MSI X99A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A20)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 132%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 97%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 130%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 96.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics135% 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 Drive57.7% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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.
SystemMSI MS-7A20
MotherboardMSI X99A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A20)  (all builds)
Memory28.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190613
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 03 '21 at 00:00
Run Duration144 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing above expectations (84th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-5960X-$285
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
96.8% Outstanding
Memory 92.5
1-Core 136
2-Core 268
92% 165 Pts
4-Core 543
8-Core 940
90% 741 Pts
64-Core 1,455
90% 1,455 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 96.8%
Great: 94%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080S (Super)-$466
Dell(1028 C722) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3875 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 461.40
Performing below potential (76th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
135% Outstanding
Lighting 183
Reflection 179
Parallax 184
149% 182 fps
MRender 202
Gravity 162
Splatting 133
132% 166 fps
Poor: 116%
This bench: 135%
Great: 139%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Team TM8PS7128G 128GB
71GB free (System drive)
Firmware: R0412A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 51 46 51 52 49 MB/s
Performing as expected (49th percentile)
57.7% Above average
Read 494
Write 418
Mixed 406
SusWrite 57.3
77% 344 MB/s
4K Read 35.7
4K Write 16.8
4K Mixed 29.1
100% 27.2 MB/s
DQ Read 132
DQ Write 21
DQ Mixed 36.9
37% 63.3 MB/s
Poor: 36%
This bench: 57.7%
Great: 90%
Samsung PM951 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB
216GB free
Firmware: BXV7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 295 295 294 294 294 293 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
148% Outstanding
Read 985
Write 302
Mixed 368
SusWrite 294
107% 487 MB/s
4K Read 43.1
4K Write 172
4K Mixed 41.3
209% 85.6 MB/s
DQ Read 986
DQ Write 308
DQ Mixed 427
372% 574 MB/s
Poor: 77%
This bench: 148%
Great: 147%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70
493GB free
Firmware: CC38
SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 110 112 113 112 112 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
64.5% Good
Read 114
Write 107
Mixed 67.8
SusWrite 111
73% 100 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 1
178% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 64.5%
Great: 68%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown + + 4x8GB
4 of 8 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 2666 MHz
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
129% Outstanding
MC Read 56.8
MC Write 49.8
MC Mixed 43.7
143% 50.1 GB/s
SC Read 18.7
SC Write 25.1
SC Mixed 25.9
66% 23.2 GB/s
Latency 63.2
63% 63.2 ns
Poor: 70%
This bench: 129%
Great: 134%

 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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