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

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 43%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 74%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 40%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (41st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 59 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 68.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics58.2% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive166% 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.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (70%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7A95
MotherboardMSI X299 GAMING PRO CARBON AC (MS-7A95)  (all builds)
Memory4.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170602
Uptime7 Days
Run DateAug 19 '18 at 07:20
Run Duration150 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU 70%
Watch Gameplay: 1060-6GB + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing as expected (41st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7800X-$216
CPU0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
68.4% Good
Memory 70.9
1-Core 84.1
2-Core 174
62% 110 Pts
4-Core 354
8-Core 583
57% 469 Pts
64-Core 784
48% 784 Pts
Poor: 69%
This bench: 68.4%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
Nvidia(10DE 11D7) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 388.31
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
58.2% Above average
Lighting 73.7
Reflection 71.5
Parallax 62.4
60% 69.2 fps
MRender 66.5
Gravity 62.5
Splatting 69.4
54% 66.1 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 58.2%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$100
84GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 492 312 312 306 307 293 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
166% Outstanding
Read 1,596
Write 1,419
Mixed 1,037
SusWrite 337
244% 1,097 MB/s
4K Read 37
4K Write 60.1
4K Mixed 45.5
146% 47.5 MB/s
DQ Read 944
DQ Write 673
DQ Mixed 830
614% 816 MB/s
Poor: 160%
This bench: 166%
Great: 280%
Seagate IronWolf 6TB (2017)-$121
4.5TB free
Firmware: SC60
SusWrite @10s intervals: 194 204 189 191 198 203 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
118% Outstanding
Read 211
Write 204
Mixed 70.3
SusWrite 196
124% 170 MB/s
4K Read 7
4K Write 4.2
4K Mixed 1.2
503% 4.13 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 118%
Great: 110%
Seagate IronWolf 6TB (2017)-$121
2.5TB free
Firmware: SC60
SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 93 76 78 103 85 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)
61.6% Good
Read 125
Write 54
Mixed 8.2
SusWrite 89.1
50% 69 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 3.7
4K Mixed 0.8
187% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 61.6%
Great: 110%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 2x8GB
2 of 8 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)
50.1% Above average
MC Read 15
MC Write 26.7
MC Mixed 14.8
54% 18.8 GB/s
SC Read 5.9
SC Write 14.8
SC Mixed 8.7
28% 9.8 GB/s
Latency 99.2
40% 99.2 ns
Poor: 29%
This bench: 50.1%
Great: 97%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming
Gaming 98%
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Desktop
Desktop 87%
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Workstation
Workstation 92%
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Motherboard: MSI X299 GAMING PRO CARBON AC (MS-7A95)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 74% - Very good Total price: $796
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