MSI X99A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A20)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 82%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 76%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 86.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics89.7% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive91.3% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory64GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
SystemMSI MS-7A20
MotherboardMSI X99A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A20)  (all builds)
Memory58.4 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20160914
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateMar 13 '17 at 22:48
Run Duration211 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU8%
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 PC Performing above expectations (69th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6850K-$115
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
86.2% Excellent
Memory 91.5
1-Core 100
2-Core 199
76% 130 Pts
4-Core 435
8-Core 764
72% 600 Pts
64-Core 953
59% 953 Pts
Poor: 74%
This bench: 86.2%
Great: 93%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 372.54
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
89.7% Excellent
Lighting 113
Reflection 123
Parallax 105
92% 113 fps
MRender 100
Gravity 108
Splatting 106
86% 105 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 89.7%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109
270GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (13th percentile)
91.3% Outstanding
Read 507
Write 400
Mixed 317
90% 408 MB/s
4K Read 37.1
4K Write 57.7
4K Mixed 37.1
134% 44 MB/s
DQ Read 37.1
DQ Write 195
DQ Mixed 82.8
73% 105 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 91.3%
Great: 134%
Flash Drive AU_USB20 2GB
2GB free, PID 6387
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
6.49% Terrible
Read 19.9
Write 6.82
Mixed 9.57
13% 12.1 MB/s
4K Read 8.69
4K Write 0.02
4K Mixed 0.02
34% 2.91 MB/s
Poor: 4%
This bench: 6.49%
Great: 6%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 4x16GB-$143
4 of 8 slots used
64GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (80th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
107% Outstanding
MC Read 38.7
MC Write 48.9
MC Mixed 39
121% 42.2 GB/s
SC Read 12.7
SC Write 14.1
SC Mixed 16.6
41% 14.5 GB/s
Latency 64.9
62% 64.9 ns
Poor: 66%
This bench: 107%
Great: 135%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical X99A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A20) Builds (Compare 786 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 88%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 79%
Battleship

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 71% - Very good Total price: $769
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