MSI X99S GAMING 7 (MS-7885)

Performance Results


Gaming 101% UFO	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 91% Nuclear submarine


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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 82.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	118% 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 Drive	111% 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.
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.

System	MSI MS-7885
Motherboard	MSI X99S GAMING 7 (MS-7885) (all builds)
Memory	26 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors, 3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151102
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 30 '18 at 02:39
Run Duration	155 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

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 i7-5930K-$70 34,039 User benchmarks, average bench 80% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	82.8% Excellent	Memory 92.7 1-Core 106 2-Core 206 78% 135 Pts	4-Core 393 8-Core 683 65% 538 Pts	64-Core 847 52% 847 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 82.8% Great: 91%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% EVGA(3842 6693) ≥ 4GB; 11G-P4-6693-K1 CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 399.7 Performing below potential (22^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	118% Outstanding	Lighting 153 Reflection 198 Parallax 197 125% 183 fps	MRender 126 Gravity 178 Splatting 130 117% 145 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 279GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 457 443 449 449 453 405 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 480 Write 459 Mixed 442 SusWrite 443 103% 456 MB/s	4K Read 34.7 4K Write 84.3 4K Mixed 47.2 158% 55.4 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 332 DQ Mixed 352 265% 355 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 133%
Hitachi HDS723020BLA642 2TB-$249 29,211 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 616GB free Firmware: MN6OA5C0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 107 101 108 104 105 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	55.1% Above average	Read 87.3 Write 88.2 Mixed 51 SusWrite 104 61% 82.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 156% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 55.1% Great: 85%
WD Green 2TB (2009)-$113 12,948 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 1.5TB free Firmware: 01.00A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 69 70 69 70 70 71 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	37.5% Below average	Read 60.5 Write 64.7 Mixed 42 SusWrite 70 44% 59.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.6 118% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 37.5% Great: 60%
Seagate Expansion Desk 8TB 11,959 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 5.5TB free Firmware: 9401 SusWrite @10s intervals: 153 179 178 180 180 182 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	94.3% Outstanding	Read 152 Write 150 Mixed 108 SusWrite 175 108% 146 MB/s	4K Read 4.2 4K Write 4.3 4K Mixed 0.7 332% 3.07 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 94.3% Great: 94%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS8G4D240FSA.M16FA 4x8GB 871 User benchmarks, average bench 107% 4 of 8 slots used 32GB DIMM clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	MC Read 42.5 MC Write 43.1 MC Mixed 40.8 120% 42.1 GB/s	SC Read 15.2 SC Write 19.9 SC Mixed 21.3 54% 18.8 GB/s	Latency 62.7 64% 62.7 ns
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 122%

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Gaming 47%

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Desktop 80%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 42%

Speed boat

Motherboard: MSI X99S GAMING 7 (MS-7885) - $289

CPU
Core i7-5820KIntel $130Bench 77%, 101,694 samples	446x
Core i7-5930KIntel $70Bench 80%, 34,039 samples	87x
Core i7-5960XIntel $285Bench 80%, 15,468 samples	34x

GPU
GTX 980Nvidia $500Bench 59%, 167,107 samples	56x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	50x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	42x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	25x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	25x
TS512GSSD230S 512GBTranscendBench 92%, 2,577 samples	11x

RAM
4x4GBUnknownBench 43%, 106,178 samples	17x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 4x4GBCorsair $115Bench 88%, 5,380 samples	13x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2800 C16 4x4GBCorsair $210Bench 88%, 3,970 samples	12x

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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 $40	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