MSI X99A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A20)

Performance Results


Gaming 31% Sail boat	Desktop 84% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 30% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 77.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	30.5% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

System	MSI MS-7A20
Motherboard	MSI X99A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A20) (all builds)
Memory	9.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190613
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 29 '24 at 09:41
Run Duration	166 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	10%

PC Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-5930K-$150 34,039 User benchmarks, average bench 80% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	77.4% Very good	Memory 81.3 1-Core 110 2-Core 217 77% 136 Pts	4-Core 395 8-Core 675 65% 535 Pts	64-Core 888 55% 888 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 77.4% Great: 91%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 680-$360 38,995 User benchmarks, average bench 32% Palit(1569 1180) 2GB CLim: 1202 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 457.30 Performing below potential (34^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	30.5% Below average	Lighting 35.1 Reflection 35.8 Parallax 46.9 29% 39.3 fps	MRender 47.8 Gravity 44.4 Splatting 35.7 34% 42.6 fps
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 30.5% Great: 35%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Corsair Force NVMe PCIe M.2 240GB 26,501 User benchmarks, average bench 162% 26GB free (System drive) Firmware: ECFM12.1 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,621 Write 624 Mixed 60 165% 768 MB/s	4K Read 34.8 4K Write 28.7 4K Mixed 48.3 130% 37.3 MB/s	DQ Read 710 DQ Write 297 DQ Mixed 439 342% 482 MB/s
Poor: 95% Great: 223%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$139 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 111GB free Firmware: 4B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 467 476 478 479 479 480 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	120% Outstanding	Read 506 Write 483 Mixed 444 SusWrite 476 108% 477 MB/s	4K Read 41.4 4K Write 80.8 4K Mixed 54.1 175% 58.8 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 334 DQ Mixed 356 268% 357 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 133%
SanDisk Extreme Pro 240GB-$79 10,862 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 130GB free Firmware: 00RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 460 472 476 476 477 474 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 491 Write 449 Mixed 274 SusWrite 472 95% 422 MB/s	4K Read 31.4 4K Write 75.7 4K Mixed 36.9 135% 48 MB/s	DQ Read 366 DQ Write 312 DQ Mixed 160 169% 280 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 114%
Marvell Raid VD 4TB 193 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 1TB free Firmware: MV.R SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 74 72 71 73 74 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	35.1% Below average	Read 49.8 Write 76.9 Mixed 54.7 SusWrite 72.5 47% 63.5 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0 55% 0.53 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 35.1% Great: 186%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CL16-18-18 D4-3400 4x4GB 31 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 4 of 8 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 3400 MHz clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (26^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	88.2% Excellent	MC Read 31.8 MC Write 38.4 MC Mixed 30.3 96% 33.5 GB/s	SC Read 14.2 SC Write 21.7 SC Mixed 20 53% 18.6 GB/s	Latency 77.3 52% 77.3 ns
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 88.2% Great: 121%

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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	70	58	60	23"	1280 720	APP9223 Cinema HD

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Typical X99A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A20) Builds (Compare 789 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 88%

Aircraft carrier

Desktop 88%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 79%

Battleship

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

CPU
Core i7-6800KIntel $103Bench 81%, 50,196 samples	326x
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	173x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	116x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	84x

SSD
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 213%, 165,668 samples	40x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	29x
950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsung $625Bench 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 $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	13x

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Value: 114% - Outstanding

Total price: $564

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	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