MSI X99A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A20)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 85%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 74%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (37th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 63 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 83.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics96% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive67.4% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory128GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 128GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (71%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7A20
MotherboardMSI X99A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A20)  (all builds)
Memory119.5 GB free of 128 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160715
Uptime8.7 Days
Run DateJun 06 '19 at 23:33
Run Duration123 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 71%
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 PC Performing below expectations (37th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-5820K-$130
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.1 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
83.4% Excellent
Memory 91.4
1-Core 95.5
2-Core 206
76% 131 Pts
4-Core 407
8-Core 609
63% 508 Pts
64-Core 790
49% 790 Pts
Poor: 68%
This bench: 83.4%
Great: 88%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195
CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 430.64
Performing below potential (16th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
96% Outstanding
Lighting 117
Reflection 150
Parallax 136
96% 134 fps
MRender 115
Gravity 133
Splatting 111
97% 119 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 96%
Great: 110%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 QVO 2TB-$199
101GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVQ01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 157 160 158 159 160 158 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
67.4% Good
Read 452
Write 165
Mixed 164
SusWrite 158
52% 235 MB/s
4K Read 16.2
4K Write 84.4
4K Mixed 22.1
98% 40.9 MB/s
DQ Read 308
DQ Write 154
DQ Mixed 178
146% 213 MB/s
Poor: 64%
This bench: 67.4%
Great: 122%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown BLS16G4D240FSE.16FB BLS16G4D240FSE.16FB BLS16G4D240FSE.16FB BLS16G4D32AESE.M16F BLS16G4D240FSE.16FA BLS16G4D240FSE.16FB BLS16G4D240FSE.16FA BLS16G4D32AESE.M16F 128GB
2400, 2400, 2400, 2400, 2400, 2400, 2400, 2400 MHz
16384, 16384, 16384, 16384, 16384, 16384, 16384, 16384 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
110% Outstanding
MC Read 43.2
MC Write 43.8
MC Mixed 41.6
122% 42.9 GB/s
SC Read 14.3
SC Write 18.9
SC Mixed 22.2
53% 18.5 GB/s
Latency 65.1
61% 65.1 ns

 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 789 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: 114% - Outstanding Total price: $564
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