MSI X99A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A20)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 102%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 92%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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 85.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics114% 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 Drive113% 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.
Memory32GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (33%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemMSI MS-7A20
MotherboardMSI X99A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A20)  (all builds)
Memory23.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160914
Uptime1 Days
Run DateSep 23 '17 at 12:06
Run Duration121 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU 33%

 PC Performing as expected (60th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6850K-$115
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
85.9% Excellent
Memory 92
1-Core 99.1
2-Core 240
80% 144 Pts
4-Core 430
8-Core 689
69% 560 Pts
64-Core 916
57% 916 Pts
Poor: 74%
This bench: 85.9%
Great: 93%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 2808 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 382.33
Performing below potential (14th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
114% Outstanding
Lighting 149
Reflection 199
Parallax 194
122% 181 fps
MRender 128
Gravity 164
Splatting 120
111% 137 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 114%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Corsair Force MP500 NVMe PCIe M.2 120GB-$69
14GB free (System drive)
Firmware: E7FM02.1 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing below expectations (37th percentile)
113% Outstanding
Read 757
Write 637
Mixed 698
155% 697 MB/s
4K Read 30.3
4K Write 78.6
4K Mixed 24.8
119% 44.6 MB/s
DQ Read 33.4
DQ Write 328
DQ Mixed 125
113% 162 MB/s
Poor: 83%
This bench: 113%
Great: 185%
WD Black 4TB (2013)-$185
346GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
93.3% Outstanding
Read 171
Write 154
Mixed 148
119% 158 MB/s
4K Read 0.71
4K Write 3.01
4K Mixed 0.25
114% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 58%
This bench: 93.3%
Great: 98%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GB
4 of 8 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 3000 MHz clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below potential (92nd percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
103% Outstanding
MC Read 36.3
MC Write 48.2
MC Mixed 35.3
114% 39.9 GB/s
SC Read 13.1
SC Write 20.3
SC Mixed 17.5
48% 17 GB/s
Latency 64.1
62% 64.1 ns
Poor: 65%
This bench: 103%
Great: 111%

 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 789 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: 114% - Outstanding Total price: $564
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