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

Performance Results


Gaming 47% Yacht	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 47% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 85.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	48.3% 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 Drive	63% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

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System	Micro-Star MS-7A95
Motherboard	MSI X299 GAMING PRO CARBON AC (MS-7A95) (all builds)
Memory	24.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190710
Uptime	2.4 Days
Run Date	Jun 12 '20 at 15:35
Run Duration	189 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	77%

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PC Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7820X-$375 28,524 User benchmarks, average bench 80% CPU0, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	85.4% Excellent	Memory 75.9 1-Core 128 2-Core 254 83% 153 Pts	4-Core 509 8-Core 918 86% 713 Pts	64-Core 1,252 78% 1,252 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 85.4% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% EVGA(3842 6276) CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 446.14 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	48.3% Average	Lighting 54.6 Reflection 63 Parallax 51.1 44% 56.3 fps	MRender 78 Gravity 54.6 Splatting 71.2 56% 68 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 48.3% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Micron C400 RealSSD 128GB 11,312 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 33GB free (System drive) Firmware: 070H SusWrite @10s intervals: 162 143 139 137 125 128 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	63% Good	Read 416 Write 186 Mixed 216 SusWrite 139 53% 239 MB/s	4K Read 27.8 4K Write 97.1 4K Mixed 15.8 114% 46.9 MB/s	DQ Read 124 DQ Write 104 DQ Mixed 29.3 45% 85.7 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 63% Great: 70%
WD Black 6TB (2015)-$296 5,447 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 231GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 227 216 219 220 220 201 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	122% Outstanding	Read 206 Write 243 Mixed 127 SusWrite 217 146% 198 MB/s	4K Read 5.9 4K Write 3.2 4K Mixed 1.1 427% 3.4 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 118%
WD Black 6TB (2016)-$235 6,443 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 164GB free Firmware: 81.H0A81 SusWrite @10s intervals: 209 211 210 213 209 212 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	115% Outstanding	Read 190 Write 190 Mixed 73.7 SusWrite 211 121% 166 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 4.6 4K Mixed 0.7 205% 2.1 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 121%
WD Black 6TB (2016)-$235 6,443 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 100GB free Firmware: 81.H0A81 SusWrite @10s intervals: 202 198 198 201 203 202 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	115% Outstanding	Read 200 Write 200 Mixed 79 SusWrite 201 124% 170 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 6.4 4K Mixed 0.7 242% 2.73 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 121%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$61 253,816 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 199GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 68 67 69 70 70 68 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	46.7% Average	Read 93.3 Write 87 Mixed 66 SusWrite 68.8 58% 78.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.9 184% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 46.7% Great: 84%
Seagate IronWolf 12TB (2017)-$150 40 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 101GB free Firmware: SC60 SusWrite @10s intervals: 236 174 173 179 209 181 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 24% Great: 86%
Seagate IronWolf 12TB (2017)-$150 40 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 100GB free Firmware: SC60 SusWrite @10s intervals: 221 219 222 224 225 224 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 24% Great: 86%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 4x8GB 41,916 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 4 of 8 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	80.5% Excellent	MC Read 25.7 MC Write 44.2 MC Mixed 24.6 90% 31.5 GB/s	SC Read 7.2 SC Write 22 SC Mixed 9.6 37% 12.9 GB/s	Latency 88.4 45% 88.4 ns
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 80.5% Great: 115%

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Desktop 87%

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Workstation 92%

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

CPU
Core i7-7800XIntel $216Bench 78%, 22,334 samples	108x
Core i7-7820XIntel $375Bench 80%, 28,524 samples	91x
Core i9-7900XIntel $420Bench 82%, 19,432 samples	57x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	87x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	62x
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples	45x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	20x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	17x
960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsung $139Bench 266%, 63,520 samples	15x

RAM
4x8GBUnknownBench 70%, 41,916 samples	133x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	45x
2x16GBUnknownBench 91%, 46,387 samples	40x

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Value: 74% - Very good

Total price: $791

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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