MSI X99A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A20)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 77%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 68%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 80.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics89.1% 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 Drive79.6% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory32GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (27%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7A20
MotherboardMSI X99A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A20)  (all builds)
Memory26.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.3 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160914
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 09 '17 at 05:43
Run Duration126 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 27%
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 PC Performing as expected (55th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6800K-$103
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 2.9 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (56th percentile)
80.7% Excellent
Memory 96.3
1-Core 110
2-Core 203
80% 137 Pts
4-Core 351
8-Core 632
59% 492 Pts
64-Core 693
43% 693 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 80.7%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 378.49
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
89.1% Excellent
Lighting 113
Reflection 118
Parallax 102
92% 111 fps
MRender 97.3
Gravity 104
Splatting 104
84% 102 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 89.1%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 EVO mSATA 1TB
880GB free
Firmware: EMT41B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (21st percentile)
92.3% Outstanding
Read 515
Write 408
Mixed 405
98% 443 MB/s
4K Read 29.3
4K Write 76.1
4K Mixed 20.5
111% 42 MB/s
DQ Read 370
DQ Write 270
DQ Mixed 114
141% 251 MB/s
Poor: 76%
This bench: 92.3%
Great: 128%
Intel 600p Series NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$49
47GB free (System drive)
Firmware: PSF109C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing below potential (7th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
79.6% Very good
Read 168
Write 174
Mixed 279
47% 207 MB/s
4K Read 30.9
4K Write 114
4K Mixed 42.6
162% 62.6 MB/s
DQ Read 272
DQ Write 293
DQ Mixed 97.5
124% 221 MB/s
Poor: 79%
This bench: 79.6%
Great: 157%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3333 C16 4x8GB
4 of 8 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 3333 MHz clocked @ 3334 MHz
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
138% Outstanding
MC Read 47.7
MC Write 65.4
MC Mixed 51.9
157% 55 GB/s
SC Read 15.7
SC Write 18.8
SC Mixed 21.9
54% 18.8 GB/s
Latency 52.9
76% 52.9 ns
Poor: 75%
This bench: 138%
Great: 138%

 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: 71% - Very good Total price: $769
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