MSI X99A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A20)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 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 94.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	152% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7A20
Motherboard	MSI X99A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A20) (all builds)
Memory	26.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180615
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 27 '19 at 08:56
Run Duration	183 Seconds
Run User	COL-User
Background CPU	13%

PC Performing as expected (49^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6800K-$78 50,196 User benchmarks, average bench 81% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	94.4% Outstanding	Memory 94.6 1-Core 131 2-Core 261 91% 162 Pts	4-Core 507 8-Core 751 78% 629 Pts	64-Core 984 61% 984 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 94.4% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% EVGA(3842 6797) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 3002 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 440.97 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 133 Reflection 192 Parallax 194 108% 173 fps	Gravity 178 Splatting 124 130% 151 fps
Poor: 109% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX6000 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$40 8,737 User benchmarks, average bench 119% 171GB free (System drive) Firmware: V6005-a9 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 822 789 848 843 806 769 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	152% Outstanding	Read 611 Write 766 Mixed 630 SusWrite 813 160% 705 MB/s	4K Read 39.2 4K Write 124 4K Mixed 54.5 195% 72.5 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 406 DQ Mixed 304 253% 362 MB/s
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 152% Great: 153%
Adata SU630 480GB 31,107 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 57GB free Firmware: S0423B0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 6.2 191 418 156 3.3 17 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	37.5% Below average	Read 472 Write 431 Mixed 9.5 SusWrite 132 58% 261 MB/s	4K Read 24.2 4K Write 5.5 4K Mixed 0.4 40% 10 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 37.5% Great: 99%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 527GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 159 163 163 160 168 166 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	93.1% Outstanding	Read 162 Write 161 Mixed 78.8 SusWrite 163 103% 141 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.8 140% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 93.1% Great: 113%
Hitachi HDT721010SLA360 1TB-$497 27,212 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 931GB free Firmware: ST6OA3AA SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 85 84 84 89 89 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	49.1% Average	Read 85 Write 64 Mixed 38 SusWrite 86 50% 68.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.8 140% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 49.1% Great: 61%
HGST Travelstar 5K1000 2.5" 1TB 129,581 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 100GB free Firmware: JA0OA7H0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 44 52 52 53 56 52 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	30% Below average	Read 53 Write 38.5 Mixed 22.2 SusWrite 51.4 30% 41.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.4 84% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 30% Great: 57%
VendorCo ProductCode 16GB 7,454 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 4GB free, PID 5678 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 2.5 4.9 7.7 7.6 7.3 7.3 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	3.78% Terrible	Read 13.3 Write 6.2 Mixed 0.3 SusWrite 6.2 7% 6.5 MB/s	4K Read 2.1 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 8% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 3.78% Great: 8%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown BLS4G4D26BFSC.8FB BLT4G4D26AFTA.8FBD BLT4G4D26AFTA.8FBD BLS4G4D26BFSC.8FB BLS4G4D26BFSC.8FB BLT4G4D26AFTA.8FBD BLT4G4D26AFTA.8FBD BLS4G4D26BFSC.8FB 32GB 2667, 2667, 2667, 2667, 2667, 2667, 2667, 2667 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	127% Outstanding	MC Read 44.1 MC Write 59.2 MC Mixed 46.1 142% 49.8 GB/s	SC Read 15.4 SC Write 21.9 SC Mixed 22.2 57% 19.8 GB/s	Latency 58.3 69% 58.3 ns

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Desktop 88%

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Workstation 79%

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

CPU
Core i7-6800KIntel $78Bench 81%, 50,196 samples	325x
Core i7-6850KIntel $115Bench 84%, 29,279 samples	179x
Core i7-5820KIntel $130Bench 77%, 101,694 samples	111x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	172x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	115x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	84x

SSD
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 213%, 165,668 samples	40x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	28x
950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsung $625Bench 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 $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	13x

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Value: 71% - Very good

Total price: $744

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $182	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) $30	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