MSI X99A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A20)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (31st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 69 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 good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive134% 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.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
2 years ago, 2 years ago.
SystemMSI MS-7A20
MotherboardMSI X99A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A20)  (all builds)
Memory4.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit cores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180615
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 01 '22 at 13:05
Run Duration119 Seconds
Run User PRT-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing below expectations (31st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-5820K-$130
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (66th percentile)
77.8% Very good
Memory 83.9
1-Core 85
2-Core 218
72% 129 Pts
4-Core 386
8-Core 640
63% 513 Pts
64-Core 889
55% 889 Pts
Poor: 68%
This bench: 77.8%
Great: 88%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$250
38GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B0QBXX7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 489 450 402 380 414 397 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
134% Outstanding
Read 720
Write 552
Mixed 439
SusWrite 422
119% 533 MB/s
4K Read 43.8
4K Write 104
4K Mixed 49.6
185% 65.7 MB/s
DQ Read 766
DQ Write 275
DQ Mixed 373
315% 471 MB/s
Poor: 131%
This bench: 134%
Great: 243%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown + + 2x4GB
2 of 8 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (20th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
64.5% Good
MC Read 29.1
MC Write 20.1
MC Mixed 19.7
66% 23 GB/s
SC Read 14.5
SC Write 20.7
SC Mixed 19.4
52% 18.2 GB/s
Latency 73.6
54% 73.6 ns
Poor: 65%
This bench: 64.5%
Great: 77%

 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: 114% - Outstanding Total price: $564
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