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

Performance Results


Gaming 122% UFO	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 114% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	118% 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	235% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory	40GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 40GB 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	Micro-Star MS-7A95
Motherboard	MSI X299 GAMING PRO CARBON AC (MS-7A95) (all builds)
Memory	35.9 GB free of 40 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191211
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Mar 23 '20 at 17:23
Run Duration	405 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-7940X-$654 4,560 User benchmarks, average bench 83% CPU0, 1 CPU, 14 cores, 28 threads Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 91.5 1-Core 142 2-Core 295 96% 176 Pts	4-Core 587 8-Core 1,137 102% 862 Pts	64-Core 929 58% 929 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 95%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Zotac(19DA 0426) CLim: 2126 MHz, MLim: 2877 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 445.75 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	118% Outstanding	Lighting 161 Reflection 163 Parallax 139 131% 154 fps	MRender 127 Gravity 151 Splatting 118 107% 132 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$100 154,949 User benchmarks, average bench 235% 149GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 644 326 327 322 324 325 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	235% Outstanding	Read 2,136 Write 1,459 Mixed 1,237 SusWrite 378 289% 1,302 MB/s	4K Read 48.2 4K Write 202 4K Mixed 66.6 265% 106 MB/s	DQ Read 964 DQ Write 1,078 DQ Mixed 992 755% 1,011 MB/s
Poor: 160% ↑ This bench: 235% Great: 280%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 4TB 1,422 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 1TB free Firmware: 1.0. SusWrite @10s intervals: 290 290 292 290 293 291 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile)	27.1% Poor	Read 146 Write 85.2 Mixed 41.8 SusWrite 291 32% 141 MB/s	4K Read 1.9 4K Write 10.1 4K Mixed 1.9 11% 4.63 MB/s	DQ Read 7.2 DQ Write 9.8 DQ Mixed 6.5 6% 7.83 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 27.1% Great: 565%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 253GB 34 User benchmarks, average bench 107% 120GB free Firmware: 1.0. SusWrite @10s intervals: 460 466 465 466 466 465 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 514 Write 456 Mixed 325 SusWrite 465 99% 440 MB/s	4K Read 26.2 4K Write 90.1 4K Mixed 36.6 134% 51 MB/s	DQ Read 219 DQ Write 370 DQ Mixed 235 195% 275 MB/s
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 141%
Samsung PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB 99,566 User benchmarks, average bench 177% 91GB free Firmware: CXB7401Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 510 319 317 320 322 320 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	234% Outstanding	Read 1,828 Write 1,331 Mixed 939 SusWrite 351 247% 1,112 MB/s	4K Read 49.6 4K Write 168 4K Mixed 67.9 251% 95.2 MB/s	DQ Read 1,566 DQ Write 1,234 DQ Mixed 1,111 910% 1,304 MB/s
Poor: 106% ↑ This bench: 234% Great: 236%
LSI MR9261-8i 2TB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 99% 879GB free Firmware: 2.13 SusWrite @10s intervals: 207 189 184 184 188 185 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
Poor: 57% Great: 137%
LSI MR9261-8i 2TB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 99% 1.5TB free Firmware: 2.13 SusWrite @10s intervals: 396 373 376 372 373 372 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
Poor: 57% Great: 137%
TOSHIBA USB FLASH DRIVE 32GB 950 User benchmarks, average bench 11% 22GB free, PID 6545 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 5.9 4.8 8.4 7.2 8.4 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	16.5% Very poor	Read 87 Write 35.2 Mixed 3 SusWrite 7.1 32% 33.1 MB/s	4K Read 9.8 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 36% 3.27 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 16.5% Great: 22%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS8G4D240FSB.16FARG BLS8G4D240FSB.16FARG BLS8G4D240FSB.16FARG BLS8G4D240FSB.16FBD BLS8G4D240FSB.16FARG 40GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 101% 2666, 2666, 2666, 2666, 2666 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	106% Outstanding	MC Read 34.7 MC Write 53.1 MC Mixed 36.9 119% 41.6 GB/s	SC Read 9.3 SC Write 24.4 SC Mixed 13 44% 15.6 GB/s	Latency 65 62% 65 ns
Poor: 97% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 106%

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Desktop 87%

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Workstation 92%

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

CPU
Core i7-7800XIntel $216Bench 78%, 22,334 samples	109x
Core i7-7820XIntel $375Bench 80%, 28,524 samples	91x
Core i9-7900XIntel $393Bench 82%, 19,432 samples	57x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	87x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 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 $159Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	17x
960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsung $139Bench 266%, 63,520 samples	15x

RAM
4x8GBUnknownBench 70%, 41,916 samples	134x
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 $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $289	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16