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

Performance Results


Gaming 113% UFO	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 123% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 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 88.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	125% 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	268% 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A95
Motherboard	MSI X299 GAMING PRO CARBON AC (MS-7A95) (all builds)
Memory	28.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180731
Uptime	7 Days
Run Date	Dec 03 '18 at 15:35
Run Duration	154 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-7900X-$462 19,432 User benchmarks, average bench 82% CPU0, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.85 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	88.3% Excellent	Memory 81.5 1-Core 125 2-Core 253 84% 153 Pts	4-Core 510 8-Core 1,002 89% 756 Pts	64-Core 1,723 107% 1,723 Pts
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 88.3% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Nvidia(10DE 120F) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 417.1 Performing below potential (55^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	125% Outstanding	Lighting 175 Reflection 191 Parallax 174 142% 180 fps	MRender 120 Gravity 171 Splatting 114 109% 135 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$625 54,978 User benchmarks, average bench 223% 443GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1274 1419 1415 1415 1422 1429 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	268% Outstanding	Read 1,905 Write 1,277 Mixed 745 SusWrite 1,396 297% 1,331 MB/s	4K Read 51.1 4K Write 187 4K Mixed 56.8 249% 98.3 MB/s	DQ Read 1,050 DQ Write 394 DQ Mixed 429 394% 625 MB/s
Poor: 138% ↑ This bench: 268% Great: 283%
Crucial MX300 1TB-$130 21,936 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 978GB free Firmware: M0CR021 SusWrite @10s intervals: 430 469 465 460 459 461 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 398 Write 475 Mixed 380 SusWrite 457 97% 427 MB/s	4K Read 26.7 4K Write 114 4K Mixed 41.7 154% 60.8 MB/s	DQ Read 360 DQ Write 326 DQ Mixed 338 255% 341 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 105%
MB2000GCQDD 2TB 55 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 2TB free Firmware: HPG2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 133 134 134 128 135 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	79.5% Very good	Read 144 Write 134 Mixed 108 SusWrite 133 96% 129 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 3.2 4K Mixed 1.1 232% 1.83 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 79.5% Great: 82%
MB2000GCQDD 2TB 55 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 2TB free Firmware: HPG2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 138 139 139 132 139 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	84.1% Excellent	Read 156 Write 143 Mixed 118 SusWrite 137 102% 138 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.1 237% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 84.1% Great: 82%

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 clocked @ 2666 MHz Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	94.4% Outstanding	MC Read 31.8 MC Write 52 MC Mixed 28.4 107% 37.4 GB/s	SC Read 8 SC Write 21.1 SC Mixed 10.8 38% 13.3 GB/s	Latency 77.9 51% 77.9 ns
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 94.4% 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 $462Bench 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 $95Bench 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: $795

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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