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

Performance Results


Gaming 61% Destroyer	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 59% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 86.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	62.5% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	235% 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	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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.

Run History

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	59 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180124
Uptime	2.3 Days
Run Date	Mar 09 '18 at 10:44
Run Duration	352 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	5%

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PC Performing above expectations (62^nd 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 (95^th percentile)	86.2% Excellent	Memory 80 1-Core 128 2-Core 256 85% 155 Pts	4-Core 496 8-Core 848 82% 672 Pts	64-Core 1066 66% 1066 Pts
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 86.2% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Nvidia(10DE 1C03) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 369.9 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	62.5% Good	Lighting 78.4 Reflection 77.4 Parallax 66.9 64% 74.2 fps	MRender 72.4 Gravity 72.2 Splatting 74 60% 72.9 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 62.5% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 165,668 User benchmarks, average bench 213% 391GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	235% Outstanding	Read 1,867 Write 1,350 Mixed 1,168 324% 1,462 MB/s	4K Read 42.6 4K Write 92.6 4K Mixed 46.1 173% 60.4 MB/s	DQ Read 641 DQ Write 475 DQ Mixed 221 257% 446 MB/s
Poor: 153% ↑ This bench: 235% Great: 254%
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 94GB free Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	216% Outstanding	Read 2,005 Write 1,251 Mixed 1,195 328% 1,484 MB/s	4K Read 41.5 4K Write 111 4K Mixed 31.1 162% 61.2 MB/s	DQ Read 42.6 DQ Write 473 DQ Mixed 229 186% 248 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 216% Great: 236%
Hitachi Deskstar 7K3000 3TB-$63 6,344 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 2.5TB free Firmware: MKAOA3B0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 133 133 91 (03) Spinup time 124 124 51580174958 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 3456 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 133 133 27 (09) Power-on hours count 96 96 33890 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 3408 (C0) Power-off retract count 97 97 3900 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 97 97 3900 (C2) HDA temperature 162 162 236223987749 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0	92.8% Outstanding	Read 172 Write 152 Mixed 132 114% 152 MB/s	4K Read 1.12 4K Write 2.03 4K Mixed 0.49 139% 1.22 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 92.8% Great: 87%
Hitachi HDS724040ALE640 4TB-$465 6,270 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 2.5TB free Firmware: MJAOA3B0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 136 136 82 (03) Spinup time 126 126 51579322983 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 1692 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 114 114 37 (09) Power-on hours count 97 97 22370 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1638 (C0) Power-off retract count 98 98 2731 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 98 98 2731 (C2) HDA temperature 214 214 206159282204 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 1	72.3% Very good	Read 125 Write 127 Mixed 108 90% 120 MB/s	4K Read 0.69 4K Write 1.76 4K Mixed 0.19 82% 0.88 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 72.3% Great: 91%
Hitachi HDS724040ALE640 4TB-$465 6,270 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 1TB free Firmware: MJAOA3B0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 137 137 79 (03) Spinup time 123 123 51580568179 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 1096 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 117 117 36 (09) Power-on hours count 98 98 16495 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1032 (C0) Power-off retract count 99 99 1841 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 99 99 1841 (C2) HDA temperature 222 222 223339216923 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0	64.6% Good	Read 105 Write 120 Mixed 104 82% 110 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.22 107% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 64.6% Great: 91%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 802GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 169 162 6541 (04) Start/Stop count 97 97 3399 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 54 54 34078 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 97 97 3329 (C0) Power-off retract count 197 197 2793 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 142 142 175590 (C2) HDA temperature 123 104 27 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	45.7% Average	Read 73.7 Write 85.9 Mixed 79.2 60% 79.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.35 4K Write 0.38 4K Mixed 0.17 40% 0.3 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 45.7% Great: 67%
Samsung Spinpoint F2 1TB-$60 32,476 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 792GB free Firmware: 1AG01118 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (03) Spinup time 74 74 8590 (04) Start/Stop count 95 95 5059 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 91 91 45375 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 96 96 3880 (0D) Soft read error rate 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 89 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 78 58 504758294 (C2) HDA temperature 78 56 538116118 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 1190801 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 253 253 1 (C8) Write error rate 100 100 0 (C9) Soft read error rate 253 253 0	54.8% Above average	Read 94.8 Write 96.3 Mixed 100 73% 97.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.53 4K Write 1.01 4K Mixed 0.3 74% 0.61 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 54.8% Great: 58%
Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000.C 1TB-$40 97,793 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 62GB free Firmware: JP4OA39C Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 95 95 589829 (02) Throughput performance 135 135 96 (03) Spinup time 121 121 25790251320 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 4647 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 1 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 126 126 37 (09) Power-on hours count 95 95 40816 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 4380 (C0) Power-off retract count 96 96 5754 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 96 96 5754 (C2) HDA temperature 240 240 227634118681 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 1 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 1	49.8% Average	Read 94.4 Write 79.1 Mixed 87.1 66% 86.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.34 4K Write 1.13 4K Mixed 0.35 74% 0.61 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 49.8% Great: 74%
WD My Book 25EE 8TB 12,029 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 5TB free, PID 25ee Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	59.8% Above average	Read 149 Write 148 Mixed 106 169% 134 MB/s	4K Read 0.92 4K Write 1.85 4K Mixed 0.45 82% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 59.8% Great: 98%
WD My Book 25EE 6TB 6,646 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 449GB free, PID 25ee Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	49.5% Average	Read 119 Write 112 Mixed 98.6 139% 110 MB/s	4K Read 0.79 4K Write 2.46 4K Mixed 0.28 96% 1.18 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 49.5% Great: 103%
WDC WD50 00AAKX-001CA0 500GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 22% 70GB free, PID 0539 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	18.2% Very poor	Read 35 Write 35.8 Mixed 19.9 38% 30.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.69 4K Mixed 0.31 70% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 18.2% Great: 35%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 4x16GB 9,153 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 4 of 8 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	98.3% Outstanding	MC Read 27.1 MC Write 59.6 MC Mixed 30.5 112% 39.1 GB/s	SC Read 8.5 SC Write 22.6 SC Mixed 10.7 40% 13.9 GB/s	Latency 80.4 50% 80.4 ns
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 98.3% Great: 140%

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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	91x
Core i9-7900XIntel $413Bench 82%, 19,432 samples	57x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	87x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	62x
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples	45x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $67Bench 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	45x
2x16GBUnknownBench 91%, 46,387 samples	40x

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Total price: $768

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	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