MSI X99A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A20)

Performance Results


Gaming 105% UFO	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 93% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 92.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	110% 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	108% 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	80GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 80GB 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	72.3 GB free of 80 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1600 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160914
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Dec 10 '19 at 21:07
Run Duration	238 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%

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PC Performing above expectations (72^nd 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 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	92.3% Outstanding	Memory 96.1 1-Core 124 2-Core 212 84% 144 Pts	4-Core 477 8-Core 724 74% 600 Pts	64-Core 929 58% 929 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 92.3% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% MSI(1462 3367) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 431.86 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Lighting 145 Reflection 150 Parallax 140 119% 145 fps	MRender 118 Gravity 141 Splatting 111 100% 123 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Pro 256GB-$90 12,565 User benchmarks, average bench 109% 51GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVM01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 225 221 216 214 225 214 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 417 Write 420 Mixed 432 SusWrite 219 84% 372 MB/s	4K Read 44.5 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 58.2 199% 70.3 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 333 DQ Mixed 351 265% 356 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 131%
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 61GB free Firmware: EXT0DB6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 5,829 Write 5,889 Mixed 5,796 1,306% 5,838 MB/s	4K Read 556 4K Write 291 4K Mixed 369 1,470% 405 MB/s	DQ Read 1,151 DQ Write 882 DQ Mixed 959 733% 997 MB/s
Poor: 64% Great: 118%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 72GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 162 162 161 157 166 157 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 505 Write 463 Mixed 396 SusWrite 161 85% 381 MB/s	4K Read 47 4K Write 114 4K Mixed 62.4 212% 74.6 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 357 268% 359 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 124%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 373GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 152 155 150 149 154 149 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	91.7% Outstanding	Read 168 Write 142 Mixed 87.7 SusWrite 151 101% 137 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1.2 245% 1.83 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 91.7% Great: 108%
WD Black 2TB (2010)-$107 47,617 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 1TB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 123 122 119 120 118 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	71.7% Very good	Read 129 Write 108 Mixed 86.2 SusWrite 120 82% 111 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1 215% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 71.7% Great: 85%
WD Green 1TB (2010)-$139 139,542 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 172GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 94 94 91 94 91 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	53.2% Above average	Read 93 Write 90 Mixed 83.5 SusWrite 92.4 67% 89.7 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.7 144% 1 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 53.2% Great: 59%
Samsung SSD 860 EVO 500G 500GB 40 User benchmarks, average bench 225% 245GB free, PID 55aa Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 289 293 288 285 296 284 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	332% Outstanding	Read 466 Write 474 Mixed 449 SusWrite 289 564% 419 MB/s	4K Read 33.3 4K Write 63.1 4K Mixed 42.7 3,722% 46.4 MB/s	DQ Read 36.5 DQ Write 78.8 DQ Mixed 48.6 4,469% 54.6 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 332% Great: 376%
Samsung SSD 850 EVO 250G 250GB 50 User benchmarks, average bench 193% 212GB free, PID 55aa Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 290 294 289 285 299 286 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	338% Outstanding	Read 497 Write 467 Mixed 398 SusWrite 290 547% 413 MB/s	4K Read 35.4 4K Write 63.2 4K Mixed 44 3,778% 47.5 MB/s	DQ Read 39.1 DQ Write 79.4 DQ Mixed 50.3 4,556% 56.3 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 338% Great: 338%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMU32GX4M2C3200C16 CMU16GX4M2C3200C16 CMU32GX4M2C3200C16 CMU32GX4M2C3200C16 CMU16GX4M2C3200C16 CMU32GX4M2C3200C16 80GB 8 User benchmarks, average bench 132% 3200, 3200, 3200, 3200, 3200, 3200 MHz 16384, 8192, 16384, 16384, 8192, 16384 MB Performing below potential (25^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	132% Outstanding	MC Read 47.7 MC Write 58.1 MC Mixed 49.7 148% 51.8 GB/s	SC Read 15.9 SC Write 21.1 SC Mixed 22.2 56% 19.7 GB/s	Latency 53.7 74% 53.7 ns
Poor: 125% ↑ This bench: 132% Great: 134%

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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	326x
Core i7-6850KIntel $115Bench 84%, 29,279 samples	179x
Core i7-5820KIntel $130Bench 77%, 101,694 samples	112x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	173x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	116x
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 $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	29x
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 $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