MSI X99A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A20)

Performance Results


Gaming 110% UFO	Desktop 100% UFO	Workstation 101% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 98.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	109% 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	249% 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	12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

System	MSI MS-7A20
Motherboard	MSI X99A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A20) (all builds)
Memory	8.5 GB free of 12 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20190613
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 24 '22 at 00:41
Run Duration	215 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing above expectations (70^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-$103 50,196 User benchmarks, average bench 81% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	98.1% Outstanding	Memory 97.4 1-Core 142 2-Core 237 92% 159 Pts	4-Core 531 8-Core 867 86% 699 Pts	64-Core 1,075 66% 1,075 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 98.1% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% PNY(196E 119E) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2050 MHz, MLim: 2877 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 516.59 Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	109% Outstanding	Lighting 138 Reflection 149 Parallax 140 113% 143 fps	MRender 126 Gravity 141 Splatting 125 107% 131 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 367,854 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 310GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1078 824 830 839 827 834 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	249% Outstanding	Read 2,377 Write 2,224 Mixed 1,672 SusWrite 872 400% 1,786 MB/s	4K Read 50.8 4K Write 95.5 4K Mixed 66.1 212% 70.8 MB/s	DQ Read 1,004 DQ Write 550 DQ Mixed 849 612% 801 MB/s
Poor: 178% ↑ This bench: 249% Great: 355%
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52 296,814 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 173GB free Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 485 483 398 294 294 294 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 495 Write 460 Mixed 422 SusWrite 375 99% 438 MB/s	4K Read 40.3 4K Write 79.5 4K Mixed 53 171% 57.6 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 339 DQ Mixed 356 268% 360 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 128%
WD Gold 6TB (2016) -$181 2,043 User benchmarks, average bench 101% 4TB free Firmware: 01.01M02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 195 204 198 195 195 205 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	115% Outstanding	Read 200 Write 205 Mixed 83.8 SusWrite 199 125% 172 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 4.7 4K Mixed 0.9 229% 2.2 MB/s
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 121%
Seagate ST33000651NS 3TB 6,381 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 1.5TB free Firmware: G009 SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 112 112 113 112 110 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	63.3% Good	Read 109 Write 108 Mixed 62 SusWrite 111 72% 97.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1 189% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 63.3% Great: 86%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3000 C15 3x4GB 33 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 3 of 8 slots used 12GB DIMM DDR4 3000 MHz clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	MC Read 45.1 MC Write 46.2 MC Mixed 37.6 123% 43 GB/s	SC Read 17.7 SC Write 24.5 SC Mixed 25 64% 22.4 GB/s	Latency 48.7 82% 48.7 ns
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 114%

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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 $103Bench 81%, 50,196 samples	326x
Core i7-6850KIntel $115Bench 84%, 29,279 samples	179x
Core i7-5820KIntel $130Bench 77%, 101,694 samples	112x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	173x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	116x
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 $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	29x
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: 114% - Outstanding

Total price: $564

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) $29	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