MSI X299 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A95)

Performance Results


Gaming 45% Speed boat	Desktop 79% Battleship	Workstation 37% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 68%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	59.9% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	84.2% 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	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.

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System	Micro-Star MS-7A95
Motherboard	MSI X299 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A95) (all builds)
Memory	5.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170602
Uptime	3.9 Days
Run Date	Jan 16 '19 at 06:40
Run Duration	180 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	23%

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PC Performing as expected (49^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-7640X-$110 2,123 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	68% Good	Memory 73.8 1-Core 120 2-Core 236 79% 143 Pts	4-Core 341 8-Core 457 51% 399 Pts	64-Core 439 27% 439 Pts
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 68% Great: 98%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% PNY(196E 11D8) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 417.35 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	59.9% Above average	Lighting 74.3 Reflection 76.2 Parallax 66.3 60% 72.3 fps	MRender 71.3 Gravity 70.9 Splatting 72.5 59% 71.6 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 59.9% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel SSDSCKJF180A5 SATA 180GB 214 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 57GB free (System drive) Firmware: LWDi SusWrite @10s intervals: 167 184 178 176 169 184 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	84.2% Excellent	Read 389 Write 219 Mixed 265 SusWrite 176 58% 262 MB/s	4K Read 32.4 4K Write 96.1 4K Mixed 40.1 151% 56.2 MB/s	DQ Read 289 DQ Write 225 DQ Mixed 125 130% 213 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 84.2% Great: 84%
Seagate ST3500630AS P 500GB 189 User benchmarks, average bench 36% 112GB free Firmware: 3.BTH SusWrite @10s intervals: 58 58 60 59 59 59 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	34.7% Below average	Read 62.3 Write 65 Mixed 39.8 SusWrite 58.5 42% 56.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.9 153% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 34.7% Great: 44%
Seagate ST31000524NS 1TB-$94 5,596 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 10GB free Firmware: SN12 SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 125 126 100 101 126 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	57.5% Above average	Read 82.7 Write 85.8 Mixed 56.8 SusWrite 117 63% 85.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 1.1 199% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 57.5% Great: 75%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$24 574,344 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 6GB free Firmware: KC48 SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 88 76 96 91 104 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	54.2% Above average	Read 93.8 Write 85.2 Mixed 57.2 SusWrite 95 61% 82.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.7 126% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 54.2% Great: 88%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$36 203,102 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 448GB free Firmware: AP2A SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 122 123 124 123 123 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	64.4% Good	Read 102 Write 119 Mixed 63.7 SusWrite 123 75% 102 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 1 168% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 64.4% Great: 70%
Seagate Momentus 2.5" 1TB 266,123 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 412GB free Firmware: 2AR20002 SusWrite @10s intervals: 59 73 74 74 73 74 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	40.8% Average	Read 70.8 Write 32.5 Mixed 26.7 SusWrite 71 37% 50.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.6 123% 1 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 40.8% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Dominator DDR4 3000 C15 4x4GB 2,543 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	63.7% Good	MC Read 23.2 MC Write 26.8 MC Mixed 21.2 68% 23.7 GB/s	SC Read 9.6 SC Write 15.5 SC Mixed 19.1 42% 14.7 GB/s	Latency 92.9 43% 92.9 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 63.7% Great: 116%

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Gaming 98%

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Desktop 86%

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Workstation 92%

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

CPU
Core i7-7800XIntel $216Bench 78%, 22,334 samples	53x
Core i7-7820XIntel $375Bench 80%, 28,524 samples	53x
Core i9-7900XIntel $413Bench 82%, 19,432 samples	40x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	41x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,148Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	24x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	22x

SSD
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	19x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	19x
970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsung $170Bench 322%, 93,447 samples	18x

RAM
4x8GBUnknownBench 70%, 41,916 samples	68x
4x16GBUnknownBench 98%, 9,153 samples	29x
2x16GBUnknownBench 91%, 46,387 samples	27x

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Total price: $744

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 $178	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	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