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

Performance Results


Gaming 118% UFO	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 112% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 96%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	120% 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	234% 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	56GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 56GB 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	51.9 GB free of 56 GB @ 2.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200601
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jul 03 '20 at 18:15
Run Duration	295 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	5%

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PC Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-7940X-$654 4,560 User benchmarks, average bench 83% CPU0, 1 CPU, 14 cores, 28 threads Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	96% Outstanding	Memory 83 1-Core 144 2-Core 292 93% 173 Pts	4-Core 583 8-Core 1,160 103% 871 Pts	64-Core 928 58% 928 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 96% Great: 95%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Zotac(19DA 0426) CLim: 2126 MHz, MLim: 2800 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 451.48 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	120% Outstanding	Lighting 163 Reflection 165 Parallax 142 133% 157 fps	MRender 130 Gravity 154 Splatting 121 109% 135 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$92 154,949 User benchmarks, average bench 235% 146GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 635 302 313 317 317 313 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	234% Outstanding	Read 2,136 Write 1,471 Mixed 1193 SusWrite 366 286% 1,292 MB/s	4K Read 47.6 4K Write 196 4K Mixed 67.2 262% 103 MB/s	DQ Read 977 DQ Write 1,097 DQ Mixed 1,004 765% 1,026 MB/s
Poor: 160% ↑ This bench: 234% Great: 280%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 4TB 1,422 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 1.5TB free Firmware: 1.0. SusWrite @10s intervals: 289 291 291 290 292 291 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	37.7% Below average	Read 415 Write 182 Mixed 56.1 SusWrite 291 52% 236 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 10.1 4K Mixed 2.1 10% 4.5 MB/s	DQ Read 6.9 DQ Write 9.6 DQ Mixed 6.5 5% 7.67 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 37.7% Great: 565%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 253GB 34 User benchmarks, average bench 107% 233GB free Firmware: 1.0. SusWrite @10s intervals: 607 608 606 608 609 607 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	141% Outstanding	Read 969 Write 603 Mixed 407 SusWrite 607 144% 646 MB/s	4K Read 28.3 4K Write 103 4K Mixed 38.9 147% 56.8 MB/s	DQ Read 324 DQ Write 576 DQ Mixed 307 274% 403 MB/s
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 141% Great: 141%
Samsung PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB 99,566 User benchmarks, average bench 177% 208GB free Firmware: CXB7401Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 497 317 319 319 316 315 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	233% Outstanding	Read 1,811 Write 1243 Mixed 838 SusWrite 347 235% 1,060 MB/s	4K Read 47.4 4K Write 172 4K Mixed 71.4 254% 97 MB/s	DQ Read 1,550 DQ Write 1172 DQ Mixed 1,014 852% 1,245 MB/s
Poor: 106% ↑ This bench: 233% Great: 236%
LSI MR9261-8i 478GB 444GB free Firmware: 2.13 SusWrite @10s intervals: 618 70 71 87 71 76 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples

LSI MR9261-8i 2TB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 99% 1.5TB free Firmware: 2.13 SusWrite @10s intervals: 373 380 373 383 378 381 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
Poor: 57% Great: 137%
LSI MR9261-8i 2TB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 99% 2TB free Firmware: 2.13 SusWrite @10s intervals: 234 233 231 233 236 235 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
Poor: 57% Great: 137%
TOSHIBA USB FLASH DRIVE 32GB 950 User benchmarks, average bench 11% 22GB free, PID 6545 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.5 6.8 7.2 8.4 7.2 8.4 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	16.3% Very poor	Read 86.5 Write 27 Mixed 4.2 SusWrite 6.9 30% 31.1 MB/s	4K Read 9.5 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 35% 3.17 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 16.3% Great: 22%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS8G4D240FSB.16FARG BLS8G4D240FSB.16FBD BLS8G4D240FSB.16FARG BLS8G4D240FSB.16FARG BLS8G4D30AESBK.M8FE BLS8G4D30AESBK.M8FE BLS8G4D240FSB.16FARG 56GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 109% 2600, 2600, 2600, 2600, 2600, 2600, 2600 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	99.6% Outstanding	MC Read 33.9 MC Write 48.7 MC Mixed 35.1 112% 39.2 GB/s	SC Read 9 SC Write 23.9 SC Mixed 12.9 44% 15.3 GB/s	Latency 75.2 53% 75.2 ns
Poor: 100% ↑ This bench: 99.6% Great: 117%

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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 $393Bench 82%, 19,432 samples	57x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	87x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	62x
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples	45x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $96Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	20x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $150Bench 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: 73% - Very good

Total price: $797

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16