MSI X299 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A95)

Performance Results


Gaming 180% UFO	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 214% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 84.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	217% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory	64GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A95
Motherboard	MSI X299 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A95) (all builds)
Memory	40 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180731
Uptime	11.4 Days
Run Date	Nov 16 '21 at 16:54
Run Duration	235 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	6%

PC Performing as expected (48^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-7940X-$654 4,560 User benchmarks, average bench 83% CPU0, 1 CPU, 14 cores, 28 threads Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 3.85 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	84.3% Excellent	Memory 75.2 1-Core 126 2-Core 251 82% 151 Pts	4-Core 500 8-Core 947 86% 723 Pts	64-Core 2,244 139% 2,244 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 84.3% Great: 95%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,306 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% Nvidia(10DE 147D) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 462.59 Performing below potential (72^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	217% Outstanding	Lighting 323 Reflection 301 Parallax 329 263% 317 fps	MRender 361 Gravity 260 Splatting 188 211% 270 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 217% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB (2018)-$59 8,648 User benchmarks, average bench 193% 28GB free (System drive) Firmware: 101110WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,688 Write 1,529 Mixed 1,327 337% 1,515 MB/s	4K Read 42.9 4K Write 180 4K Mixed 63.8 242% 95.5 MB/s	DQ Read 852 DQ Write 909 DQ Mixed 787 618% 849 MB/s
Poor: 141% Great: 228%
WD Black NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB (2018)-$74 6,712 User benchmarks, average bench 262% 737GB free Firmware: 101110WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1838 1401 1401 1400 1410 1393 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	289% Outstanding	Read 1,819 Write 2,064 Mixed 1,693 SusWrite 1,474 398% 1,762 MB/s	4K Read 43.8 4K Write 189 4K Mixed 64.6 249% 99 MB/s	DQ Read 1,278 DQ Write 1,002 DQ Mixed 1,114 841% 1,132 MB/s
Poor: 182% ↑ This bench: 289% Great: 335%
WD Blue 3D 1TB-$85 16,039 User benchmarks, average bench 100% 58GB free Firmware: X61190WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 429 457 427 441 455 454 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	90.1% Outstanding	Read 415 Write 261 Mixed 322 SusWrite 444 81% 360 MB/s	4K Read 24.4 4K Write 50.5 4K Mixed 28.5 100% 34.5 MB/s	DQ Read 374 DQ Write 320 DQ Mixed 251 214% 315 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 90.1% Great: 121%
WD WD6003FZBX-00K5WB0 6TB 9,527 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 1.5TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 121 128 128 122 127 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	76.3% Very good	Read 140 Write 144 Mixed 70.1 SusWrite 125 88% 120 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 5 4K Mixed 1.4 294% 2.5 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 76.3% Great: 138%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 8x8GB 4,255 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 8 of 8 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	91.8% Outstanding	MC Read 29.4 MC Write 49.7 MC Mixed 30.5 104% 36.5 GB/s	SC Read 7.1 SC Write 21.7 SC Mixed 10.5 37% 13.1 GB/s	Latency 90 44% 90 ns
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 91.8% Great: 142%

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Desktop 86%

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Workstation 92%

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

CPU
Core i7-7800XIntel $216Bench 78%, 22,334 samples	53x
Core i7-7820XIntel $375Bench 80%, 28,524 samples	53x
Core i9-7900XIntel $462Bench 82%, 19,432 samples	40x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	41x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,306Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	24x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	22x

SSD
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	19x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	19x
970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsung $170Bench 322%, 93,447 samples	18x

RAM
4x8GBUnknownBench 70%, 41,916 samples	68x
4x16GBUnknownBench 98%, 9,153 samples	29x
2x16GBUnknownBench 91%, 46,387 samples	27x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	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