MSI X99A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A20)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 51%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 46%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 87%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics54.7% 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)
Memory32GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (35%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
6 years ago, 6 years ago.
SystemMSI MS-7A20
MotherboardMSI X99A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A20)  (all builds)
Memory23.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160715
Uptime8 Days
Run DateJul 25 '17 at 06:40
Run Duration167 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 35%

 PC Performing as expected (48th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6850K-$115
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
87% Excellent
Memory 86.3
1-Core 121
2-Core 236
83% 148 Pts
4-Core 472
8-Core 731
74% 602 Pts
64-Core 925
57% 925 Pts
Poor: 74%
This bench: 87%
Great: 93%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 390-$325
PwrHis(1787 2358) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1010 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 17.7.1
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
54.7% Above average
Lighting 68.2
Reflection 60.5
Parallax 78.1
56% 68.9 fps
MRender 60.1
Gravity 54
Splatting 75.7
53% 63.3 fps
Poor: 45%
This bench: 54.7%
Great: 52%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$130
345GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 80% Great: 133%
Adata S510 120GB
35GB free
Firmware: 5.0.6 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below potential (9th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
53.1% Above average
Read 186
Write 149
Mixed 140
35% 158 MB/s
4K Read 23.5
4K Write 101
4K Mixed 12.5
105% 45.8 MB/s
DQ Read 147
DQ Write 149
DQ Mixed 34.2
57% 110 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 53.1%
Great: 79%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 9TB
2.5TB free
Firmware: 1.0.
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
136% Outstanding
Read 255
Write 217
Mixed 217
172% 230 MB/s
4K Read 1.25
4K Write 4.09
4K Mixed 0.45
178% 1.93 MB/s
Poor: 136%
This bench: 136%
Great: 310%
Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB-$83
930GB free
Firmware: 1AJ10001 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing above expectations (68th percentile)
64.5% Good
Read 118
Write 106
Mixed 90.2
78% 105 MB/s
4K Read 0.68
4K Write 1.96
4K Mixed 0.51
121% 1.05 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 64.5%
Great: 75%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown + 2x16GB
2 of 8 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (32nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
67.6% Good
MC Read 27.8
MC Write 24.5
MC Mixed 21.6
70% 24.6 GB/s
SC Read 12.5
SC Write 19.7
SC Mixed 17.5
47% 16.6 GB/s
Latency 71.1
56% 71.1 ns
Poor: 53%
This bench: 67.6%
Great: 87%

 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 789 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 88%
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Desktop
Desktop 88%
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Workstation
Workstation 79%
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Motherboard: MSI X99A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A20) - $223

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 71% - Very good Total price: $769
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