MSI X99A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A20)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 69%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 71%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 72%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (31st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 69 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 65.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics103% 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 Drive93.1% 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.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
SystemMSI MS-7A20
MotherboardMSI X99A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A20)  (all builds)
Memory5.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160914
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 28 '17 at 16:35
Run Duration84 Seconds
Run User FRA-User
Background CPU1%
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 PC Performing below expectations (31st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel @ 2.20GHz
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 14 cores, 28 threads
Base clock 2.2 GHz, turbo 2.15 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (52nd percentile)
65.3% Good
Memory 72.3
1-Core 81.5
2-Core 159
61% 104 Pts
4-Core 313
8-Core 616
55% 464 Pts
64-Core 1,237
77% 1,237 Pts
Poor: 56%
This bench: 65.3%
Great: 70%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
Nvidia(10DE 1B80) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1923 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 385.28
Performing below potential (61st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
103% Outstanding
Lighting 132
Reflection 148
Parallax 124
108% 135 fps
MRender 116
Gravity 129
Splatting 110
96% 118 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 103%
Great: 110%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$150
851GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
93.1% Outstanding
Read 705
Write 540
Mixed 571
135% 606 MB/s
4K Read 25.4
4K Write 26.5
4K Mixed 20.4
79% 24.1 MB/s
DQ Read 184
DQ Write 172
DQ Mixed 14.6
56% 124 MB/s
Poor: 157%
This bench: 93.1%
Great: 302%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x4GB
2 of 8 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 2240 MHz
Performing below potential (10th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
62.2% Good
MC Read 31
MC Write 18.4
MC Mixed 20
66% 23.1 GB/s
SC Read 12.4
SC Write 14.9
SC Mixed 16.7
42% 14.7 GB/s
Latency 96.2
42% 96.2 ns
Poor: 53%
This bench: 62.2%
Great: 111%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical X99A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A20) Builds (Compare 787 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 88%
Aircraft carrier
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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