MSI X299 GAMING PRO CARBON AC (MS-7A95)

Performance Results


Gaming 65% Destroyer	Desktop 77% Battleship	Workstation 61% Destroyer


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (42nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 58 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 68.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	88.6% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	212% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (57%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A95
Motherboard	MSI X299 GAMING PRO CARBON AC (MS-7A95) (all builds)
Memory	25.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit cores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20181130
Uptime	1.5 Days
Run Date	Jan 26 '21 at 10:26
Run Duration	282 Seconds
Run User	PRT-User
Background CPU	57%

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PC Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7740X-$281 5,094 User benchmarks, average bench 87% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.3 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	68.6% Good	Memory 70.1 1-Core 100 2-Core 186 67% 119 Pts	4-Core 360 8-Core 742 65% 551 Pts	64-Core 730 45% 730 Pts
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 68.6% Great: 96%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324 645,160 User benchmarks, average bench 90% Asus(1043 869D) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 461.09 Performing below potential (43^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	88.6% Excellent	Lighting 111 Reflection 93.5 Parallax 108 90% 104 fps	MRender 135 Gravity 104 Splatting 82.8 85% 107 fps
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 88.6% Great: 97%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$38 78,255 User benchmarks, average bench 179% 312GB free (System drive) Firmware: P3CR010 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 737 823 869 903 907 910 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	212% Outstanding	Read 1,396 Write 893 Mixed 867 SusWrite 858 224% 1,004 MB/s	4K Read 54.8 4K Write 146 4K Mixed 70.6 251% 90.4 MB/s	DQ Read 347 DQ Write 824 DQ Mixed 221 272% 464 MB/s
Poor: 103% ↑ This bench: 212% Great: 242%
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 215GB free Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 889 620 310 313 312 313 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	208% Outstanding	Read 1,800 Write 1,408 Mixed 547 SusWrite 460 233% 1,053 MB/s	4K Read 39.5 4K Write 141 4K Mixed 53.8 204% 78.2 MB/s	DQ Read 1,062 DQ Write 1,011 DQ Mixed 745 640% 940 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 208% Great: 236%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 168 168 163 164 154 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	67.9% Good	Read 73.3 Write 136 Mixed 68.2 SusWrite 162 80% 110 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 5.1 4K Mixed 0.6 219% 2.37 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 67.9% Great: 90%
Hitachi HDS5C3030BLE630 3TB 1,336 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 82GB free Firmware: MZ6OAAB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 113 113 114 114 114 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	59.8% Above average	Read 96 Write 102 Mixed 24.8 SusWrite 112 61% 83.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.6 133% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 59.8% Great: 88%
Samsung Spinpoint F1 1TB-$100 65,786 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 322GB free Firmware: 1AA01113 SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 73 73 72 74 74 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	50.7% Above average	Read 103 Write 49.2 Mixed 56.5 SusWrite 73.1 52% 70.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 176% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 50.7% Great: 62%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 315GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 81 88 88 88 78 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	50.2% Above average	Read 91.5 Write 92.8 Mixed 85 SusWrite 83.3 66% 88.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 139% 1 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 50.2% Great: 67%
WD Green 1TB (2010)-$139 139,542 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 342GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 44 46 46 46 46 46 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	29.8% Poor	Read 57.7 Write 56.3 Mixed 52.3 SusWrite 45.7 39% 53 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.4 91% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 29.8% Great: 59%
Lexar USB Flash Drive 64GB 703 User benchmarks, average bench 7% 40GB free, PID a81d Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.3 8 13 9.8 11 13 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	8.06% Terrible	Read 29 Write 5.2 Mixed 13.2 SusWrite 10 16% 14.4 MB/s	4K Read 7.1 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 26% 2.37 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 8.06% Great: 9%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown TEAMGROUP-UD4-3600 2x16GB 13,134 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	68.7% Good	MC Read 28.9 MC Write 28.8 MC Mixed 21.9 76% 26.5 GB/s	SC Read 9.4 SC Write 16.5 SC Mixed 12.1 36% 12.7 GB/s	Latency 101 40% 101 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 68.7% Great: 129%

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Workstation 92%

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Motherboard: MSI X299 GAMING PRO CARBON AC (MS-7A95)

CPU
Core i7-7800XIntel $216Bench 78%, 22,334 samples	108x
Core i7-7820XIntel $375Bench 80%, 28,524 samples	91x
Core i9-7900XIntel $455Bench 82%, 19,432 samples	57x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	87x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	62x
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples	45x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	20x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	17x
960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsung $139Bench 266%, 63,520 samples	15x

RAM
4x8GBUnknownBench 70%, 41,916 samples	133x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	45x
2x16GBUnknownBench 91%, 46,387 samples	40x

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Value: 74% - Very good

Total price: $795

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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