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

Performance Results


Gaming 122% UFO	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 115% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 98.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	121% 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	237% 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	51.5 GB free of 56 GB @ 2.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200601
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 06 '20 at 10:05
Run Duration	353 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-7940X-$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 (99^th percentile)	98.8% Outstanding	Memory 90.4 1-Core 145 2-Core 288 96% 174 Pts	4-Core 574 8-Core 1,146 101% 860 Pts	64-Core 925 57% 925 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 98.8% Great: 95%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210 663,603 User benchmarks, average bench 115% MSI(1462 3860) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3950 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 451.48 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	121% Outstanding	Lighting 160 Reflection 152 Parallax 150 130% 154 fps	MRender 208 Gravity 134 Splatting 109 118% 151 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 123%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$92 154,949 User benchmarks, average bench 235% 102GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 641 325 325 322 320 320 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	237% Outstanding	Read 2,128 Write 1,461 Mixed 1,216 SusWrite 376 287% 1,295 MB/s	4K Read 49.7 4K Write 202 4K Mixed 67.8 269% 107 MB/s	DQ Read 974 DQ Write 1136 DQ Mixed 1,001 769% 1037 MB/s
Poor: 160% ↑ This bench: 237% Great: 280%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 4TB 1,422 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 1.5TB free Firmware: 1.0. SusWrite @10s intervals: 364 369 369 368 370 370 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	38.9% Below average	Read 320 Write 200 Mixed 54 SusWrite 368 53% 236 MB/s	4K Read 1.7 4K Write 10.5 4K Mixed 2.2 11% 4.8 MB/s	DQ Read 6.8 DQ Write 9.2 DQ Mixed 6.7 5% 7.57 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 38.9% Great: 565%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 253GB 34 User benchmarks, average bench 107% 233GB free Firmware: 1.0. SusWrite @10s intervals: 462 465 464 466 464 464 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 717 Write 606 Mixed 334 SusWrite 464 118% 530 MB/s	4K Read 26.9 4K Write 90.8 4K Mixed 35.7 135% 51.1 MB/s	DQ Read 219 DQ Write 360 DQ Mixed 227 190% 269 MB/s
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 141%
Samsung PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB 99,566 User benchmarks, average bench 177% 94GB free Firmware: CXB7401Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 510 322 321 318 312 315 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	232% Outstanding	Read 1,811 Write 1,326 Mixed 1,022 SusWrite 350 250% 1,127 MB/s	4K Read 47.7 4K Write 174 4K Mixed 66 249% 95.8 MB/s	DQ Read 1559 DQ Write 1,242 DQ Mixed 1,112 911% 1,304 MB/s
Poor: 106% ↑ This bench: 232% Great: 236%
LSI MR9261-8i 478GB 339GB free Firmware: 2.13 SusWrite @10s intervals: 605 57 57 59 58 59 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: 365 367 373 368 370 369 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: 232 231 234 234 234 234 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: 5.7 5.8 7.2 8.4 7.2 8.4 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	16.3% Very poor	Read 86.8 Write 27.3 Mixed 9.2 SusWrite 7.1 32% 32.6 MB/s	4K Read 9.3 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 34% 3.1 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	117% Outstanding	MC Read 40.1 MC Write 59.4 MC Mixed 41.4 134% 47 GB/s	SC Read 8.2 SC Write 24 SC Mixed 12.2 42% 14.8 GB/s	Latency 66.7 60% 66.7 ns
Poor: 100% ↑ This bench: 117% 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 $206Bench 78%, 22,334 samples	109x
Core i7-7820XIntel $375Bench 80%, 28,524 samples	92x
Core i9-7900XIntel $349Bench 82%, 19,432 samples	57x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	87x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	63x
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples	46x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $91Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	20x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $159Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	17x
960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsung $139Bench 266%, 63,520 samples	15x

RAM
4x8GBUnknownBench 70%, 41,916 samples	134x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	46x
2x16GBUnknownBench 91%, 46,387 samples	40x

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Value: 74% - Very good

Total price: $782

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $44	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16