MSI X99A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A20)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 89%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 80%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 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 83.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics102% 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 Drive83.8% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/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)
Memory5.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180615
Uptime2.4 Days
Run DateFeb 04 '22 at 17:58
Run Duration169 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU5%
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 PC Performing as expected (50th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-5820K-$130
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
83.6% Excellent
Memory 93
1-Core 111
2-Core 224
82% 143 Pts
4-Core 400
8-Core 663
65% 531 Pts
64-Core 883
55% 883 Pts
Poor: 68%
This bench: 83.6%
Great: 88%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$265
CLim: 1936 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 456.71
Performing below potential (51st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
102% Outstanding
Lighting 128
Reflection 137
Parallax 129
104% 131 fps
MRender 112
Gravity 130
Splatting 117
98% 120 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 102%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130
655GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT03B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 372 367 404 389 412 265 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
83.8% Excellent
Read 503
Write 432
Mixed 317
SusWrite 368
91% 405 MB/s
4K Read 30.1
4K Write 32.4
4K Mixed 30.9
102% 31.1 MB/s
DQ Read 377
DQ Write 40.9
DQ Mixed 73.4
88% 164 MB/s
Poor: 81%
This bench: 83.8%
Great: 133%
SanDisk Cruzer Glide 3.0 250GB
228GB free, PID 5597
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2.2 2.1 2 1.5 1.1 1.6 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)
11.2% Very poor
Read 70
Write 2.7
Mixed 5.8
SusWrite 1.7
16% 20 MB/s
4K Read 2.7
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
10% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 10%
This bench: 11.2%
Great: 32%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLS4G4D240FSB.8FARG 4x4GB
4 of 8 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
101% Outstanding
MC Read 38.1
MC Write 41.8
MC Mixed 36.3
111% 38.7 GB/s
SC Read 16
SC Write 21.4
SC Mixed 21.9
56% 19.8 GB/s
Latency 62
64% 62 ns
Poor: 66%
This bench: 101%
Great: 101%

 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 789 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: 95% - Outstanding Total price: $634
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