MSI X99A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A20)

Performance Results


Gaming 104% UFO	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 101% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 90.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	112% 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.
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	MSI MS-7A20
Motherboard	MSI X99A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A20) (all builds)
Memory	24.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180615
Uptime	3.1 Days
Run Date	Feb 13 '20 at 12:14
Run Duration	212 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	8%

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PC Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6950X-$508 6,135 User benchmarks, average bench 87% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 10 threads Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	90.5% Outstanding	Memory 94.4 1-Core 114 2-Core 228 83% 146 Pts	4-Core 465 8-Core 920 82% 692 Pts	64-Core 1,140 71% 1,140 Pts
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 90.5% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Nvidia(10DE 119E) CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.20 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Lighting 150 Reflection 152 Parallax 141 122% 148 fps	MRender 116 Gravity 140 Splatting 111 99% 122 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 165,668 User benchmarks, average bench 213% 27GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 730 Write 539 Mixed 404 123% 558 MB/s	4K Read 40.3 4K Write 94.1 4K Mixed 50.8 176% 61.7 MB/s	DQ Read 779 DQ Write 573 DQ Mixed 828 577% 727 MB/s
Poor: 153% Great: 254%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 61GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 297 278 182 149 141 139 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 505 Write 468 Mixed 399 SusWrite 198 88% 392 MB/s	4K Read 46.1 4K Write 107 4K Mixed 61.3 205% 71.3 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 334 DQ Mixed 355 267% 357 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 134%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 254GB free Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 282 263 301 319 332 334 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	117% Outstanding	Read 514 Write 491 Mixed 468 SusWrite 305 100% 445 MB/s	4K Read 42.6 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 57.9 197% 70.1 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 337 DQ Mixed 355 268% 358 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 129%
Toshiba P300 3TB-$100 74,038 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 3TB free Firmware: MX6OACF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 187 190 192 199 193 188 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 189 Write 199 Mixed 23.3 SusWrite 191 108% 151 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.6 161% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 108%
Toshiba P300 3TB-$100 74,038 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 1.5TB free Firmware: MX6OACF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 106 111 97 86 88 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	74.1% Very good	Read 162 Write 132 Mixed 35.7 SusWrite 96.1 77% 106 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.5 142% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 74.1% Great: 108%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$51 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 179 188 190 190 190 191 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 179 Write 134 Mixed 84 SusWrite 188 107% 146 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 114%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 3TB 3,868 User benchmarks, average bench 36% 1.5TB free, PID a202 SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 108 109 109 110 110 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	46.3% Average	Read 111 Write 108 Mixed 44.5 SusWrite 109 124% 93.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.8 98% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 46.3% Great: 53%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 6 6 6 4x8GB 112 User benchmarks, average bench 109% 4 of 8 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	138% Outstanding	MC Read 57.2 MC Write 60.9 MC Mixed 47.6 158% 55.2 GB/s	SC Read 14.5 SC Write 18.9 SC Mixed 21.1 52% 18.2 GB/s	Latency 58.8 68% 58.8 ns
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 138% Great: 138%

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Workstation 79%

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

CPU
Core i7-6800KIntel $103Bench 81%, 50,196 samples	325x
Core i7-6850KIntel $115Bench 84%, 29,279 samples	179x
Core i7-5820KIntel $130Bench 77%, 101,694 samples	110x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	172x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $499Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	115x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	84x

SSD
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 213%, 165,668 samples	40x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	28x
950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsung $625Bench 223%, 54,978 samples	20x

RAM
+ + 4x8GBUnknownBench 109%, 462 samples	30x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 93%, 89,024 samples	22x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	13x

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Value: 71% - Very good

Total price: $769

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $132	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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