MSI X99A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A20)

Performance Results


Gaming 100% UFO	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 97% Nuclear submarine


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 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 90.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	107% 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	136% 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.
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	23 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180615
Uptime	5.4 Days
Run Date	May 09 '20 at 23:31
Run Duration	220 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	5%

Watch Gameplay: 1080 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

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 i7-6950X-$499 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)	90.1% Outstanding	Memory 94.4 1-Core 114 2-Core 229 83% 146 Pts	4-Core 461 8-Core 924 82% 692 Pts	64-Core 1,096 68% 1,096 Pts
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 90.1% 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: 442.74 Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Lighting 144 Reflection 144 Parallax 134 117% 140 fps	MRender 110 Gravity 130 Splatting 104 93% 115 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 107% 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% 206GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 294 282 279 276 294 288 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	136% Outstanding	Read 735 Write 606 Mixed 469 SusWrite 285 117% 524 MB/s	4K Read 47.7 4K Write 87.4 4K Mixed 53.4 187% 62.8 MB/s	DQ Read 782 DQ Write 626 DQ Mixed 772 559% 727 MB/s
Poor: 153% ↑ This bench: 136% Great: 254%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$90 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 62GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 168 155 154 162 158 155 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 504 Write 485 Mixed 400 SusWrite 159 87% 387 MB/s	4K Read 45.3 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 60.8 202% 70.1 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 333 DQ Mixed 354 266% 356 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 134%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 212GB free Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 155 146 146 154 151 152 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 511 Write 485 Mixed 472 SusWrite 151 91% 405 MB/s	4K Read 43.2 4K Write 107 4K Mixed 58.7 198% 69.8 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 337 DQ Mixed 356 268% 358 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 129%
Toshiba P300 3TB-$100 74,038 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2.5TB free Firmware: MX6OACF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 148 145 145 151 150 148 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	95.8% Outstanding	Read 186 Write 186 Mixed 36 SusWrite 148 100% 139 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.6 155% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 95.8% Great: 108%
Toshiba P300 3TB-$100 74,038 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 1TB free Firmware: MX6OACF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 139 137 111 102 120 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	84.7% Excellent	Read 176 Write 108 Mixed 32 SusWrite 119 79% 109 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.7 168% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 84.7% Great: 108%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 135 142 142 152 149 148 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	91.2% Outstanding	Read 173 Write 137 Mixed 86.2 SusWrite 145 99% 135 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 151% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 91.2% Great: 114%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 3TB 3,868 User benchmarks, average bench 36% 1.5TB free, PID a202 SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 109 109 109 110 110 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	45.9% Average	Read 109 Write 110 Mixed 46 SusWrite 109 125% 93.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.8 98% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 45.9% 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 (95^th percentile)	138% Outstanding	MC Read 56.9 MC Write 61 MC Mixed 47.7 158% 55.2 GB/s	SC Read 12.8 SC Write 19.4 SC Mixed 20.7 50% 17.6 GB/s	Latency 58.8 68% 58.8 ns
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 138% Great: 138%

Take a copy of your results

System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Custom PC Builder (Explore upgrades for this PC) Build your perfect PC: compare component prices, popularity, speed and value for money

CHOOSE AN UPGRADE:

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

MBD

Typical X99A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A20) Builds (Compare 789 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 88%

Aircraft carrier

Desktop 88%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 79%

Battleship

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

CPU
Core i7-6800KIntel $103Bench 81%, 50,196 samples	326x
Core i7-6850KIntel $115Bench 84%, 29,279 samples	179x
Core i7-5820KIntel $130Bench 77%, 101,694 samples	112x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	173x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	116x
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 $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	29x
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 $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	13x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 71% - Very good

Total price: $769

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	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 $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	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