MSI X99A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A20)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 86%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 81%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 85.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics104% 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 Drive73.7% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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)
Memory10.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180615
Uptime1.8 Days
Run DateFeb 19 '19 at 12:01
Run Duration123 Seconds
Run User LBN-User
Background CPU4%
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 PC Performing above expectations (63rd 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 4.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
85.1% Excellent
Memory 93.4
1-Core 126
2-Core 238
87% 153 Pts
4-Core 413
8-Core 776
71% 594 Pts
64-Core 1,004
62% 1,004 Pts
Poor: 68%
This bench: 85.1%
Great: 88%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 1949 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 418.81
Performing below potential (66th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
104% Outstanding
Lighting 135
Reflection 145
Parallax 124
110% 134 fps
MRender 113
Gravity 130
Splatting 106
94% 116 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 104%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow UV400 240GB-$89
157GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0C3FD6SD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 248 166 97 51 100 48 MB/s
Performing as expected (56th percentile)
73.7% Very good
Read 483
Write 452
Mixed 188
SusWrite 118
69% 310 MB/s
4K Read 27.7
4K Write 82
4K Mixed 33.2
128% 47.6 MB/s
DQ Read 189
DQ Write 168
DQ Mixed 107
100% 155 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 73.7%
Great: 88%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48
355GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 161 164 166 163 165 165 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
108% Outstanding
Read 213
Write 168
Mixed 102
SusWrite 164
118% 162 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 2.7
4K Mixed 1.2
233% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 50%
This bench: 108%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown + + 2x8GB
2 of 8 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below potential (4th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
41.7% Average
MC Read 16
MC Write 13.1
MC Mixed 11
38% 13.4 GB/s
SC Read 14.3
SC Write 13.3
SC Mixed 14.3
40% 14 GB/s
Latency 61.1
65% 61.1 ns
Poor: 53%
This bench: 41.7%
Great: 83%

 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 788 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: 71% - Very good Total price: $769
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