MSI X299 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A95)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 97%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 105%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 89.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics109% 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 Drive61.8% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7A95
MotherboardMSI X299 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A95)  (all builds)
Memory11.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170926
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 07 '17 at 19:23
Run Duration114 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU7%
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 PC Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-7900X-$462
CPU0, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
89.7% Excellent
Memory 84.5
1-Core 127
2-Core 256
86% 156 Pts
4-Core 508
8-Core 1,006
89% 757 Pts
64-Core 1,727
107% 1,727 Pts
Poor: 72%
This bench: 89.7%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 388.31
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
109% Outstanding
Lighting 144
Reflection 153
Parallax 129
117% 142 fps
MRender 118
Gravity 136
Splatting 112
99% 122 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 109%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 3D 1TB-$85
889GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X61130WD Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
61.8% Good
Read 491
Write 342
Mixed 340
87% 391 MB/s
4K Read 25.1
4K Write 32.1
4K Mixed 10.9
69% 22.7 MB/s
DQ Read 21
DQ Write 36.3
DQ Mixed 9.65
13% 22.3 MB/s
Poor: 74%
This bench: 61.8%
Great: 121%
WD My Passport 0820 2TB
752GB free, PID 0820
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
36.3% Below average
Read 88.1
Write 86.2
Mixed 74.4
106% 82.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.24
61% 0.75 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 36.3%
Great: 42%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 2x8GB
2 of 8 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 2666 MHz
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
63% Good
MC Read 19.9
MC Write 30.7
MC Mixed 18.7
66% 23.1 GB/s
SC Read 10.1
SC Write 21.9
SC Mixed 11.2
41% 14.4 GB/s
Latency 72.6
55% 72.6 ns
Poor: 29%
This bench: 63%
Great: 97%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical X299 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A95) Builds (Compare 274 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 98%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 92%
Nuclear submarine

Motherboard: MSI X299 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A95)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 70% - Very good Total price: $744
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