MSI X99A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A20)

Performance Results


Gaming 100% UFO	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 90% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 95.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	101% 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	102% 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.

System	MSI MS-7A20
Motherboard	MSI X99A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A20) (all builds)
Memory	24.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160715
Uptime	25.9 Days
Run Date	Aug 06 '18 at 02:13
Run Duration	164 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	3%

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PC Performing above expectations (66^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 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	95.2% Outstanding	Memory 91.5 1-Core 134 2-Core 267 91% 164 Pts	4-Core 532 8-Core 777 82% 654 Pts	64-Core 1,050 65% 1,050 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 95.2% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% EVGA(3842 6180) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 388.13 Performing below potential (47^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	101% Outstanding	Lighting 130 Reflection 143 Parallax 123 106% 132 fps	MRender 113 Gravity 128 Splatting 106 94% 116 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
HyperX Savage 240GB-$120 39,518 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 154GB free (System drive) Firmware: SAFM00.U SusWrite @10s intervals: 299 303 276 413 242 462 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 473 Write 476 Mixed 322 SusWrite 332 90% 401 MB/s	4K Read 30 4K Write 109 4K Mixed 39.9 154% 59.6 MB/s	DQ Read 337 DQ Write 348 DQ Mixed 67.9 127% 251 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 111%
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB-$85 104,444 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 112GB free Firmware: EXT0CB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 297 144 144 144 144 144 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 492 Write 351 Mixed 359 SusWrite 169 76% 343 MB/s	4K Read 46.9 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 53.7 201% 72.1 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 339 DQ Mixed 177 182% 298 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 108%
WD Black 3TB (2013)-$151 16,992 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 930GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 138 140 141 140 141 143 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	81.5% Excellent	Read 143 Write 143 Mixed 86 SusWrite 141 94% 128 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 3.1 4K Mixed 1 202% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 81.5% Great: 100%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85 124,615 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 1.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 119 120 121 121 119 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	73.7% Very good	Read 137 Write 109 Mixed 85.7 SusWrite 119 83% 113 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1 188% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 73.7% Great: 101%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown + + 4x8GB 462 User benchmarks, average bench 109% 4 of 8 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	MC Read 40.8 MC Write 53.5 MC Mixed 39.4 127% 44.6 GB/s	SC Read 13.2 SC Write 22.1 SC Mixed 21.2 54% 18.8 GB/s	Latency 64.9 62% 64.9 ns
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 134%

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Desktop 88%

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Workstation 79%

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

CPU
Core i7-6800KIntel $103Bench 81%, 50,196 samples	325x
Core i7-6850KIntel $115Bench 84%, 29,279 samples	179x
Core i7-5820KIntel $130Bench 77%, 101,694 samples	111x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	172x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	115x
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 $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	28x
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 $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	13x

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Value: 71% - Very good

Total price: $769

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $184	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