MSI X99A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A20)

Performance Results


Gaming 121% UFO	Desktop 100% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 109% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 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 93.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	125% 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	97.6% 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	64GB 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 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	59.5 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	3840 x 1600 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190613
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 14 '20 at 15:20
Run Duration	237 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	10%

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PC Performing as expected (54^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6800K-$103 50,196 User benchmarks, average bench 81% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	93.7% Outstanding	Memory 92.2 1-Core 133 2-Core 267 91% 164 Pts	4-Core 512 8-Core 801 81% 656 Pts	64-Core 984 61% 984 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 93.7% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% EVGA(3842 2386) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2175 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 442.19 Performing below potential (4^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	125% Outstanding	Lighting 145 Reflection 198 Parallax 242 118% 195 fps	MRender 255 Gravity 206 Splatting 138 157% 200 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra 3D 2TB-$130 5,895 User benchmarks, average bench 100% 1.5TB free Firmware: X61170RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 404 412 407 425 430 441 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 459 Write 426 Mixed 353 SusWrite 420 93% 414 MB/s	4K Read 34.6 4K Write 86.2 4K Mixed 44.5 155% 55.1 MB/s	DQ Read 281 DQ Write 156 DQ Mixed 205 156% 214 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 119%
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$125 141,929 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 33GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXM04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 385 411 407 403 288 177 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	97.6% Outstanding	Read 467 Write 437 Mixed 359 SusWrite 345 90% 402 MB/s	4K Read 34.2 4K Write 85.1 4K Mixed 44.4 154% 54.6 MB/s	DQ Read 205 DQ Write 248 DQ Mixed 168 143% 207 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 97.6% Great: 124%
Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$170 93,447 User benchmarks, average bench 322% 464GB free Firmware: 1B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1597 2161 2162 2166 2165 2152 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	358% Outstanding	Read 2,726 Write 2,115 Mixed 1,454 SusWrite 2,067 468% 2,090 MB/s	4K Read 58.8 4K Write 148 4K Mixed 78.6 268% 95.2 MB/s	DQ Read 1,119 DQ Write 680 DQ Mixed 845 644% 881 MB/s
Poor: 195% ↑ This bench: 358% Great: 393%
WD Black 5TB (2015)-$71 7,245 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 588GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 116 114 115 115 116 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	61.6% Good	Read 96.7 Write 147 Mixed 72.2 SusWrite 117 79% 108 MB/s	4K Read 3 4K Write 3.2 4K Mixed 1 295% 2.4 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 61.6% Great: 107%
Seagate BUP BK 5TB 250 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 4TB free, PID ab28 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 128 128 127 130 129 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	56.9% Above average	Read 105 Write 112 Mixed 71.5 SusWrite 128 142% 104 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 4.4 4K Mixed 0.7 178% 2.13 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 56.9% Great: 56%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C16 4x16GB 4,031 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 4 of 8 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 3600 MHz clocked @ 2600 MHz Performing below potential (65^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	113% Outstanding	MC Read 39.8 MC Write 52.5 MC Mixed 40.2 126% 44.2 GB/s	SC Read 13.5 SC Write 19.7 SC Mixed 19.7 50% 17.6 GB/s	Latency 63.7 63% 63.7 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 136%

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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 $273	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 $178	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $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