MSI X99A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A20)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 13% Tree trunk	Desktop 72% Battleship	Workstation 12% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (20th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 80 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With 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 71.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	19.2% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (71%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A20
Motherboard	MSI X99A GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A20) (all builds)
Memory	3.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180615
Uptime	3.4 Days
Run Date	Feb 17 '19 at 07:10
Run Duration	185 Seconds
Run User	NCL-User
Background CPU	71%

PC Performing way below expectations (20^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 3.45 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	71.1% Very good	Memory 78.3 1-Core 106 2-Core 198 72% 127 Pts	4-Core 344 8-Core 581 56% 463 Pts	64-Core 758 47% 758 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 71.1% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% MSI(1462 3602) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 418.91 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	19.2% Very poor	Lighting 21.7 Reflection 25 Parallax 20.3 18% 22.3 fps	MRender 31 Gravity 21.7 Splatting 28.1 22% 26.9 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 19.2% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 33GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,797 Write 1,205 Mixed 572 261% 1,191 MB/s	4K Read 38.9 4K Write 117 4K Mixed 53.5 189% 69.8 MB/s	DQ Read 859 DQ Write 774 DQ Mixed 720 566% 784 MB/s
Poor: 142% Great: 236%
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 17GB free Firmware: DB6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 4,026 Write 2,760 Mixed 3270 744% 3,352 MB/s	4K Read 402 4K Write 220 4K Mixed 272 1,074% 298 MB/s	DQ Read 1,002 DQ Write 646 DQ Mixed 837 620% 828 MB/s
Poor: 64% Great: 118%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$40 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 974GB free Firmware: CC25 SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 89 85 95 99 99 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	55.8% Above average	Read 102 Write 102 Mixed 63.8 SusWrite 92.5 66% 90.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 146% 1 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 55.8% Great: 113%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 214GB free Firmware: CC27 SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 127 138 144 153 153 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	81.1% Excellent	Read 144 Write 152 Mixed 86.3 SusWrite 140 96% 130 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 132% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 81.1% Great: 114%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$48 144,544 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 972GB free Firmware: 1A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 108 117 123 130 128 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	67.3% Good	Read 116 Write 118 Mixed 101 SusWrite 118 84% 113 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 3.3 4K Mixed 0.9 199% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 67.3% Great: 112%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 798GB free Firmware: AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 65 73 72 72 79 77 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	46.7% Average	Read 89.5 Write 82 Mixed 63.8 SusWrite 73.1 57% 77.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 46.7% Great: 67%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown + 1x16GB 13 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 1 of 8 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	32% Below average	MC Read 12 MC Write 10.5 MC Mixed 9.8 31% 10.8 GB/s	SC Read 9.1 SC Write 9.2 SC Mixed 8.2 25% 8.83 GB/s	Latency 83.8 48% 83.8 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 32% Great: 43%

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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 $400Bench 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 $94Bench 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 $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	13x

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Value: 71% - Very good

Total price: $769

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16