MSI X99A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A20)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 88.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
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)
Memory28.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160914
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 27 '19 at 17:42
Run Duration142 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU6%

 PC Performing above expectations (61st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6800K-$103
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
88.9% Excellent
Memory 92.1
1-Core 118
2-Core 236
84% 149 Pts
4-Core 462
8-Core 731
73% 596 Pts
64-Core 929
58% 929 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 88.9%
Great: 90%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$139
11GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B6QCXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 2,345
Write 1,482
Mixed 797
338% 1,541 MB/s
4K Read 45.3
4K Write 123
4K Mixed 63
214% 77 MB/s
DQ Read 868
DQ Write 660
DQ Mixed 776
577% 768 MB/s
Poor: 159% Great: 353%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94
372GB free
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 472 481 482 482 482 481 MB/s
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
125% Outstanding
Read 496
Write 482
Mixed 416
SusWrite 480
106% 469 MB/s
4K Read 43.6
4K Write 97.2
4K Mixed 58.7
193% 66.5 MB/s
DQ Read 381
DQ Write 338
DQ Mixed 356
268% 359 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 125%
Great: 134%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
515GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 145 147 147 150 148 149 MB/s
Performing above expectations (64th percentile)
90.6% Outstanding
Read 168
Write 148
Mixed 117
SusWrite 148
107% 145 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 3.1
4K Mixed 1
218% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 90.6%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 6 6 6 4x8GB
4 of 8 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing below potential (6th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
76.8% Very good
MC Read 33.7
MC Write 28.2
MC Mixed 22.9
81% 28.3 GB/s
SC Read 13.7
SC Write 19.6
SC Mixed 19.7
50% 17.7 GB/s
Latency 64
62% 64 ns
Poor: 77%
This bench: 76.8%
Great: 138%

 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 788 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: 71% - Very good Total price: $769
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