MSI X99A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A20)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 81%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 99%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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 71.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics105% 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 Drive199% 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)
Memory59.6 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160715
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 24 '17 at 12:04
Run Duration140 Seconds
Run User FRA-User
Background CPU4%
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 PC Performing as expected (55th 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 (27th percentile)
71.4% Very good
Memory 76.6
1-Core 91.5
2-Core 177
66% 115 Pts
4-Core 355
8-Core 708
63% 531 Pts
64-Core 2,234
138% 2,234 Pts
Poor: 65%
This bench: 71.4%
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 below potential (79th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
105% Outstanding
Lighting 138
Reflection 146
Parallax 127
112% 137 fps
MRender 115
Gravity 133
Splatting 107
96% 118 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 105%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$150
618GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (18th percentile)
199% Outstanding
Read 1,995
Write 1,430
Mixed 1,326
351% 1,584 MB/s
4K Read 30.2
4K Write 45.9
4K Mixed 24
101% 33.4 MB/s
DQ Read 29
DQ Write 43.1
DQ Mixed 15.5
18% 29.2 MB/s
Poor: 157%
This bench: 199%
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 (95th percentile)
127% Outstanding
MC Read 57.3
MC Write 52
MC Mixed 46.4
148% 51.9 GB/s
SC Read 10.7
SC Write 15.5
SC Mixed 15
39% 13.7 GB/s
Latency 87
46% 87 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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