MSI X99A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A20)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 114%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 100%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 83.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics134% 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 Drive169% 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.
Memory12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB 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)
Memory9.3 GB free of 12 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160715
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 25 '20 at 15:33
Run Duration111 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing above expectations (72nd 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 3.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
83.2% Excellent
Memory 93
1-Core 105
2-Core 214
79% 137 Pts
4-Core 396
8-Core 643
64% 520 Pts
64-Core 810
50% 810 Pts
Poor: 68%
This bench: 83.2%
Great: 88%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080S (Super)-$466
CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3875 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 445.87
Performing below potential (76th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
134% Outstanding
Lighting 186
Reflection 178
Parallax 194
151% 186 fps
MRender 205
Gravity 163
Splatting 115
127% 161 fps
Poor: 116%
This bench: 134%
Great: 139%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Plextor M8Pe NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$110
86GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.05 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 699 631 621 601 565 553 MB/s
Performing below expectations (31st percentile)
169% Outstanding
Read 1,192
Write 763
Mixed 628
SusWrite 612
178% 799 MB/s
4K Read 36.4
4K Write 96.5
4K Mixed 48.8
169% 60.6 MB/s
DQ Read 696
DQ Write 722
DQ Mixed 586
474% 668 MB/s
Poor: 125%
This bench: 169%
Great: 215%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLS4G4D240FSB.8FBD 3x4GB
3 of 8 slots used
12GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
88.9% Excellent
MC Read 38
MC Write 31.4
MC Mixed 30.5
95% 33.3 GB/s
SC Read 15.5
SC Write 19.9
SC Mixed 22.1
55% 19.2 GB/s
Latency 62.2
64% 62.2 ns
Poor: 51%
This bench: 88.9%
Great: 92%

 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: $769
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