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

Performance Results


Gaming 51% Yacht	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 54% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 95.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	46.1% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	197% 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.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A95
Motherboard	MSI X299 GAMING PRO CARBON AC (MS-7A95) (all builds)
Memory	28.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210120
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 01 '21 at 02:53
Run Duration	122 Seconds
Run User	MEX-User
Background CPU	6%

PC Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7820X-$375 28,524 User benchmarks, average bench 80% CPU0, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	95.6% Outstanding	Memory 74.5 1-Core 156 2-Core 309 95% 180 Pts	4-Core 623 8-Core 1,237 110% 930 Pts	64-Core 1,652 102% 1,652 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 95.6% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 290-$399 68,699 User benchmarks, average bench 46% Sapphire(174B E285) CLim: 947 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 21.3.2 Performing below potential (51^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	46.1% Average	Lighting 59.9 Reflection 66.9 Parallax 77.1 49% 68 fps	MRender 58.1 Gravity 54.3 Splatting 40.9 41% 51.1 fps
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 46.1% Great: 50%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung MZ9LQ1T0HALB-00000 1TB 256 User benchmarks, average bench 133% 632GB free (System drive) Firmware: FXV72M0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 1265 1243 1235 851 514 516 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	197% Outstanding	Read 747 Write 1,235 Mixed 836 SusWrite 937 213% 939 MB/s	4K Read 42.7 4K Write 132 4K Mixed 56.5 207% 77.1 MB/s	DQ Read 1,097 DQ Write 980 DQ Mixed 865 696% 981 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 197% Great: 203%
WD RE4 1TB (2010)-$55 23,775 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 397GB free Firmware: 12.V07 SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 116 116 117 118 116 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	63.1% Good	Read 104 Write 99.5 Mixed 97.2 SusWrite 116 77% 104 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.9 197% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 63.1% Great: 76%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX2400C15/8G KHX2400C15/8G KHX2400C15/8G KHX2666C16/8G 32GB 22 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 2400, 2400, 2400, 2400 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	87.5% Excellent	MC Read 27.7 MC Write 49.7 MC Mixed 26.7 99% 34.7 GB/s	SC Read 6.1 SC Write 22.6 SC Mixed 9.9 37% 12.9 GB/s	Latency 91.4 44% 91.4 ns
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 87.5% Great: 88%

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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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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