIntel $103Bench 81%, 50,196 samples	327x
Core i7-6850KIntel $115Bench 84%, 29,279 samples	179x
Core i7-5820KIntel $130Bench 77%, 101,694 samples	112x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	174x
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 $90Bench 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: 114% - Outstanding

Total price: $564

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16