MSI X99A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A20)

Performance Results


Gaming 160% UFO	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 150% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 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 79.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	203% 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	117% 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	128GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 128GB 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	119.2 GB free of 128 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190613
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Sep 10 '22 at 19:46
Run Duration	321 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing as expected (46^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-$190 29,279 User benchmarks, average bench 84% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	79.1% Very good	Memory 82.7 1-Core 122 2-Core 233 82% 146 Pts	4-Core 406 8-Core 731 68% 568 Pts	64-Core 918 57% 918 Pts
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 79.1% Great: 93%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-Ti-$660 155,335 User benchmarks, average bench 204% Nvidia(10DE 1535) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 512.15 Performing below potential (36^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	203% Outstanding	Lighting 292 Reflection 294 Parallax 323 238% 303 fps	MRender 344 Gravity 256 Splatting 192 208% 264 fps
Poor: 162% ↑ This bench: 203% Great: 225%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB (2017)-$135 28,136 User benchmarks, average bench 121% 47GB free (System drive) Firmware: B35500WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 236 209 202 207 138 126 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	117% Outstanding	Read 897 Write 346 Mixed 403 SusWrite 186 101% 458 MB/s	4K Read 24.4 4K Write 100 4K Mixed 40.4 142% 55.1 MB/s	DQ Read 655 DQ Write 514 DQ Mixed 358 330% 509 MB/s
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 144%
Samsung MZ7KM480HAHP-00005 480GB 137 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 287GB free Firmware: GXM1003Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 374 372 372 371 374 373 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 464 Write 448 Mixed 412 SusWrite 373 96% 424 MB/s	4K Read 29.9 4K Write 90.9 4K Mixed 45.8 152% 55.5 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 319 DQ Mixed 346 260% 348 MB/s
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 124%
Samsung MZ7KM480HAHP-00005 480GB 137 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 45GB free Firmware: GXM1003Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 375 373 375 373 374 375 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 442 Write 445 Mixed 415 SusWrite 374 94% 419 MB/s	4K Read 29.9 4K Write 90.7 4K Mixed 41.4 146% 54 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 320 DQ Mixed 346 260% 348 MB/s
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 124%
Kingston SEDC1000H400G 400GB 12 User benchmarks, average bench 229% 867GB free Firmware: E7FTD4.7 SusWrite @10s intervals: 3118 3253 3317 2733 2751 3297 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	325% Outstanding	Read 1,425 Write 3,262 Mixed 547 SusWrite 3,078 473% 2,078 MB/s	4K Read 30.6 4K Write 88.1 4K Mixed 40.9 145% 53.2 MB/s	DQ Read 947 DQ Write 669 DQ Mixed 808 604% 808 MB/s
Poor: 170% ↑ This bench: 325% Great: 325%
Samsung 850 Pro 1TB-$175 25,365 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 181GB free Firmware: EXM03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 379 378 380 377 381 380 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 473 Write 455 Mixed 384 SusWrite 379 95% 423 MB/s	4K Read 33.6 4K Write 92.4 4K Mixed 49 163% 58.3 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 332 DQ Mixed 347 263% 354 MB/s
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 124%
Seagate ST12000NM0117-2GY101 12TB 8.5TB free Firmware: CM03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 47 47 47 47 47 47 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples

Seagate ST12000NM0117-2GY101 12TB 10.5TB free Firmware: CM03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 43 44 44 44 44 44 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 8x16GB 23 User benchmarks, average bench 121% 8 of 8 slots used 128GB DIMM DDR4 3000 MHz clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (32^nd percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	110% Outstanding	MC Read 40.8 MC Write 47.8 MC Mixed 41.4 124% 43.3 GB/s	SC Read 12.9 SC Write 20.8 SC Mixed 18.9 50% 17.5 GB/s	Latency 75.7 53% 75.7 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 172%

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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 $107Bench 81%, 50,196 samples	332x
Core i7-6850KIntel $190Bench 84%, 29,279 samples	179x
Core i7-5820KIntel $130Bench 77%, 101,694 samples	113x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	177x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $350Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	117x
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	84x

SSD
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $139Bench 213%, 165,668 samples	40x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $85Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	30x
950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsung $330Bench 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 $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	13x

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Value: 92% - Outstanding

Total price: $664

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $150
Intel Core i5-13600K $270	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $388	WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB $89
Intel Core i5-12400F $110	Nvidia RTX 4070 $520	Crucial T700 M.2 4TB $353