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

Performance Results


Gaming 92% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 104% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	112% 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	310% 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	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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 (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

21 months ago, 21 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A95
Motherboard	MSI X299 GAMING PRO CARBON AC (MS-7A95) (all builds)
Memory	57.5 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200601
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 16 '22 at 22:27
Run Duration	255 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	11%

PC Performing as expected (56^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-7920X-$250 5,430 User benchmarks, average bench 82% CPU0, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 24 threads Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 3.75 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	78.9% Very good	Memory 71 1-Core 120 2-Core 236 78% 142 Pts	4-Core 465 8-Core 868 80% 667 Pts	64-Core 1,840 114% 1,840 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 78.9% Great: 91%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-Ti 16,406 User benchmarks, average bench 232% EVGA(3842 4985) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 5250 MHz, Ram: 22.5GB, Driver: 516.59 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Disable monitor sync before benchmarking (141 fps cap detected)	112% Outstanding	Lighting 140 Reflection 141 Parallax 142 114% 141 fps	MRender 140 Gravity 141 Splatting 141 115% 141 fps
Poor: 205% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 247%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$320 38,669 User benchmarks, average bench 327% 754GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1679 1677 1660 1622 1612 1619 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	310% Outstanding	Read 2178 Write 2,002 Mixed 1,287 SusWrite 1,645 399% 1,778 MB/s	4K Read 47.2 4K Write 184 4K Mixed 66.8 255% 99.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1,139 DQ Write 846 DQ Mixed 973 733% 986 MB/s
Poor: 215% ↑ This bench: 310% Great: 425%
WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB (2019)-$300 4,259 User benchmarks, average bench 263% 1TB free Firmware: 102430WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2152 1825 1337 1332 1337 1336 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	294% Outstanding	Read 1,882 Write 2,204 Mixed 1,759 SusWrite 1,553 417% 1,850 MB/s	4K Read 39.9 4K Write 200 4K Mixed 64.8 249% 102 MB/s	DQ Read 1,221 DQ Write 942 DQ Mixed 1,084 810% 1,083 MB/s
Poor: 183% ↑ This bench: 294% Great: 320%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$67 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 3TB free Firmware: CC24 SusWrite @10s intervals: 149 156 157 155 159 159 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	88.4% Excellent	Read 153 Write 130 Mixed 84.7 SusWrite 156 96% 131 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.7 133% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 88.4% Great: 113%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$48 144,544 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 990GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 145 144 143 146 147 145 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	80.1% Excellent	Read 134 Write 126 Mixed 85.4 SusWrite 145 90% 122 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 3.6 4K Mixed 1 215% 1.83 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 80.1% Great: 112%
WD Green 1TB (2009)-$64 103,919 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 734GB free Firmware: 01.00A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 93 92 93 94 94 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	52.9% Above average	Read 91.7 Write 86.7 Mixed 60.5 SusWrite 92.5 61% 82.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 132% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 52.9% Great: 57%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 8TB 1,841 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 6TB free, PID ab38 SusWrite @10s intervals: 179 178 175 180 180 180 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	74.9% Very good	Read 137 Write 156 Mixed 101 SusWrite 178 198% 143 MB/s	4K Read 7.2 4K Write 4.7 4K Mixed 0.7 210% 4.2 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 74.9% Great: 75%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 4x16GB 9,153 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 4 of 8 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (37^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	86.8% Excellent	MC Read 29.2 MC Write 46.3 MC Mixed 28.2 99% 34.6 GB/s	SC Read 7.3 SC Write 21.1 SC Mixed 9.3 36% 12.6 GB/s	Latency 99.1 40% 99.1 ns
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 86.8% Great: 140%

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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 $413Bench 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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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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