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

Performance Results


Gaming 110% UFO	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 117% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 86.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	129% 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	287% 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

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A95
Motherboard	MSI X299 GAMING PRO CARBON AC (MS-7A95) (all builds)
Memory	25.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210120
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 27 '21 at 04:15
Run Duration	372 Seconds
Run User	UKR-User
Background CPU	8%

PC Performing as expected (45^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-7900X-$455 19,432 User benchmarks, average bench 82% CPU0, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	86.8% Excellent	Memory 80.7 1-Core 132 2-Core 252 85% 155 Pts	4-Core 498 8-Core 954 86% 726 Pts	64-Core 1,645 102% 1,645 Pts
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 86.8% Great: 92%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
AMD HD 7870-$203 42,130 User benchmarks, average bench 26% PwrHis(1787 2321) 2GB CLim: 1000 MHz, MLim: 1200 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 21.5.2 Performing below potential (46^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	25.2% Poor	Lighting 32.5 Reflection 21.6 Parallax 42.2 26% 32.1 fps	MRender 29.7 Gravity 31 Splatting 24.3 23% 28.3 fps
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 25.2% Great: 28%
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% MSI(1462 360C) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	129% Outstanding	Lighting 178 Reflection 189 Parallax 183 145% 183 fps	MRender 134 Gravity 178 Splatting 127 118% 147 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 129% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$139 63,520 User benchmarks, average bench 266% 348GB free (System drive) Firmware: 4B6Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1208 1244 1196 1303 1276 1243 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	287% Outstanding	Read 2,195 Write 1,738 Mixed 881 SusWrite 1,245 338% 1,515 MB/s	4K Read 47.7 4K Write 178 4K Mixed 67.3 253% 97.8 MB/s	DQ Read 1,157 DQ Write 904 DQ Mixed 951 733% 1,004 MB/s
Poor: 159% ↑ This bench: 287% Great: 353%
Hitachi HUS726060ALE610 6TB 140 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 3TB free Firmware: T7MH SusWrite @10s intervals: 154 175 173 167 159 172 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	79.3% Very good	Read 109 Write 127 Mixed 70.3 SusWrite 167 87% 118 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 3.5 4K Mixed 0.5 158% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 79.3% Great: 121%
Seagate ST16000NE000-2RW103 16TB 36 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 3.5TB free Firmware: EN02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 143 140 148 155 160 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 30% Great: 86%
Seagate ST16000NE000-2RW103 16TB 36 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 2TB free Firmware: EN02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 157 171 166 172 166 168 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 30% Great: 86%
WD WD8001FFWX-68J1UN0 8TB 379 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 2TB free Firmware: 0A03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 161 165 160 167 161 165 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	92.3% Outstanding	Read 158 Write 150 Mixed 72.3 SusWrite 163 99% 136 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 5.7 4K Mixed 0.6 210% 2.4 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 92.3% Great: 112%
Hitachi HUS726060ALE610 6TB 140 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 3.5TB free Firmware: T7MH SusWrite @10s intervals: 192 187 178 197 197 187 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Read 158 Write 193 Mixed 82.1 SusWrite 190 114% 156 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 4.8 4K Mixed 0.5 186% 2.1 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 121%
Toshiba X300 5TB-$125 12,743 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1.5TB free Firmware: FP2A SusWrite @10s intervals: 183 199 189 191 195 185 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 176 Write 161 Mixed 63.3 SusWrite 190 107% 148 MB/s	4K Read 5.1 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1.1 379% 2.87 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 109%
WD Re 4TB (2012)-$52 4,260 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 1.5TB free Firmware: 01.01K04 SusWrite @10s intervals: 152 153 152 155 154 154 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	86.1% Excellent	Read 147 Write 138 Mixed 97.4 SusWrite 153 98% 134 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1 190% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 86.1% Great: 96%
WD Red 4TB (2013)-$110 55,507 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 2.5TB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 69 72 75 75 75 77 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	67.3% Good	Read 160 Write 150 Mixed 90.5 SusWrite 73.8 88% 119 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1 200% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 67.3% Great: 100%
Seagate ST4000NM0033-9ZM170 4TB 3,748 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 3.5TB free Firmware: SN06 SusWrite @10s intervals: 70 73 75 75 75 77 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	75% Very good	Read 187 Write 160 Mixed 92.7 SusWrite 74 95% 129 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.2 232% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 75% Great: 105%
Hitachi HUS726040ALA610 4TB 67 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 3.5TB free Firmware: T962 SusWrite @10s intervals: 68 72 75 75 75 77 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	73.5% Very good	Read 182 Write 173 Mixed 78.3 SusWrite 73.4 93% 126 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 6 4K Mixed 0.6 211% 2.47 MB/s
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 73.5% Great: 109%
Hitachi HUS726040ALA610 4TB 67 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 3.5TB free Firmware: T962 SusWrite @10s intervals: 69 72 75 75 75 77 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	71.3% Very good	Read 174 Write 192 Mixed 76.6 SusWrite 73.8 94% 129 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 5 4K Mixed 1.1 252% 2.33 MB/s
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 71.3% Great: 109%
WD Re 4TB (2012)-$52 4,260 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 3.5TB free Firmware: 01.01K04 SusWrite @10s intervals: 69 72 75 75 75 77 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	73.5% Very good	Read 182 Write 160 Mixed 83 SusWrite 73.8 91% 125 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 3.4 4K Mixed 1 212% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 73.5% Great: 96%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 4x8GB 41,916 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 4 of 8 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing below potential (16^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	42.1% Average	MC Read 12.2 MC Write 18.6 MC Mixed 10.8 40% 13.9 GB/s	SC Read 11.8 SC Write 20.3 SC Mixed 12.1 42% 14.7 GB/s	Latency 79.2 50% 79.2 ns
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 42.1% 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	7	6	60	12.6"	1280 720	ITE814C DP2HDMI 1800

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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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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