MSI X99A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A20)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 26%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 94%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 27%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (90th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 10 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
ProcessorWith 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 98.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics19.8% 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 Drive79.8% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.
SystemMSI MS-7A20
MotherboardMSI X99A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A20)  (all builds)
Memory27.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 2 GHz
Display2048 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180615
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateAug 25 '18 at 17:18
Run Duration130 Seconds
Run User SGP-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6950X-$499
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads
Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
98.2% Outstanding
Memory 91.4
1-Core 140
2-Core 243
90% 158 Pts
4-Core 563
8-Core 1,090
98% 826 Pts
64-Core 1,854
115% 1,854 Pts
Poor: 77%
This bench: 98.2%
Great: 100%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD HD 5870
Apple(106B 00D0) 1GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.201.1151.1008
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
19.8% Very poor
Lighting 27.6
Reflection 14.9
Parallax 25.3
22% 22.6 fps
MRender 12.5
Gravity 21.1
Splatting 19.1
15% 17.6 fps
Poor: 17%
This bench: 19.8%
Great: 20%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel SSDSCKKF256H6 SATA 256GB
151GB free (System drive)
Firmware: LBFD07N
SusWrite @10s intervals: 226 124 104 106 105 106 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
79.8% Very good
Read 439
Write 444
Mixed 318
SusWrite 129
74% 332 MB/s
4K Read 29.8
4K Write 87.7
4K Mixed 41.6
145% 53 MB/s
DQ Read 270
DQ Write 150
DQ Mixed 143
124% 188 MB/s
Poor: 44%
This bench: 79.8%
Great: 83%
Samsung PM851 mSATA 256GB
476GB free
Firmware: EXT49D0Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 510 510 507 509 505 495 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 43% Great: 83%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown + + + + 32GB
2000, 2133 MHz
16384, 16384 MB
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
75.7% Very good
MC Read 33.1
MC Write 26.6
MC Mixed 22
78% 27.2 GB/s
SC Read 14.9
SC Write 24.1
SC Mixed 22.2
58% 20.4 GB/s
Latency 65.2
61% 65.2 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 75.7%
Great: 81%

 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 787 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 88%
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Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 79%
Battleship

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 71% - Very good Total price: $769
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