MSI X99A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A20)

Performance Results


Gaming 20% Surfboard	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 18% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 90.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	17.6% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	103% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A20
Motherboard	MSI X99A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A20) (all builds)
Memory	7.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160914
Uptime	3.1 Days
Run Date	Jul 12 '20 at 22:50
Run Duration	128 Seconds
Run User	ESP-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6800K-$103 50,196 User benchmarks, average bench 81% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	90.3% Outstanding	Memory 96.2 1-Core 105 2-Core 231 82% 144 Pts	4-Core 455 8-Core 680 71% 567 Pts	64-Core 860 53% 860 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 90.3% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Asus(1043 85F1) CLim: 1923 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 451.48 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	17.6% Very poor	Lighting 19.9 Reflection 174 Parallax 18.7 16% 70.7 fps	MRender 28.4 Gravity 19.8 Splatting 25.9 20% 24.7 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 17.6% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 101GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 383 278 281 276 281 280 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 442 Write 415 Mixed 354 SusWrite 296 85% 377 MB/s	4K Read 34.6 4K Write 89 4K Mixed 50.3 164% 58 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 361 271% 361 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 124%
Samsung 850 Pro 512GB-$190 68,849 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 30GB free Firmware: EXM04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 420 375 336 295 262 211 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	95.1% Outstanding	Read 445 Write 438 Mixed 378 SusWrite 316 89% 395 MB/s	4K Read 38 4K Write 93.2 4K Mixed 42 161% 57.7 MB/s	DQ Read 280 DQ Write 110 DQ Mixed 150 123% 180 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 95.1% Great: 124%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS16G4D32AESE.M16F 1x16GB 9 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 1 of 8 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	50.7% Above average	MC Read 19.7 MC Write 16.2 MC Mixed 15 48% 17 GB/s	SC Read 13.1 SC Write 14.3 SC Mixed 15.8 41% 14.4 GB/s	Latency 53.3 75% 53.3 ns
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 50.7% Great: 51%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Typical X99A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A20) Builds (Compare 789 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 88%

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Desktop 88%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 79%

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

CPU
Core i7-6800KIntel $103Bench 81%, 50,196 samples	326x
Core i7-6850KIntel $115Bench 84%, 29,279 samples	179x
Core i7-5820KIntel $130Bench 77%, 101,694 samples	112x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $245Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	173x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	116x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	84x

SSD
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 213%, 165,668 samples	40x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	29x
950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsung $625Bench 223%, 54,978 samples	20x

RAM
+ + 4x8GBUnknownBench 109%, 462 samples	30x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 93%, 89,024 samples	22x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	13x

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Value: 100% - Outstanding

Total price: $614

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	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 $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16