MSI X99A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A20)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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 99.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	231% 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.
Memory	48GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 48GB 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.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A20
Motherboard	MSI X99A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A20) (all builds)
Memory	42.8 GB free of 48 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190613
Uptime	0.7 Days
Run Date	Apr 05 '20 at 07:58
Run Duration	220 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	8%

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PC Performing as expected (56^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-5960X-$285 15,468 User benchmarks, average bench 80% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	99.3% Outstanding	Memory 98 1-Core 138 2-Core 256 93% 164 Pts	4-Core 539 8-Core 1,044 94% 792 Pts	64-Core 1,468 91% 1,468 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 99.3% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% MSI(1462 3307) CLim: 2088 MHz, MLim: 2177 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 442.74 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 71% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 268GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 893 622 615 615 617 633 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	231% Outstanding	Read 2,435 Write 2,013 Mixed 1,365 SusWrite 666 361% 1,620 MB/s	4K Read 59.2 4K Write 85.5 4K Mixed 64.6 218% 69.8 MB/s	DQ Read 1,009 DQ Write 140 DQ Mixed 304 292% 484 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 231% Great: 340%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$90 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 355GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 429 443 448 447 440 452 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 479 Write 449 Mixed 396 SusWrite 443 100% 442 MB/s	4K Read 42.3 4K Write 61 4K Mixed 47.8 158% 50.4 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 121 DQ Mixed 268 193% 257 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 134%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 209GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 404 313 314 313 313 314 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Read 492 Write 447 Mixed 401 SusWrite 329 94% 417 MB/s	4K Read 42.5 4K Write 61.3 4K Mixed 48 158% 50.6 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 116 DQ Mixed 242 180% 247 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 124%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMK32GX4M4A2666C16 CMK16GX4M4A2666C16 CMK32GX4M4A2666C16 CMK16GX4M4A2666C16 CMK32GX4M4A2666C16 CMK16GX4M4A2666C16 CMK32GX4M4A2666C16 CMK16GX4M4A2666C16 48GB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 115% 2667, 2667, 2667, 2667, 2667, 2667, 2667, 2667 MHz 8192, 4096, 8192, 4096, 8192, 4096, 8192, 4096 MB Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	159% Outstanding	MC Read 68.9 MC Write 59 MC Mixed 59.4 178% 62.4 GB/s	SC Read 22.2 SC Write 25.8 SC Mixed 29.4 74% 25.8 GB/s	Latency 46 87% 46 ns
Poor: 96% ↑ This bench: 159% Great: 159%

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Gaming 88%

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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 $195Bench 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 $90Bench 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: 114% - Outstanding

Total price: $564

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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) $29	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16