MSI X99A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A20)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 61%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 98%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 55%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 95.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics55.9% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive175% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMSI MS-7A20
MotherboardMSI X99A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A20)  (all builds)
Memory9.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180615
Uptime3.2 Days
Run DateMay 24 '19 at 05:27
Run Duration135 Seconds
Run User IDN-User
Background CPU9%
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 PC Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6800K-$78
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
95.6% Outstanding
Memory 94.5
1-Core 136
2-Core 271
93% 167 Pts
4-Core 521
8-Core 791
81% 656 Pts
64-Core 1,027
64% 1,027 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 95.6%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130
CLim: 1350 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 18.2.1
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
55.9% Above average
Lighting 71.1
Reflection 69.8
Parallax 87.5
58% 76.2 fps
MRender 68.2
Gravity 68.7
Splatting 56.7
52% 64.5 fps
Poor: 46%
This bench: 55.9%
Great: 56%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba THNSN5512GPU7 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB
140GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 57XA4104 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 678 455 507 451 500 406 MB/s
Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)
175% Outstanding
Read 1,139
Write 1,095
Mixed 961
SusWrite 499
207% 924 MB/s
4K Read 41.7
4K Write 105
4K Mixed 61.4
198% 69.5 MB/s
DQ Read 986
DQ Write 672
DQ Mixed 780
595% 813 MB/s
Poor: 90%
This bench: 175%
Great: 235%
WD WD40EJRX-89T1XY0 4TB
3TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 163 158 174 173 172 170 MB/s
Performing as expected (52nd percentile)
87.7% Excellent
Read 138
Write 120
Mixed 33
SusWrite 168
83% 115 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 0.4
4K Mixed 0.5
100% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 54%
This bench: 87.7%
Great: 104%
TP06001GB 6TB
1TB free
Firmware: 82.00A82
SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 130 129 129 129 133 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
78.1% Very good
Read 142
Write 113
Mixed 76.7
SusWrite 130
85% 115 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.9
4K Mixed 0.8
176% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 68%
This bench: 78.1%
Great: 78%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws 4 DDR4 2400 C15 4x4GB
4 of 8 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
109% Outstanding
MC Read 38.3
MC Write 50.8
MC Mixed 37.7
121% 42.3 GB/s
SC Read 13.8
SC Write 22.7
SC Mixed 21.4
55% 19.3 GB/s
Latency 58.5
68% 58.5 ns
Poor: 66%
This bench: 109%
Great: 107%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical X99A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A20) Builds (Compare 787 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 88%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 79%
Battleship

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 71% - Very good Total price: $744
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