MSI X99A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A20)

Performance Results


Gaming 48% Yacht	Desktop 120% UFO	Workstation 100% UFO


PC Status	Overall 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.
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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 93.9%, this CPUs suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	39.7% is a below average 3D score (GTX 1070 = 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	238% 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	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Windows 10 is the most recent version of Windows, and the best to date in our opinion.

System	MSI MS-7A20
Motherboard	MSI X99A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A20) (all builds)
Memory	61.4 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160914
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 08 '17 at 07:22
Run Duration	178 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Single core	Quad core	Multi core
Intel Core i7-6850K-$360 4,468 User benchmarks - Average bench 97% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	93.9% Outstanding	SC Int 113 SC Float 123 SC Mixed 119 95% 118 Pts	QC Int 450 QC Float 486 QC Mixed 459 105% 465 Pts	MC Int 862 MC Float 987 MC Mixed 928 138% 926 Pts
Poor: 85% ↑ This bench: 93.9% Great: 109%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD HD 7950-$290 12,313 User benchmarks - Average bench 40% PwrHis(1787 2316) 3GB CLim: 880 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 16.12.2 Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	39.7% Below average	Lighting 118 Reflection 73.8 Parallax 155 40% 116 fps	MRender 57.1 Gravity 110 Splatting 80.8 32% 82.5 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 39.7% Great: 45%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$234 8,260 User benchmarks - Average bench 233% 360GB free Firmware: 2B7Q Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s SYSTEM 4KALIGNED Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	238% Outstanding	Read 2,571 Write 1,371 Mixed 1,556 404% 1,833 MB/s	4K Read 39.7 4K Write 139 4K Mixed 23.8 164% 67.6 MB/s	DQ Read 45 DQ Write 140 DQ Mixed 25 39% 70 MB/s
Poor: 181% ↑ This bench: 238% Great: 283%
Mushkin ECO3 240GB-$84 284 User benchmarks - Average bench 66% 223GB free Firmware: O1126A Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s NCQ 4KALIGNED SSD TRIM S.M.A.R.T Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 1 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 5 (A0) Unknown 100 100 0 (A1) Unknown 100 100 152 (A3) Unknown 100 100 17 (A4) Unknown 100 100 1825 (A5) Unknown 100 100 3 (A6) Unknown 100 100 1 (A7) Unknown 100 100 1 (A8) Unknown 100 100 1000 (A9) Unknown 100 100 100 (AF) Unknown 100 100 0 (B0) Unknown 100 100 0 (B1) Unknown 100 100 0 (B2) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 1 (C2) HDA temperature 100 100 21 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 0 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (F1) Unknown 100 100 7297 (F2) Unknown 100 100 7260 (F5) Unknown 100 100 7300	73.5% Very good	Read 483 Write 255 Mixed 271 74% 337 MB/s	4K Read 27.9 4K Write 46.2 4K Mixed 25.1 99% 33.1 MB/s	DQ Read 248 DQ Write 134 DQ Mixed 47.4 74% 143 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 73.5% Great: 79%
Toshiba DT01ACA300 3TB-$78 11,457 User benchmarks - Average bench 90% 3TB free Firmware: MX6OABB0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s NCQ 7200 RPM 4KALIGNED S.M.A.R.T Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 100 100 0 (03) Spinup time 100 100 34359738368 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 4 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 0 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 4 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 4 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 4 (C2) HDA temperature 193 193 133145493535 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0	110% Outstanding	Read 192 Write 191 Mixed 176 140% 186 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 1.99 4K Mixed 0.19 104% 1.09 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 110%
Toshiba DT01ACA300 3TB-$78 11,457 User benchmarks - Average bench 90% 3TB free Firmware: MX6OABB0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s NCQ 7200 RPM 4KALIGNED S.M.A.R.T Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 100 100 0 (03) Spinup time 100 100 34359738368 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 4 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 0 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 4 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 4 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 4 (C2) HDA temperature 193 193 133145493535 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0	107% Outstanding	Read 188 Write 184 Mixed 168 135% 180 MB/s	4K Read 0.91 4K Write 2.03 4K Mixed 0.18 95% 1.04 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 110%
Intel Raid 1 Volume 2TB 1,354 User benchmarks - Average bench 82% 2TB free Firmware: 1.0. 4KALIGNED Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	82.2% Excellent	Read 142 Write 144 Mixed 115 100% 134 MB/s	4K Read 0.92 4K Write 2.13 4K Mixed 0.62 146% 1.22 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 82.2% Great: 170%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 4x16GB-$545 238 User benchmarks - Average bench 93% 4 of 8 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	135% Outstanding	MC Read 46.7 MC Write 63.2 MC Mixed 49.5 152% 53.1 GB/s	SC Read 17.1 SC Write 21.5 SC Mixed 24.5 60% 21 GB/s	Latency 52 77% 52 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 135% Great: 136%

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Gaming 107%

UFO

Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 81%

Aircraft carrier

Motherboard: MSI X99A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A20) - $270

CPU
Core i7-6800KIntel $330Bench 91%, 8,754 samples	466x
Core i7-6850KIntel $360Bench 97%, 4,468 samples	244x
Core i7-5820KIntel $374Bench 86%, 22,077 samples	102x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $550Bench 126%, 75,800 samples	354x
GTX 1070Nvidia $380Bench 100%, 125,269 samples	174x
GTX 980 TiNvidia $560Bench 98%, 42,489 samples	80x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $159Bench 95%, 84,977 samples	161x
950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsung $350Bench 223%, 18,256 samples	123x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $97Bench 96%, 143,814 samples	81x

RAM
Ripjaws V DDR4 2133 C15 4x8GBG.SKILLBench 85%, 191 samples	40x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 80%, 1,557 samples	35x
F4 DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GBG.SKILLBench 137%, 86 samples	19x

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Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,309

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i7-7700K $295	Nvidia GTX 1070 $380	Samsung 850 Evo 250GB $97
AMD Ryzen 7 1700 $268	AMD RX 480 $410	Samsung 850 Pro 256GB $136
Intel Core i5-7600K $238	Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB $270	Samsung 850 Evo 500GB $159

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $45	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $137	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $33
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016) $83	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $714	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $23
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB $44	HyperX Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GB $128	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $13