MSI X99A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A20)

Performance Results


Gaming 27% Raft	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 25% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 98.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	17.7% 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 Drive	72.1% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A20
Motherboard	MSI X99A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A20) (all builds)
Memory	28.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160914
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 22 '18 at 04:09
Run Duration	167 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6850K-$190 29,279 User benchmarks, average bench 84% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	98.2% Outstanding	Memory 96.8 1-Core 134 2-Core 268 93% 166 Pts	4-Core 535 8-Core 882 86% 708 Pts	64-Core 1,052 65% 1,052 Pts
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 98.2% Great: 93%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560 214,030 User benchmarks, average bench 79% EVGA(3842 4998) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1531 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 416.34 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	17.7% Very poor	Lighting 20 Reflection 23 Parallax 18.7 16% 20.6 fps	MRender 28.5 Gravity 19.9 Splatting 26 20% 24.8 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 17.7% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB-$35 176,713 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 101GB free (System drive) Firmware: 583ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 153 132 154 143 120 141 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	72.1% Very good	Read 224 Write 192 Mixed 219 SusWrite 141 44% 194 MB/s	4K Read 29.4 4K Write 111 4K Mixed 40.9 156% 60.3 MB/s	DQ Read 166 DQ Write 138 DQ Mixed 115 96% 140 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 72.1% Great: 85%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 162GB free Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 443 315 315 317 316 316 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	123% Outstanding	Read 516 Write 492 Mixed 458 SusWrite 337 101% 451 MB/s	4K Read 45.1 4K Write 122 4K Mixed 62.1 212% 76.3 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 334 DQ Mixed 353 266% 357 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 129%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$58 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 593GB free Firmware: 05.00K05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 104 104 104 105 105 MB/s Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)	53.1% Above average	Read 79.8 Write 74.5 Mixed 54.5 SusWrite 105 58% 78.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 0.9 183% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 53.1% Great: 76%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$58 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 176GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 83 83 84 84 83 MB/s Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	59.1% Above average	Read 122 Write 116 Mixed 47.5 SusWrite 83.6 67% 92.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.9 182% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 59.1% Great: 76%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1TB free Firmware: CC27 SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 137 138 141 142 138 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	88.5% Excellent	Read 169 Write 144 Mixed 81.7 SusWrite 140 98% 134 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.6 127% 1 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 88.5% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMK16GX4M2B3200C16 CMK16GX4M2B3200C16 CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 32GB 168 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 3000, 3000, 3000, 3000 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	121% Outstanding	MC Read 43.3 MC Write 55.7 MC Mixed 40.8 133% 46.6 GB/s	SC Read 16.4 SC Write 22.3 SC Mixed 23 59% 20.6 GB/s	Latency 51.2 78% 51.2 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 121%

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Workstation 79%

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Motherboard: MSI X99A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A20) - $223

CPU
Core i7-6800KIntel $107Bench 81%, 50,196 samples	332x
Core i7-6850KIntel $190Bench 84%, 29,279 samples	179x
Core i7-5820KIntel $130Bench 77%, 101,694 samples	113x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	177x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $350Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	117x
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	84x

SSD
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $139Bench 213%, 165,668 samples	40x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	30x
950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsung $330Bench 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 $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	13x

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Value: 92% - Outstanding

Total price: $664

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Intel Core i5-12600K $166	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $150
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $388	WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB $89
Intel Core i5-12400F $110	Nvidia RTX 4070 $520	Crucial T700 M.2 4TB $353