MSI X99A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A20)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 83%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 78%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (38th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 62 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics108% 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 Drive76.4% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7A20
MotherboardMSI X99A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A20)  (all builds)
Memory8.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.5 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160914
Uptime4.6 Days
Run DateMay 31 '19 at 10:57
Run Duration139 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU 18%

 PC Performing below expectations (38th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-5960X-$285
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3.05 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (35th percentile)
76.7% Very good
Memory 89.1
1-Core 85.1
2-Core 156
67% 110 Pts
4-Core 346
8-Core 661
60% 504 Pts
64-Core 962
60% 962 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 76.7%
Great: 94%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 430.64
Performing below potential (4th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
108% Outstanding
Lighting 135
Reflection 180
Parallax 180
110% 165 fps
MRender 119
Gravity 165
Splatting 118
109% 134 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 108%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SanDisk SSD Plus 240GB-$28
71GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 10RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 337 379 397 385 394 372 MB/s
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
76.4% Very good
Read 365
Write 362
Mixed 253
SusWrite 377
76% 339 MB/s
4K Read 24.3
4K Write 74.5
4K Mixed 16.6
98% 38.5 MB/s
DQ Read 172
DQ Write 293
DQ Mixed 110
118% 191 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 76.4%
Great: 86%
WD Blue 3TB (2015)-$80
1.5TB free
Firmware: 0A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 103 107 107 106 105 MB/s
Performing below expectations (30th percentile)
60.8% Good
Read 106
Write 106
Mixed 101
SusWrite 105
78% 105 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 0.9
176% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 46%
This bench: 60.8%
Great: 96%
WD Blue 3TB (2015)-$80
3TB free
Firmware: 0A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 136 137 136 138 139 138 MB/s
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
78.8% Very good
Read 137
Write 119
Mixed 106
SusWrite 138
92% 125 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 1
199% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 46%
This bench: 78.8%
Great: 96%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3466 C16 2x8GB
2 of 8 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 3466 MHz clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (8th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
61.1% Good
MC Read 27.9
MC Write 19.9
MC Mixed 19.2
64% 22.3 GB/s
SC Read 12
SC Write 14.3
SC Mixed 14.3
39% 13.5 GB/s
Latency 68.3
58% 68.3 ns
Poor: 54%
This bench: 61.1%
Great: 118%

 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 789 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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