MSI X99A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A20)

Performance Results


Gaming 98% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 86% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 80.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	121% 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	103% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.

Very high background CPU (33%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7A20
Motherboard	MSI X99A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A20) (all builds)
Memory	19.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180615
Uptime	3.2 Days
Run Date	Jan 06 '24 at 19:21
Run Duration	156 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	33%

PC Performing as expected (44^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6800K-$103 50,196 User benchmarks, average bench 81% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	80.8% Excellent	Memory 91.7 1-Core 108 2-Core 215 79% 138 Pts	4-Core 377 8-Core 616 61% 496 Pts	64-Core 773 48% 773 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 80.8% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Nvidia(10DE 120F) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 546.17 Performing below potential (40^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	121% Outstanding	Lighting 164 Reflection 183 Parallax 175 134% 174 fps	MRender 130 Gravity 170 Splatting 117 112% 139 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
CT1000P3SSD8 1TB 44,174 User benchmarks, average bench 268% 273GB free (System drive) Firmware: P9CR30A SusWrite @10s intervals: 505 60 621 99 66 79 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 1,410 Write 1,836 Mixed 91.9 SusWrite 238 199% 894 MB/s	4K Read 29.5 4K Write 47 4K Mixed 6.4 78% 27.6 MB/s	DQ Read 406 DQ Write 65.1 DQ Mixed 237 173% 236 MB/s
Poor: 102% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 394%
Samsung 870 EVO 250G 250GB 167 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 50GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 26 26 26 26 26 26 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	14.1% Very poor	Read 19 Write 25.7 Mixed 22.4 SusWrite 26.1 5% 23.3 MB/s	4K Read 17.9 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 9 39% 9.2 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 14.1% Great: 128%
Seagate FireCuda 2.5" 2TB-$79 71,106 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 1.5TB free Firmware: SDM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 120 124 121 130 124 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	57.7% Above average	Read 77.6 Write 129 Mixed 56 SusWrite 123 71% 96.4 MB/s	4K Read 2 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 1.2 239% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 57.7% Great: 68%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 2TB (2016)-$106 133,734 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2TB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 201 201 204 206 207 203 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	93.4% Outstanding	Read 121 Write 146 Mixed 29.8 SusWrite 204 90% 125 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 1.8 342% 2.7 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 93.4% Great: 110%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS8G4D240FSC.16FAR 4x8GB 50 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 4 of 8 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (8^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	68.1% Good	MC Read 29.7 MC Write 23.1 MC Mixed 20.7 70% 24.5 GB/s	SC Read 13.4 SC Write 19.6 SC Mixed 19.3 50% 17.4 GB/s	Latency 64.6 62% 64.6 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 68.1% Great: 118%

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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	39	8	60	30.1"	2560 1027	SAM0C63 SE790C

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Typical X99A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A20) Builds (Compare 794 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 88%

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Desktop 88%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 79%

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Motherboard: MSI X99A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A20) - $223

CPU
Core i7-6800KIntel $103Bench 81%, 50,196 samples	331x
Core i7-6850KIntel $115Bench 84%, 29,279 samples	179x
Core i7-5820KIntel $130Bench 77%, 101,694 samples	112x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	176x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	117x
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	84x

SSD
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $140Bench 213%, 165,668 samples	40x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	30x
950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsung $330Bench 223%, 54,978 samples	20x

RAM
+ + 4x8GBUnknownBench 109%, 462 samples	30x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 93%, 89,024 samples	22x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	13x

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Value: 92% - Outstanding

Total price: $661

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $174	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16