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

Performance Results


Gaming 109% UFO	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 115% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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 90%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	117% 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	303% 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A95
Motherboard	MSI X299 GAMING PRO CARBON AC (MS-7A95) (all builds)
Memory	26.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit cores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191211
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 08 '20 at 00:46
Run Duration	262 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7900X 146 User benchmarks, average bench 88% CPU0, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	90% Outstanding	Memory 85 1-Core 126 2-Core 253 86% 155 Pts	4-Core 509 8-Core 960 88% 735 Pts	64-Core 1634 101% 1634 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 90% Great: 99%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210 663,603 User benchmarks, average bench 115% MSI(1462 C726) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 445.75 Performing below potential (66^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	117% Outstanding	Lighting 154 Reflection 153 Parallax 162 126% 156 fps	MRender 185 Gravity 134 Splatting 108 112% 142 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 123%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 960GB 3,595 User benchmarks, average bench 127% 792GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.0. SusWrite @10s intervals: 2149 1038 981 973 976 982 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	303% Outstanding	Read 2,946 Write 2261 Mixed 1201 SusWrite 1183 422% 1,898 MB/s	4K Read 40.6 4K Write 152 4K Mixed 74.9 238% 89.1 MB/s	DQ Read 969 DQ Write 739 DQ Mixed 847 635% 852 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 303% Great: 291%
Kingston KC1000 NVMe PCIe M.2 240GB-$120 1,762 User benchmarks, average bench 136% 142GB free Firmware: E7FT04.9 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1212 848 731 821 807 574 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	185% Outstanding	Read 1,106 Write 1,254 Mixed 738 SusWrite 832 221% 983 MB/s	4K Read 36.8 4K Write 109 4K Mixed 48.5 175% 64.6 MB/s	DQ Read 836 DQ Write 774 DQ Mixed 592 503% 734 MB/s
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 185% Great: 185%
Kingston SA400S37960G 960GB 56,609 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 502GB free Firmware: SBFK61F1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 429 431 439 454 456 458 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	99.3% Outstanding	Read 224 Write 108 Mixed 353 SusWrite 444 64% 282 MB/s	4K Read 38.9 4K Write 87.4 4K Mixed 42.5 160% 56.3 MB/s	DQ Read 316 DQ Write 323 DQ Mixed 226 195% 288 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 99.3% Great: 102%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2016)-$114 34,353 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 160GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 157 152 155 165 149 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	68.1% Good	Read 84.2 Write 93 Mixed 53.8 SusWrite 153 70% 96.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.5 108% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 68.1% Great: 105%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2016)-$114 34,353 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 63 71 71 74 69 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	60.2% Good	Read 138 Write 115 Mixed 63.7 SusWrite 71.1 71% 97.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.7 146% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 60.2% Great: 105%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 1TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 117 119 120 119 119 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	92.8% Outstanding	Read 207 Write 155 Mixed 86.2 SusWrite 117 103% 141 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 92.8% Great: 114%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 8TB 1,740 User benchmarks, average bench 166% 4TB free Firmware: 1.0. SusWrite @10s intervals: 325 321 331 330 331 332 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 54.7 Write 131 Mixed 37.5 SusWrite 328 100% 138 MB/s	4K Read 0.2 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.4 73% 0.57 MB/s
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 262%

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 above expectations (80^th percentile)	95.3% Outstanding	MC Read 30.3 MC Write 54.5 MC Mixed 28.1 108% 37.6 GB/s	SC Read 8.3 SC Write 21.8 SC Mixed 10.4 39% 13.5 GB/s	Latency 71.9 56% 71.9 ns
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 95.3% Great: 115%

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Typical X299 GAMING PRO CARBON AC (MS-7A95) Builds (Compare 430 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 98%

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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 $455Bench 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 $95Bench 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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Value: 74% - Very good

Total price: $795

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	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) $30	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