MSI X299 GAMING PRO CARBON AC (MS-7A95)

Performance Results


Gaming 138% UFO	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 118% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 91.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	150% 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 Drive	231% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A95
Motherboard	MSI X299 GAMING PRO CARBON AC (MS-7A95) (all builds)
Memory	24.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200601
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 03 '23 at 16:37
Run Duration	258 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	15%

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PC Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7740X-$230 5,094 User benchmarks, average bench 87% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.3 GHz, turbo 4.45 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	91.2% Outstanding	Memory 95.4 1-Core 136 2-Core 258 92% 163 Pts	4-Core 468 8-Core 717 73% 593 Pts	64-Core 718 44% 718 Pts
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 91.2% Great: 96%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$500 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% MSI(1462 3903) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 546.01 Performing below potential (62^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	150% Outstanding	Lighting 221 Reflection 206 Parallax 197 180% 208 fps	MRender 198 Gravity 152 Splatting 134 129% 162 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 150% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 225GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 858 587 587 575 571 571 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	231% Outstanding	Read 2,236 Write 1,955 Mixed 1,422 SusWrite 625 348% 1,559 MB/s	4K Read 51.7 4K Write 103 4K Mixed 65.5 217% 73.3 MB/s	DQ Read 1,012 DQ Write 624 DQ Mixed 882 640% 839 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 231% Great: 340%
SanDisk Ultra II 480GB-$39 62,883 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 300GB free Firmware: X31200RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 386 224 215 208 207 207 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	88.4% Excellent	Read 468 Write 414 Mixed 309 SusWrite 241 80% 358 MB/s	4K Read 27.9 4K Write 76.8 4K Mixed 35.8 129% 46.8 MB/s	DQ Read 374 DQ Write 312 DQ Mixed 256 215% 314 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 88.4% Great: 108%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$23 496,077 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 90GB free Firmware: 15.01H15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 109 107 108 109 109 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	62.7% Good	Read 110 Write 97.4 Mixed 71.8 SusWrite 108 71% 96.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 149% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 62.7% Great: 69%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$23 496,077 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 245GB free Firmware: 15.01H15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 94 93 94 96 94 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	56.4% Above average	Read 103 Write 97.5 Mixed 65.6 SusWrite 93.9 66% 89.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 1 168% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 56.4% Great: 69%
WD Green 1TB (2010)-$139 139,542 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 884GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 82 83 84 85 82 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	50.8% Above average	Read 94.1 Write 81.9 Mixed 76.8 SusWrite 82.7 62% 83.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.5 117% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 50.8% Great: 59%
WD WD2500AVBS-63TAA0 250GB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 36% 224GB free Firmware: 12.01B01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 76 77 78 77 78 77 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	43.7% Average	Read 74.8 Write 70.9 Mixed 43.8 SusWrite 77.3 49% 66.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.9 155% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 43.7% Great: 44%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 320GB-$80 31,610 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 262GB free Firmware: 3.AAK SusWrite @10s intervals: 70 72 71 73 73 74 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	43.1% Average	Read 77.8 Write 40 Mixed 42.9 SusWrite 71.9 43% 58.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.6 132% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 43.1% Great: 43%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMU16GX4M2C3200C16 029E CMK16GX4M2B3200C16 029E CMU16GX4M2C3200C16 029E CMK16GX4M2B3200C16 32GB 49 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 3200, 3200, 3200, 3200 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	104% Outstanding	MC Read 37.4 MC Write 40.7 MC Mixed 31.9 105% 36.7 GB/s	SC Read 22.9 SC Write 45.4 SC Mixed 31.4 95% 33.2 GB/s	Latency 55.3 72% 55.3 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 105%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	71	60	60	27"	1280 720	ACI27E1 ASUS VG278

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Desktop 87%

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Workstation 92%

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

CPU
Core i7-7800XIntel $206Bench 78%, 22,334 samples	109x
Core i7-7820XIntel $375Bench 80%, 28,524 samples	91x
Core i9-7900XIntel $349Bench 82%, 19,432 samples	57x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $499Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	87x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	63x
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples	45x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $76Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	20x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $159Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	17x
960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsung $139Bench 266%, 63,520 samples	15x

RAM
4x8GBUnknownBench 70%, 41,916 samples	134x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	46x
2x16GBUnknownBench 91%, 46,387 samples	40x

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Value: 73% - Very good

Total price: $781

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $95	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16