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

Performance Results


Gaming 122% UFO	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 123% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (88th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 12 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 91.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	132% 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	95.5% 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.
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.

Run History

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System	Micro-Star MS-7A95
Motherboard	MSI X299 GAMING PRO CARBON AC (MS-7A95) (all builds)
Memory	28 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170602
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 04 '18 at 00:18
Run Duration	155 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing way above expectations (88^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, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	91.4% Outstanding	Memory 84.5 1-Core 134 2-Core 267 89% 162 Pts	4-Core 527 8-Core 965 89% 746 Pts	64-Core 1,424 88% 1,424 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 91.4% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Asus(1043 85EA) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 399.7 Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	132% Outstanding	Lighting 185 Reflection 198 Parallax 198 151% 194 fps	MRender 126 Gravity 180 Splatting 130 118% 145 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 132% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue 500GB-$85 19,345 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 161GB free (System drive) Firmware: X41110WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 326 274 270 268 267 268 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	95.5% Outstanding	Read 485 Write 473 Mixed 289 SusWrite 279 86% 382 MB/s	4K Read 30.7 4K Write 93.9 4K Mixed 37.6 144% 54.1 MB/s	DQ Read 369 DQ Write 299 DQ Mixed 230 200% 299 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 95.5% Great: 107%
SanDisk SSD Plus 120GB-$42 87,912 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 103GB free Firmware: Z33130RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 279 96 91 88 96 96 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	69.7% Good	Read 476 Write 390 Mixed 365 SusWrite 124 76% 339 MB/s	4K Read 25.1 4K Write 94.1 4K Mixed 19 112% 46.1 MB/s	DQ Read 172 DQ Write 291 DQ Mixed 32.8 81% 165 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 69.7% Great: 78%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 2TB (2016)-$79 133,734 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 199 198 200 200 199 200 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 190 Write 159 Mixed 28.5 SusWrite 199 104% 144 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 5.1 4K Mixed 1.9 351% 2.7 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 110%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 500GB 131 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 73GB free, PID b202 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 103 103 103 102 102 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	42.2% Average	Read 100 Write 99.2 Mixed 34.7 SusWrite 103 112% 84.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.6 80% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 42.2% Great: 42%

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 2133 MHz clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	96.6% Outstanding	MC Read 28.4 MC Write 57.7 MC Mixed 29 110% 38.4 GB/s	SC Read 8.4 SC Write 19.4 SC Mixed 10.4 36% 12.7 GB/s	Latency 72.6 55% 72.6 ns
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 96.6% Great: 115%

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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 $413Bench 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 $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