MSI X99A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A20)

Performance Results


Gaming 156% UFO	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 146% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: 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 90.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	171% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	317% 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	MSI MS-7A20
Motherboard	MSI X99A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A20) (all builds)
Memory	27 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190613
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jun 04 '21 at 03:40
Run Duration	222 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	7%

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PC Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6850K-$115 29,279 User benchmarks, average bench 84% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	90.9% Outstanding	Memory 96.3 1-Core 137 2-Core 274 94% 169 Pts	4-Core 459 8-Core 857 79% 658 Pts	64-Core 1052 65% 1052 Pts
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 90.9% Great: 93%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% MSI(1462 3713) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2190 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 466.47 Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	171% Outstanding	Lighting 236 Reflection 218 Parallax 256 192% 237 fps	MRender 273 Gravity 231 Splatting 179 181% 228 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 171% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$95 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 425GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1569 1350 1414 1489 1475 1477 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	317% Outstanding	Read 2375 Write 2,171 Mixed 1801 SusWrite 1,462 438% 1,952 MB/s	4K Read 60.6 4K Write 177 4K Mixed 84.6 294% 107 MB/s	DQ Read 1,016 DQ Write 843 DQ Mixed 922 692% 927 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 317% Great: 410%
Mushkin Striker 480GB-$200 239 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 95GB free Firmware: SAFM01.6 SusWrite @10s intervals: 470 471 473 470 471 473 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 490 Write 479 Mixed 368 SusWrite 471 102% 452 MB/s	4K Read 29.7 4K Write 88.3 4K Mixed 37.7 140% 51.9 MB/s	DQ Read 332 DQ Write 328 DQ Mixed 185 179% 282 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 106%
Intel 660p NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$190 33,949 User benchmarks, average bench 217% 188GB free Firmware: 002C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1362 166 237 166 172 165 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	153% Outstanding	Read 1478 Write 1574 Mixed 98.6 SusWrite 378 196% 882 MB/s	4K Read 54.3 4K Write 41.9 4K Mixed 42.5 159% 46.2 MB/s	DQ Read 960 DQ Write 45.8 DQ Mixed 63.2 156% 356 MB/s
Poor: 154% ↑ This bench: 153% Great: 282%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB 546,982 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 633GB free Firmware: JB0OA3B0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 189 196 197 197 199 199 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	Read 199 Write 142 Mixed 43 SusWrite 196 105% 145 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.7 182% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 75%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 6 6 6 4x8GB 112 User benchmarks, average bench 109% 4 of 8 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	123% Outstanding	MC Read 42.8 MC Write 57.4 MC Mixed 42.3 136% 47.5 GB/s	SC Read 17.3 SC Write 22.7 SC Mixed 24.2 61% 21.4 GB/s	Latency 53 76% 53 ns
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 138%

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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%

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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 $400Bench 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 $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	13x

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Value: 71% - Very good

Total price: $769

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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