MSI X99A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A20)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 77%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 74%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 79.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics90.5% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive9.38% is an extremely low SSD score, this system will benefit from a faster SSD.
Memory64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (99%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
5 years ago, 5 years ago.
SystemMSI MS-7A20
MotherboardMSI X99A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A20)  (all builds)
Memory54.3 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160914
Uptime8 Days
Run DateAug 09 '18 at 08:06
Run Duration129 Seconds
Run User SAU-User
Background CPU 99%

 PC Performing as expected (45th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6900K-$120
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (21st percentile)
79.6% Very good
Memory 87
1-Core 90.2
2-Core 207
73% 128 Pts
4-Core 389
8-Core 668
64% 528 Pts
64-Core 1,144
71% 1,144 Pts
Poor: 76%
This bench: 79.6%
Great: 98%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 398.82
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
90.5% Outstanding
Lighting 110
Reflection 105
Parallax 141
90% 119 fps
MRender 103
Gravity 131
Splatting 106
92% 113 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 90.5%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 EVO M.2 250GB
24GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT21B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 210 142 75 131 93 20 MB/s
Relative performance (0th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
9.38% Terrible
Read 30.5
Write 36.7
Mixed 29.5
SusWrite 112
12% 52.1 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 0.4
4K Mixed 1.7
4% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 73%
This bench: 9.38%
Great: 122%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$90
189GB free
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 209 143 76 130 92 19 MB/s
Relative performance (0th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
8.68% Terrible
Read 32.2
Write 38.7
Mixed 41.8
SusWrite 112
13% 56 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.4
2% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 8.68%
Great: 134%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$40
877GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 73 48 92 74 21 MB/s
Performing below expectations (35th percentile)
75.9% Very good
Read 197
Write 177
Mixed 102
SusWrite 67.4
100% 136 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 0.3
99% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 50%
This bench: 75.9%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Dominator DDR4 3200 C16 4x16GB
4 of 8 slots used
64GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (79th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
108% Outstanding
MC Read 42.2
MC Write 45.5
MC Mixed 40.3
122% 42.7 GB/s
SC Read 12
SC Write 18.8
SC Mixed 18
46% 16.3 GB/s
Latency 70.4
57% 70.4 ns
Poor: 68%
This bench: 108%
Great: 138%

 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: 114% - Outstanding Total price: $564
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