MSI X99A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A20)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 29%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 29%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 66.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics28.5% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive207% 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.
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)
Memory27.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180615
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 11 '22 at 08:58
Run Duration168 Seconds
Run User LTU-User
Background CPU0%
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 PC Performing as expected (60th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Xeon E5-2670 v3
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 24 threads
Base clock 2.3 GHz, turbo 2.45 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
66.7% Good
Memory 77.5
1-Core 86
2-Core 166
64% 110 Pts
4-Core 300
8-Core 595
53% 448 Pts
64-Core 1,186
73% 1,186 Pts
Poor: 59%
This bench: 66.7%
Great: 72%
Graphics Cards Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59
Asus(1043 862A) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 456.71
Performing below potential (59th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
28.5% Poor
Lighting 35.8
Reflection 40.6
Parallax 37.8
29% 38.1 fps
MRender 37.6
Gravity 37.8
Splatting 27.2
27% 34.2 fps
Poor: 27%
This bench: 28.5%
Great: 33%
Nvidia GeForce GT 710
MSI(1462 8C93) 1GB
CLim: 954 MHz, MLim: 400 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 456.71
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
3.34% Terrible
Lighting 4
Reflection 3.7
Parallax 4.2
3% 3.97 fps
MRender 3.5
Gravity 4
Splatting 5
4% 4.17 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 3.34%
Great: 4%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
XPG GAMMIX S11 Pro 512GB
346GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 32B3T8EB
SusWrite @10s intervals: 656 478 476 466 481 395 MB/s
Performing below expectations (21st percentile)
207% Outstanding
Read 2,255
Write 1,758
Mixed 1,448
SusWrite 492
331% 1,488 MB/s
4K Read 51.8
4K Write 93.4
4K Mixed 62.8
208% 69.3 MB/s
DQ Read 618
DQ Write 349
DQ Mixed 478
357% 482 MB/s
Poor: 155%
This bench: 207%
Great: 318%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Value DDR4 2133 C15 4x8GB
4 of 8 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
108% Outstanding
MC Read 51.4
MC Write 40.8
MC Mixed 37
123% 43.1 GB/s
SC Read 13.2
SC Write 15.3
SC Mixed 17.9
44% 15.5 GB/s
Latency 85.3
47% 85.3 ns
Poor: 62%
This bench: 108%
Great: 108%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming
Gaming 88%
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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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