MSI X99A GODLIKE GAMING CARBON (MS-7883)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: 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 98.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	261% 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.

System	MSI MS-7883
Motherboard	MSI X99A GODLIKE GAMING CARBON (MS-7883) (all builds)
Memory	28.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.8 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors, 2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160719
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 24 '17 at 06:28
Run Duration	217 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-5960X-$285 15,468 User benchmarks, average bench 80% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	98.3% Outstanding	Memory 95.2 1-Core 139 2-Core 270 94% 168 Pts	4-Core 544 8-Core 1,050 95% 797 Pts	64-Core 1,453 90% 1,453 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 98.3% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX Titan X-$615 15,621 User benchmarks, average bench 75% EVGA(3842 2992) CLim: 1519 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 385.69 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 68% Great: 83%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$625 54,978 User benchmarks, average bench 223% 423GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B0QBXX7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	261% Outstanding	Read 2,380 Write 1,429 Mixed 1,501 391% 1,770 MB/s	4K Read 37.4 4K Write 118 4K Mixed 53.7 188% 69.6 MB/s	DQ Read 544 DQ Write 359 DQ Mixed 199 217% 368 MB/s
Poor: 138% ↑ This bench: 261% Great: 283%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 8TB 16,705 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 7TB free Firmware: D781 Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	89.2% Excellent	Read 168 Write 141 Mixed 111 104% 140 MB/s	4K Read 4.35 4K Write 5.5 4K Mixed 0.68 359% 3.51 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 89.2% Great: 92%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$49 170,877 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 368GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 176 175 6158 (04) Start/Stop count 97 97 3625 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 92 92 6035 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1933 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 356 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 178 178 66677 (C2) HDA temperature 117 108 33 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 253 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 100 253 0	46.6% Average	Read 78.6 Write 83.5 Mixed 69.3 58% 77.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.73 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.19 83% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 46.6% Great: 84%
Etron USB Flash Drive 8GB 118 User benchmarks, average bench 9% 5GB free, PID 5166 Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	8.5% Terrible	Read 34.4 Write 11.4 Mixed 17.5 23% 21.1 MB/s	4K Read 4.08 4K Write 0.02 4K Mixed 0.01 16% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 8.5% Great: 10%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 8x4GB 556 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 8 of 8 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 2800 MHz clocked @ 2666 MHz Performing below potential (92^nd percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	125% Outstanding	MC Read 54.8 MC Write 43.7 MC Mixed 46.9 138% 48.5 GB/s	SC Read 18.2 SC Write 25.4 SC Mixed 24.3 65% 22.6 GB/s	Latency 56.4 71% 56.4 ns
Poor: 98% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 131%

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Typical X99A GODLIKE GAMING CARBON (MS-7883) Builds (Compare 239 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 90%

Nuclear submarine

Desktop 92%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 82%

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Motherboard: MSI X99A GODLIKE GAMING CARBON (MS-7883)

CPU
Core i7-6850KIntel $115Bench 84%, 29,279 samples	60x
Core i7-6800KIntel $103Bench 81%, 50,196 samples	37x
Core i7-5960XIntel $285Bench 80%, 15,468 samples	36x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	49x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	38x
GTX 980-TiNvidia $560Bench 79%, 214,030 samples	12x

SSD
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	17x
950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsung $625Bench 223%, 54,978 samples	12x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	10x

RAM
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	10x
F4-3000C14-16GTZ F4-3000C15-8GTZ F4-3000C14-16GTZ F4-3000C15-8GTZ F4-3000C14-16GTZ F4-3000C15-8GTZ F4-3000C14-16GTZ F4-3000C15-8GTZ 96GBUnknownBench 120%, 7 samples	7x
F4 DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBG.SKILLBench 92%, 30,689 samples	5x

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Value: 72% - Very good

Total price: $673

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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