MSI X99A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A20)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 86%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 104%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 72.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics111% 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 Drive200% 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.
Run History
SystemMSI MS-7A20
MotherboardMSI X99A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A20)  (all builds)
Memory59.7 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit couleurs, 3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160715
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 23 '17 at 12:18
Run Duration140 Seconds
Run User FRA-User
Background CPU2%
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 PC Performing above expectations (60th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Xeon E5-2696 v4
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 22 cores, 44 threads
Base clock 2.2 GHz, turbo 2.05 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (30th percentile)
72.2% Very good
Memory 78.2
1-Core 91.2
2-Core 176
67% 115 Pts
4-Core 356
8-Core 712
63% 534 Pts
64-Core 2,230
138% 2,230 Pts
Poor: 65%
This bench: 72.2%
Great: 84%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195
Nvidia(10DE 1B80) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 385.69
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
111% Outstanding
Lighting 152
Reflection 142
Parallax 129
124% 141 fps
MRender 113
Gravity 132
Splatting 105
94% 117 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 111%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$150
619GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (18th percentile)
200% Outstanding
Read 1,991
Write 1,459
Mixed 1,266
348% 1,572 MB/s
4K Read 30
4K Write 43.1
4K Mixed 23.5
98% 32.2 MB/s
DQ Read 32.4
DQ Write 50.2
DQ Mixed 16.3
19% 33 MB/s
Poor: 157%
This bench: 200%
Great: 302%
Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000.C 1TB-$40
537GB free
Firmware: JP4OA39C Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 30% Great: 74%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws 4 DDR4 2133 C15 8x8GB
8 of 8 slots used
64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
127% Outstanding
MC Read 57.8
MC Write 52
MC Mixed 46.2
149% 52 GB/s
SC Read 10.5
SC Write 15
SC Mixed 16.3
40% 13.9 GB/s
Latency 84
48% 84 ns
Poor: 101%
This bench: 127%
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 789 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: 114% - Outstanding Total price: $564
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