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

Performance Results


Gaming 87% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 80% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 83% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (29th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 71 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With 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 74.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	117% 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.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (42%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A95
Motherboard	MSI X299 GAMING PRO CARBON AC (MS-7A95) (all builds)
Memory	10.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit kleuren
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170602
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 17 '23 at 06:54
Run Duration	149 Seconds
Run User	BEL-User
Background CPU	42%

PC Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7800X-$216 22,334 User benchmarks, average bench 78% CPU0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	74.3% Very good	Memory 74.5 1-Core 93.5 2-Core 198 68% 122 Pts	4-Core 398 8-Core 702 66% 550 Pts	64-Core 958 59% 958 Pts
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 74.3% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Asus(1043 85E5) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 537.58 Performing below potential (19^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	117% Outstanding	Lighting 156 Reflection 177 Parallax 161 127% 165 fps	MRender 122 Gravity 163 Splatting 116 108% 133 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 275GB-$100 67,541 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 13GB free (System drive) Firmware: M0CR040 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 416 Write 412 Mixed 359 88% 396 MB/s	4K Read 17.4 4K Write 73.5 4K Mixed 24.2 96% 38.4 MB/s	DQ Read 233 DQ Write 320 DQ Mixed 305 222% 286 MB/s
Poor: 53% Great: 95%
Samsung 980 PRO with Heatsink 2TB 9,606 User benchmarks, average bench 403% 858GB free Firmware: 5B2QGXA7 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1423 1412 1433 1495 1511 1505 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	253% Outstanding	Read 1,398 Write 1,524 Mixed 1,403 SusWrite 1,463 327% 1447 MB/s	4K Read 44.4 4K Write 114 4K Mixed 72.5 220% 76.8 MB/s	DQ Read 944 DQ Write 762 DQ Mixed 848 636% 851 MB/s
Poor: 253% ↑ This bench: 253% Great: 515%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$50 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 1TB free Firmware: MX4OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 160 158 163 160 159 160 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	88.8% Excellent	Read 149 Write 147 Mixed 20.7 SusWrite 160 86% 119 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.5 140% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 88.8% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 2x8GB 236,291 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 2 of 8 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	55.6% Above average	MC Read 17.2 MC Write 28.2 MC Mixed 16.6 59% 20.7 GB/s	SC Read 9.6 SC Write 18.1 SC Mixed 9.8 36% 12.5 GB/s	Latency 97.1 41% 97.1 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 55.6% Great: 97%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	53	20	100	34.1"	2560 1080	GSM76FD LG ULTRAWIDE

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Gaming 98%

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Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 92%

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

CPU
Core i7-7800XIntel $216Bench 78%, 22,334 samples	108x
Core i7-7820XIntel $375Bench 80%, 28,524 samples	91x
Core i9-7900XIntel $413Bench 82%, 19,432 samples	57x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	87x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	62x
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples	45x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $67Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	20x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	17x
960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsung $139Bench 266%, 63,520 samples	15x

RAM
4x8GBUnknownBench 70%, 41,916 samples	133x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	45x
2x16GBUnknownBench 91%, 46,387 samples	40x

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Value: 75% - Very good

Total price: $768

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	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 $177	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