MSI X99A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A20)

Performance Results


Gaming 108% UFO	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 99% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 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 98.8%, 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	106% 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	48GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 48GB 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	44.4 GB free of 48 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160914
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 07 '18 at 21:57
Run Duration	161 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6800K-$103 50,196 User benchmarks, average bench 81% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	98.8% Outstanding	Memory 95.7 1-Core 136 2-Core 274 94% 169 Pts	4-Core 548 8-Core 869 87% 709 Pts	64-Core 1,084 67% 1,084 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 98.8% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Asus(1043 85AA) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 398.36 Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Lighting 141 Reflection 150 Parallax 126 115% 139 fps	MRender 114 Gravity 134 Splatting 109 97% 119 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial BX100 500GB-$40 13,478 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 281GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 412 397 281 312 423 426 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 513 Write 439 Mixed 345 SusWrite 375 94% 418 MB/s	4K Read 30.7 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 45.4 162% 61.3 MB/s	DQ Read 271 DQ Write 285 DQ Mixed 209 176% 255 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 108%
Apple TS512B 500GB 45GB free Firmware: AGAA0206 SusWrite @10s intervals: 166 168 173 166 169 178 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	44.2% Average	Read 187 Write 140 Mixed 131 SusWrite 170 35% 157 MB/s	4K Read 23.8 4K Write 44.3 4K Mixed 18.5 83% 28.9 MB/s	DQ Read 11.9 DQ Write 47.2 DQ Mixed 18.8 18% 26 MB/s

VK0480GECQP 480GB 47 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 363GB free Firmware: HPG3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 432 434 444 445 436 435 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 355 Write 460 Mixed 344 SusWrite 438 90% 399 MB/s	4K Read 34.1 4K Write 107 4K Mixed 47.6 169% 62.9 MB/s	DQ Read 363 DQ Write 325 DQ Mixed 291 233% 326 MB/s
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 113%
Seagate ST32000641AS 2TB-$174 8,506 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 497GB free Firmware: CC13 SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 113 114 114 114 115 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	58.2% Above average	Read 89.2 Write 95 Mixed 59.8 SusWrite 114 66% 89.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 1 176% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 58.2% Great: 73%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C14 6x8GB 50 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 6 of 8 slots used 48GB DIMM DDR4 2667 MHz clocked @ 2666 MHz Performing below potential (99^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	130% Outstanding	MC Read 46.6 MC Write 58.5 MC Mixed 47.8 146% 51 GB/s	SC Read 15.6 SC Write 23.1 SC Mixed 22.9 59% 20.5 GB/s	Latency 54.9 73% 54.9 ns
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 130% Great: 104%

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Desktop 88%

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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	111x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	172x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 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 $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $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