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

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 30%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 28%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 84.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics29.7% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive284% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7A95
MotherboardMSI X299 GAMING PRO CARBON AC (MS-7A95)  (all builds)
Memory12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170602
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 24 '18 at 02:30
Run Duration128 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7800X-$216
CPU0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
84.3% Excellent
Memory 79.2
1-Core 127
2-Core 250
84% 152 Pts
4-Core 480
8-Core 774
77% 627 Pts
64-Core 958
59% 958 Pts
Poor: 69%
This bench: 84.3%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 760-$209
EVGA(3842 2768) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1306 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 398.82
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
29.7% Poor
Lighting 34.6
Reflection 31.8
Parallax 37.7
28% 34.7 fps
MRender 43.7
Gravity 41.5
Splatting 36.3
33% 40.5 fps
Poor: 24%
This bench: 29.7%
Great: 28%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB
572GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CXY74D1Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1199 1200 1193 1196 1193 1194 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
284% Outstanding
Read 1,891
Write 1,533
Mixed 957
SusWrite 1,196
312% 1,394 MB/s
4K Read 55.4
4K Write 165
4K Mixed 76.1
269% 98.8 MB/s
DQ Read 1,286
DQ Write 1,072
DQ Mixed 1,165
876% 1,174 MB/s
Poor: 131%
This bench: 284%
Great: 294%
Thnsn51t02duk NVMe TOSHIBA 1024GB
954GB free
Firmware: 5KDA4103 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 609 441 439 441 441 441 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
182% Outstanding
Read 1,102
Write 935
Mixed 943
SusWrite 469
193% 862 MB/s
4K Read 43.6
4K Write 167
4K Mixed 65.6
239% 92.2 MB/s
DQ Read 931
DQ Write 699
DQ Mixed 798
601% 809 MB/s
Poor: 81%
This bench: 182%
Great: 173%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 2x8GB
2 of 8 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below potential (38th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
53% Above average
MC Read 17.1
MC Write 25.5
MC Mixed 14.9
55% 19.2 GB/s
SC Read 9.1
SC Write 19.3
SC Mixed 10.4
37% 12.9 GB/s
Latency 82
49% 82 ns
Poor: 29%
This bench: 53%
Great: 97%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical X299 GAMING PRO CARBON AC (MS-7A95) Builds (Compare 429 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 98%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 87%
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Workstation
Workstation 92%
Nuclear submarine

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 73% - Very good Total price: $791
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