MSI X99A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A20)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 108%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 94%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 97%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 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.
Graphics120% 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 Drive297% 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.
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)
Memory59 GB free of 64 GB @ 3 GHz
Display3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160715
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateJul 11 '18 at 23:37
Run Duration137 Seconds
Run User HKG-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing as expected (46th 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, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
86.2% Excellent
Memory 89
1-Core 120
2-Core 226
82% 145 Pts
4-Core 449
8-Core 714
71% 581 Pts
64-Core 916
57% 916 Pts
Poor: 74%
This bench: 86.2%
Great: 93%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 398.36
Performing below potential (30th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
120% Outstanding
Lighting 160
Reflection 195
Parallax 190
131% 182 fps
MRender 125
Gravity 171
Splatting 121
113% 139 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 120%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$139
326GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B6QCXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1810 1758 1708 1674 1668 1645 MB/s
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
297% Outstanding
Read 2,166
Write 1,807
Mixed 854
SusWrite 1,710
366% 1,634 MB/s
4K Read 45.9
4K Write 124
4K Mixed 61
214% 77.1 MB/s
DQ Read 1,112
DQ Write 702
DQ Mixed 861
654% 892 MB/s
Poor: 159%
This bench: 297%
Great: 353%
Hitachi HDN726040ALE614 4TB
667GB free
Firmware: APGNW7JH
SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 122 133 126 124 130 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (18th percentile)
71.6% Very good
Read 122
Write 128
Mixed 67.2
SusWrite 127
82% 111 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.8
160% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 59%
This bench: 71.6%
Great: 113%
Hitachi HDN726060ALE614 6TB
216GB free
Firmware: APGNW7JH
SusWrite @10s intervals: 149 150 153 146 152 149 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)
70.1% Very good
Read 94
Write 108
Mixed 67.5
SusWrite 150
77% 105 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 3.1
4K Mixed 0.5
159% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 62%
This bench: 70.1%
Great: 121%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMU32GX4M2C3000C15 4x16GB
4 of 8 slots used
64GB DIMM DDR4 3000 MHz clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (84th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
107% Outstanding
MC Read 37.8
MC Write 49
MC Mixed 38.6
119% 41.8 GB/s
SC Read 12.6
SC Write 20
SC Mixed 18.9
49% 17.2 GB/s
Latency 68.4
58% 68.4 ns
Poor: 64%
This bench: 107%
Great: 128%

 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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