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

Performance Results


Gaming 117% UFO	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 111% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 98.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	116% 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	227% 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 (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A95
Motherboard	MSI X299 GAMING PRO CARBON AC (MS-7A95) (all builds)
Memory	26.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit kolorów
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180124
Uptime	2.8 Days
Run Date	Mar 09 '18 at 08:31
Run Duration	140 Seconds
Run User	POL-User
Background CPU	20%

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PC Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7800X-$216 22,334 User benchmarks, average bench 78% CPU0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	98.4% Outstanding	Memory 91.8 1-Core 144 2-Core 288 96% 174 Pts	4-Core 563 8-Core 923 91% 743 Pts	64-Core 1,236 76% 1,236 Pts
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 98.4% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% MSI(1462 3363) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2088 MHz, MLim: 2847 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 391.1 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	116% Outstanding	Lighting 157 Reflection 157 Parallax 136 128% 150 fps	MRender 123 Gravity 146 Splatting 113 103% 127 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Synology iSCSI Storage 644GB 32 User benchmarks, average bench 23% 270GB free Firmware: 3.1 Performing below potential (47^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	21.7% Poor	Read 101 Write 111 Mixed 110 24% 107 MB/s	4K Read 7.45 4K Write 9.58 4K Mixed 7.26 26% 8.1 MB/s	DQ Read 73.3 DQ Write 59.8 DQ Mixed 46.5 40% 59.8 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 21.7% Great: 28%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 500GB 13,939 User benchmarks, average bench 179% 87GB free Firmware: 1.0. Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	159% Outstanding	Read 840 Write 936 Mixed 962 205% 913 MB/s	4K Read 35.7 4K Write 81.3 4K Mixed 45.5 156% 54.2 MB/s	DQ Read 402 DQ Write 485 DQ Mixed 194 216% 360 MB/s
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 159% Great: 313%
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 65GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	227% Outstanding	Read 2,281 Write 1,145 Mixed 1,363 351% 1,596 MB/s	4K Read 43.3 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 25.1 151% 56.3 MB/s	DQ Read 464 DQ Write 521 DQ Mixed 185 224% 390 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 227% Great: 236%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 4x8GB 41,916 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 4 of 8 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	MC Read 28.5 MC Write 63.1 MC Mixed 29.5 115% 40.4 GB/s	SC Read 10 SC Write 26.7 SC Mixed 12.5 47% 16.4 GB/s	Latency 64.4 62% 64.4 ns
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 115%

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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 $216Bench 78%, 22,334 samples	108x
Core i7-7820XIntel $375Bench 80%, 28,524 samples	90x
Core i9-7900XIntel $462Bench 82%, 19,432 samples	57x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $499Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	87x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	61x
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 $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	17x
960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsung $139Bench 266%, 63,520 samples	15x

RAM
4x8GBUnknownBench 70%, 41,916 samples	133x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	44x
2x16GBUnknownBench 91%, 46,387 samples	40x

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Value: 73% - Very good

Total price: $791

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16