MSI X99A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A20)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 83%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 106%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics103% 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 Drive106% 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMSI MS-7A20
MotherboardMSI X99A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A20)  (all builds)
Memory61.4 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160914
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 11 '17 at 03:58
Run Duration83 Seconds
Run User FRA-User
Background CPU1%
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 PC Performing as expected (53rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Xeon E5-2696 v4
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 22 cores, 44 threads
Base clock 2.2 GHz, turbo 2.15 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
75.8% Very good
Memory 81.9
1-Core 95.4
2-Core 186
70% 121 Pts
4-Core 374
8-Core 739
66% 556 Pts
64-Core 2,697
167% 2,697 Pts
Poor: 65%
This bench: 75.8%
Great: 84%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
Nvidia(10DE 1B80) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1923 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 382.5
Performing below potential (56th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
103% Outstanding
Lighting 131
Reflection 147
Parallax 124
107% 134 fps
MRender 116
Gravity 129
Splatting 109
96% 118 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 103%
Great: 110%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$150
818GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
106% Outstanding
Read 716
Write 542
Mixed 573
136% 611 MB/s
4K Read 31.4
4K Write 43.8
4K Mixed 24.7
102% 33.3 MB/s
DQ Read 357
DQ Write 241
DQ Mixed 17.3
89% 205 MB/s
Poor: 157%
This bench: 106%
Great: 302%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws 4 DDR4 2133 C15 8x8GB
8 of 8 slots used
64GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 2202 MHz
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
130% Outstanding
MC Read 58.9
MC Write 53.5
MC Mixed 46.9
152% 53.1 GB/s
SC Read 10.4
SC Write 15.8
SC Mixed 16.6
41% 14.3 GB/s
Latency 77.1
52% 77.1 ns
Poor: 101%
This bench: 130%
Great: 127%

 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 787 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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