MSI X99A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A20)

Performance Results


Gaming 118% UFO	Desktop 90% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 103% UFO


PC Status	Overall 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.
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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 81.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	141% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	201% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7A20
Motherboard	MSI X99A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A20) (all builds)
Memory	26.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160519
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 03 '21 at 06:25
Run Duration	194 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	17%

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PC Performing as expected (48^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-$78 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 above expectations (63^rd percentile)	81.5% Excellent	Memory 94 1-Core 106 2-Core 212 80% 137 Pts	4-Core 374 8-Core 534 57% 454 Pts	64-Core 834 52% 834 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 81.5% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% Nvidia(10DE 12A4) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 471.96 Performing below potential (11^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	141% Outstanding	Lighting 185 Reflection 161 Parallax 193 150% 179 fps	MRender 232 Gravity 199 Splatting 148 153% 193 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 141% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$625 54,978 User benchmarks, average bench 223% 291GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1037 1036 962 956 915 900 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	201% Outstanding	Read 1,586 Write 1,271 Mixed 760 SusWrite 968 256% 1,146 MB/s	4K Read 34.3 4K Write 114 4K Mixed 49.5 176% 66.1 MB/s	DQ Read 720 DQ Write 368 DQ Mixed 462 365% 517 MB/s
Poor: 138% ↑ This bench: 201% Great: 283%
Crucial MX500 1TB-$66 202,785 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 229GB free Firmware: 033 SusWrite @10s intervals: 404 424 442 435 413 414 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 447 Write 442 Mixed 375 SusWrite 422 95% 422 MB/s	4K Read 33.9 4K Write 83.2 4K Mixed 44.4 152% 53.8 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 339 DQ Mixed 288 236% 336 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 125%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 227GB free Firmware: 1B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 380 297 298 298 298 299 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 462 Write 440 Mixed 400 SusWrite 312 91% 403 MB/s	4K Read 36.9 4K Write 77.1 4K Mixed 49 160% 54.3 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 332 DQ Mixed 348 263% 353 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 124%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Dominator DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB 3,531 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 4 of 8 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	130% Outstanding	MC Read 44.4 MC Write 61.9 MC Mixed 49 148% 51.8 GB/s	SC Read 15 SC Write 18.7 SC Mixed 22.1 53% 18.6 GB/s	Latency 59.9 67% 59.9 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 130% Great: 129%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 49: 7R 3G 5B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
49%	68%	22	283	214	240	27"	1920 1080	AUS278F VG279QM

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Gaming 88%

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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 $78Bench 81%, 50,196 samples	325x
Core i7-6850KIntel $115Bench 84%, 29,279 samples	179x
Core i7-5820KIntel $130Bench 77%, 101,694 samples	111x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	172x
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 $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	28x
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 $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	13x

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Value: 71% - Very good

Total price: $744

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