MSI X299 GAMING PRO CARBON AC (MS-7A95)

Performance Results


Gaming 124% UFO	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 120% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	118% 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 Drive	60.5% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	32GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A95
Motherboard	MSI X299 GAMING PRO CARBON AC (MS-7A95) (all builds)
Memory	28.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20181130
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 12 '19 at 06:00
Run Duration	194 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing as expected (59^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7820X-$375 28,524 User benchmarks, average bench 80% CPU0, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Memory 93.7 1-Core 150 2-Core 299 99% 181 Pts	4-Core 597 8-Core 1,180 105% 888 Pts	64-Core 1,179 73% 1,179 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% MSI(1462 3602) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 3002 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 441.12 Performing below potential (24^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	118% Outstanding	Lighting 182 Reflection 192 Parallax 185 149% 186 fps	MRender 125 Gravity 177 Splatting 0.04 72% 101 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
PNY CS900 120GB-$25 42,924 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 45GB free (System drive) Firmware: CS900612 SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 87 94 87 57 29 MB/s Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	60.5% Good	Read 310 Write 212 Mixed 237 SusWrite 76.9 46% 209 MB/s	4K Read 35.8 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 21 135% 52.8 MB/s	DQ Read 171 DQ Write 17.3 DQ Mixed 29.3 38% 72.5 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 60.5% Great: 87%
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$625 54,978 User benchmarks, average bench 223% 70GB free Firmware: 2B0QBXX7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 493 379 367 358 341 341 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	223% Outstanding	Read 2106 Write 1,057 Mixed 745 SusWrite 380 236% 1,072 MB/s	4K Read 51.9 4K Write 191 4K Mixed 65.9 264% 103 MB/s	DQ Read 1,254 DQ Write 318 DQ Mixed 466 426% 680 MB/s
Poor: 138% ↑ This bench: 223% Great: 283%
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$130 154,399 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 551GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 393 407 475 482 484 487 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	133% Outstanding	Read 511 Write 491 Mixed 457 SusWrite 455 108% 479 MB/s	4K Read 45.6 4K Write 136 4K Mixed 66.1 226% 82.6 MB/s	DQ Read 289 DQ Write 341 DQ Mixed 262 212% 297 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 133% Great: 133%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 476GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 117 117 118 117 117 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	83% Excellent	Read 172 Write 154 Mixed 91 SusWrite 116 98% 134 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.2 248% 1.83 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 83% Great: 108%
WD Red 4TB (2013)-$110 55,507 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 839GB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 132 135 134 135 135 MB/s Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	80.6% Excellent	Read 147 Write 135 Mixed 77 SusWrite 134 90% 123 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1 200% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 80.6% Great: 100%
WD Red 4TB (2013)-$110 55,507 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 1TB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 115 115 115 116 116 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	71.1% Very good	Read 132 Write 119 Mixed 64 SusWrite 115 79% 108 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1 211% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 71.1% Great: 100%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 4x8GB 41,916 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 4 of 8 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	137% Outstanding	MC Read 44.2 MC Write 78.6 MC Mixed 43 158% 55.3 GB/s	SC Read 9.8 SC Write 27.1 SC Mixed 12.6 47% 16.5 GB/s	Latency 60.4 66% 60.4 ns
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 137% Great: 115%

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Desktop 87%

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Workstation 92%

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Motherboard: MSI X299 GAMING PRO CARBON AC (MS-7A95)

CPU
Core i7-7800XIntel $216Bench 78%, 22,334 samples	108x
Core i7-7820XIntel $375Bench 80%, 28,524 samples	91x
Core i9-7900XIntel $455Bench 82%, 19,432 samples	57x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	87x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	62x
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples	45x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	20x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	17x
960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsung $139Bench 266%, 63,520 samples	15x

RAM
4x8GBUnknownBench 70%, 41,916 samples	133x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	45x
2x16GBUnknownBench 91%, 46,387 samples	40x

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Value: 74% - Very good

Total price: $796

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16