MSI X99A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A20)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 104%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 92%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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 85.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics117% 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 Drive86.9% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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 (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7A20
MotherboardMSI X99A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A20)  (all builds)
Memory57 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160914
Uptime5.3 Days
Run DateDec 08 '21 at 00:47
Run Duration173 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 13%
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 PC Performing above expectations (79th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6800K-$103
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
85.4% Excellent
Memory 92
1-Core 104
2-Core 226
80% 141 Pts
4-Core 424
8-Core 689
68% 557 Pts
64-Core 859
53% 859 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 85.4%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
Dell(1028 119E) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 457.51
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
117% Outstanding
Lighting 169
Reflection 129
Parallax 118
138% 139 fps
MRender 107
Gravity 119
Splatting 107
91% 111 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 117%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Liteon CV3-CE512-11 SATA 512GB
176GB free (System drive)
Firmware: TC9110B
SusWrite @10s intervals: 336 374 142 140 173 165 MB/s
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
86.9% Excellent
Read 448
Write 419
Mixed 344
SusWrite 222
80% 358 MB/s
4K Read 29.4
4K Write 65.5
4K Mixed 39.2
130% 44.7 MB/s
DQ Read 378
DQ Write 300
DQ Mixed 288
230% 322 MB/s
Poor: 48%
This bench: 86.9%
Great: 101%
Liteon CV3-CE512-11 SATA 512GB
451GB free
Firmware: TC9110B
SusWrite @10s intervals: 310 230 187 218 188 230 MB/s
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
89.3% Excellent
Read 454
Write 382
Mixed 363
SusWrite 227
80% 356 MB/s
4K Read 29.3
4K Write 67.9
4K Mixed 42.2
134% 46.5 MB/s
DQ Read 376
DQ Write 300
DQ Mixed 287
229% 321 MB/s
Poor: 48%
This bench: 89.3%
Great: 101%
Liteon CV3-CE512-11 SATA 512GB
476GB free
Firmware: TC9110B
SusWrite @10s intervals: 378 350 218 218 227 211 MB/s
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
90% Outstanding
Read 447
Write 391
Mixed 362
SusWrite 267
82% 367 MB/s
4K Read 29.3
4K Write 72.3
4K Mixed 38.1
132% 46.6 MB/s
DQ Read 378
DQ Write 299
DQ Mixed 282
226% 320 MB/s
Poor: 48%
This bench: 90%
Great: 101%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Hynix HMA41GU6AFR8N-TF 8x8GB
8 of 8 slots used
64GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 2600 MHz
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
120% Outstanding
MC Read 43.7
MC Write 56.7
MC Mixed 41.8
135% 47.4 GB/s
SC Read 14.2
SC Write 20.2
SC Mixed 21.2
53% 18.5 GB/s
Latency 64
62% 64 ns
Poor: 108%
This bench: 120%
Great: 127%

 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 788 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 88%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 79%
Battleship

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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