MSI X99A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A20)

Performance Results


Gaming 110% UFO	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 100% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 98.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	108% 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	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	32GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (33%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7A20
Motherboard	MSI X99A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A20) (all builds)
Memory	26.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160914
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Mar 28 '17 at 15:56
Run Duration	137 Seconds
Run User	SWE-User
Background CPU	33%

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PC Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6800K-$103 50,196 User benchmarks, average bench 81% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	98.4% Outstanding	Memory 95.3 1-Core 137 2-Core 275 94% 169 Pts	4-Core 545 8-Core 874 87% 709 Pts	64-Core 1,075 66% 1,075 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 98.4% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Nvidia(10DE 119E) CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 378.92 Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Lighting 142 Reflection 148 Parallax 128 116% 139 fps	MRender 115 Gravity 138 Splatting 109 98% 121 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 525GB-$150 105,037 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 448GB free Firmware: M0CR040 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 29 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 9 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 1 (AE) Unknown 100 100 4 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 68 67 141735100448 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (CA) Data Address Mark errors 100 100 0 (CE) Flying height 100 100 0 (F6) Unknown 100 100 125905453 (F7) Unknown 100 100 3957532 (F8) Unknown 100 100 357953 (B4) Unknown 0 0 1954 (D2) Unknown 100 100 0	80.8% Excellent	Read 484 Write 340 Mixed 339 86% 388 MB/s	4K Read 25.2 4K Write 71.1 4K Mixed 19.1 100% 38.5 MB/s	DQ Read 283 DQ Write 216 DQ Mixed 45.4 89% 181 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 80.8% Great: 99%
SanDisk Ultra II 480GB-$39 62,883 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 185GB free Firmware: X41100RL Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 1399 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 385 (A5) Unknown 100 100 7733327 (A6) Unknown 100 100 1 (A7) Unknown 100 100 25 (A8) Unknown 100 100 7 (A9) Unknown 100 100 385 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 2 (AE) Unknown 100 100 37 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 67 63 270584053793 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 94491115548 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (E9) Unknown 100 100 1231 (EA) Unknown 100 100 1640 (F1) Unknown 253 253 1553 (F2) Unknown 253 253 1480 (F4) Unknown 0 100 0	85.5% Excellent	Read 496 Write 334 Mixed 313 84% 381 MB/s	4K Read 35.5 4K Write 67.7 4K Mixed 18.4 113% 40.5 MB/s	DQ Read 358 DQ Write 201 DQ Mixed 42.8 95% 201 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 85.5% Great: 108%
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 127GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	231% Outstanding	Read 2,589 Write 1,191 Mixed 1,353 376% 1,711 MB/s	4K Read 47.9 4K Write 128 4K Mixed 26.1 174% 67.3 MB/s	DQ Read 54.7 DQ Write 155 DQ Mixed 27.1 43% 79 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 231% Great: 236%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 4x8GB 12,182 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 4 of 8 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 2667 MHz clocked @ 2666 MHz Performing below potential (99^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	126% Outstanding	MC Read 44.9 MC Write 58 MC Mixed 44.5 140% 49.1 GB/s	SC Read 15.6 SC Write 23.2 SC Mixed 22.9 59% 20.6 GB/s	Latency 56.2 71% 56.2 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 126% Great: 99%

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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	325x
Core i7-6850KIntel $115Bench 84%, 29,279 samples	179x
Core i7-5820KIntel $130Bench 77%, 101,694 samples	111x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	172x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	115x
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	28x
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 $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	13x

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Value: 71% - Very good

Total price: $769

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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 $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