MSI X99A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A20)

Performance Results


Gaming 181% UFO	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 181% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 90.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	202% 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	218% 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.

System	MSI MS-7A20
Motherboard	MSI X99A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A20) (all builds)
Memory	23.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190613
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Aug 06 '21 at 21:21
Run Duration	290 Seconds
Run User	GEO-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing as expected (51^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6900K-$120 6,755 User benchmarks, average bench 86% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	90.9% Outstanding	Memory 92.5 1-Core 132 2-Core 251 89% 159 Pts	4-Core 480 8-Core 900 82% 690 Pts	64-Core 1,368 85% 1,368 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 90.9% Great: 98%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-Ti-$660 155,335 User benchmarks, average bench 204% Palit(1569 2208) ≥ 4GB; RTX 3080 Ti CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 471.41 Performing below potential (33^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	202% Outstanding	Lighting 297 Reflection 279 Parallax 301 242% 292 fps	MRender 330 Gravity 245 Splatting 182 198% 252 fps
Poor: 162% ↑ This bench: 202% Great: 225%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 356GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 861 634 637 632 636 635 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	218% Outstanding	Read 2,437 Write 2,203 Mixed 1,575 SusWrite 673 384% 1,722 MB/s	4K Read 48.8 4K Write 84.8 4K Mixed 61.1 197% 64.9 MB/s	DQ Read 442 DQ Write 341 DQ Mixed 413 303% 399 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 218% Great: 340%
Samsung 860 Evo 2TB-$275 44,466 User benchmarks, average bench 113% 200GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 305 301 300 307 308 307 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 504 Write 482 Mixed 465 SusWrite 305 99% 439 MB/s	4K Read 38 4K Write 80.1 4K Mixed 50.6 165% 56.2 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 356 268% 359 MB/s
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 133%
Samsung 860 Evo 2TB-$275 44,466 User benchmarks, average bench 113% 633GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 304 301 305 308 309 307 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 502 Write 482 Mixed 465 SusWrite 306 99% 439 MB/s	4K Read 37.8 4K Write 79.6 4K Mixed 49.8 163% 55.7 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 337 DQ Mixed 355 267% 358 MB/s
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 133%
Samsung 860 Evo 2TB-$275 44,466 User benchmarks, average bench 113% 1TB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 304 301 305 308 309 310 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 503 Write 481 Mixed 465 SusWrite 306 99% 439 MB/s	4K Read 37.9 4K Write 79.8 4K Mixed 49.9 164% 55.9 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 337 DQ Mixed 355 267% 358 MB/s
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 133%
TEAML5Lite3D1T 1TB 1,722 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 458GB free Firmware: Q0410A SusWrite @10s intervals: 336 340 345 335 332 334 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 504 Write 465 Mixed 396 SusWrite 337 96% 426 MB/s	4K Read 35.1 4K Write 74.2 4K Mixed 46.6 152% 52 MB/s	DQ Read 366 DQ Write 328 DQ Mixed 126 155% 273 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 125%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2016)-$114 34,353 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 3TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 176 180 182 181 182 182 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 178 Write 160 Mixed 71.4 SusWrite 181 107% 147 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.7 148% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 105%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2016)-$114 34,353 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 133 132 134 136 136 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	90% Excellent	Read 181 Write 127 Mixed 69 SusWrite 133 93% 127 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 151% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 90% Great: 105%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 2400 C15 4x8GB 3,679 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 4 of 8 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	127% Outstanding	MC Read 50.9 MC Write 53.1 MC Mixed 46.5 143% 50.2 GB/s	SC Read 14.4 SC Write 22.1 SC Mixed 21.8 56% 19.4 GB/s	Latency 63.2 63% 63.2 ns
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 127% Great: 115%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	8	6	100	34"	1280 720	SAM0DC4 CF791

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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	325x
Core i7-6850KIntel $115Bench 84%, 29,279 samples	179x
Core i7-5820KIntel $130Bench 77%, 101,694 samples	112x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	173x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	115x
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 $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	13x

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Value: 71% - Very good

Total price: $769

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	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