MSI X99A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A20)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 182%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 93%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 165%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (35th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 65 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 87.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics212% 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 Drive208% 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.
Memory64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7A20
MotherboardMSI X99A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A20)  (all builds)
Memory57.4 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180615
Uptime1.1 Days
Run DateNov 05 '21 at 01:34
Run Duration215 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 11%

 PC Performing below expectations (35th 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 3.8 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
87.4% Excellent
Memory 91
1-Core 124
2-Core 244
86% 153 Pts
4-Core 451
8-Core 742
73% 596 Pts
64-Core 960
59% 960 Pts
Poor: 74%
This bench: 87.4%
Great: 93%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-Ti-$660
CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 496.49
Performing below potential (68th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
212% Outstanding
Lighting 313
Reflection 291
Parallax 327
255% 310 fps
MRender 358
Gravity 257
Splatting 190
210% 268 fps
Poor: 162%
This bench: 212%
Great: 225%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$249
225GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 4B6Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1204 832 621 596 564 521 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)
208% Outstanding
Read 2,382
Write 1,416
Mixed 862
SusWrite 723
297% 1,346 MB/s
4K Read 44.3
4K Write 52.6
4K Mixed 45.4
153% 47.4 MB/s
DQ Read 867
DQ Write 94.1
DQ Mixed 181
208% 381 MB/s
Poor: 168%
This bench: 208%
Great: 363%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85
1TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 120 118 122 111 117 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
49.2% Average
Read 59.8
Write 82.5
Mixed 69
SusWrite 111
60% 80.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 0.9
184% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 49.2%
Great: 101%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown + + 4x16GB
4 of 8 slots used
64GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing below potential (11th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
83.7% Excellent
MC Read 37
MC Write 31.9
MC Mixed 24
88% 31 GB/s
SC Read 15.7
SC Write 20.6
SC Mixed 22.7
56% 19.7 GB/s
Latency 65.7
61% 65.7 ns
Poor: 66%
This bench: 83.7%
Great: 139%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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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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HDDRAMUSB
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