MSI X299 GAMING PRO CARBON AC (MS-7A95)

Performance Results


Gaming 62% Destroyer	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 66% Battle cruiser


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 83.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	64.8% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	260% 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.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A95
Motherboard	MSI X299 GAMING PRO CARBON AC (MS-7A95) (all builds)
Memory	28.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170718
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 12 '18 at 02:23
Run Duration	182 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%

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PC Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7820X-$375 28,524 User benchmarks, average bench 80% CPU0, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	83.9% Excellent	Memory 85.1 1-Core 111 2-Core 222 79% 140 Pts	4-Core 444 8-Core 862 77% 653 Pts	64-Core 1,638 101% 1,638 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 83.9% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% MSI(1462 3281) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 391.35 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	64.8% Good	Lighting 82 Reflection 80 Parallax 69.2 67% 77.1 fps	MRender 72.8 Gravity 73.9 Splatting 75.6 61% 74.1 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 64.8% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$249 18,356 User benchmarks, average bench 279% 954GB free Firmware: 2B6QCXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	308% Outstanding	Read 2,171 Write 1,953 Mixed 1,855 444% 1,993 MB/s	4K Read 50.3 4K Write 145 4K Mixed 74 248% 89.8 MB/s	DQ Read 591 DQ Write 538 DQ Mixed 279 288% 469 MB/s
Poor: 168% ↑ This bench: 308% Great: 363%
Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$249 18,356 User benchmarks, average bench 279% 954GB free Firmware: 2B6QCXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	324% Outstanding	Read 2,536 Write 1,933 Mixed 1,855 468% 2,108 MB/s	4K Read 50.9 4K Write 154 4K Mixed 75.2 255% 93.3 MB/s	DQ Read 588 DQ Write 530 DQ Mixed 278 286% 465 MB/s
Poor: 168% ↑ This bench: 324% Great: 363%
Adata XPG SX7000 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$155 2,976 User benchmarks, average bench 126% 953GB free Firmware: CB1.1.1 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	241% Outstanding	Read 2,791 Write 1,080 Mixed 1,479 390% 1,783 MB/s	4K Read 32.5 4K Write 98.6 4K Mixed 35.3 147% 55.5 MB/s	DQ Read 565 DQ Write 316 DQ Mixed 197 212% 359 MB/s
Poor: 95% ↑ This bench: 241% Great: 142%
Adata XPG SX7000 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$155 2,976 User benchmarks, average bench 126% 953GB free Firmware: CB1.1.1 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	240% Outstanding	Read 2,773 Write 1,073 Mixed 1,461 387% 1,769 MB/s	4K Read 32.4 4K Write 97 4K Mixed 34.5 145% 54.6 MB/s	DQ Read 559 DQ Write 329 DQ Mixed 161 196% 350 MB/s
Poor: 95% ↑ This bench: 240% Great: 142%
Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$139 63,520 User benchmarks, average bench 266% 420GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B6QCXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	260% Outstanding	Read 1,943 Write 1,843 Mixed 1,621 402% 1,802 MB/s	4K Read 47.7 4K Write 138 4K Mixed 37.8 194% 74.6 MB/s	DQ Read 51.3 DQ Write 494 DQ Mixed 218 185% 254 MB/s
Poor: 159% ↑ This bench: 260% Great: 353%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 4x8GB 41,916 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 4 of 8 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	97.3% Outstanding	MC Read 30.9 MC Write 55.4 MC Mixed 29 110% 38.4 GB/s	SC Read 7.2 SC Write 23.2 SC Mixed 11 39% 13.8 GB/s	Latency 71.9 56% 71.9 ns
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 97.3% Great: 115%

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Desktop 87%

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Workstation 92%

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

CPU
Core i7-7800XIntel $216Bench 78%, 22,334 samples	108x
Core i7-7820XIntel $375Bench 80%, 28,524 samples	91x
Core i9-7900XIntel $420Bench 82%, 19,432 samples	57x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	87x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	62x
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples	45x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	20x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	17x
960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsung $139Bench 266%, 63,520 samples	15x

RAM
4x8GBUnknownBench 70%, 41,916 samples	133x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	45x
2x16GBUnknownBench 91%, 46,387 samples	40x

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Value: 74% - Very good

Total price: $791

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