MSI X99A GAMING 7 (MS-7885)

Performance Results


Gaming 92% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 85% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 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 81.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	108% 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	113% 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	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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7885
Motherboard	MSI X99A GAMING 7 (MS-7885) (all builds)
Memory	58.8 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160715
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 20 '18 at 21:48
Run Duration	156 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	19%

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PC Performing as expected (49^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6850K-$115 29,279 User benchmarks, average bench 84% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	81.5% Excellent	Memory 87.7 1-Core 119 2-Core 230 82% 146 Pts	4-Core 405 8-Core 707 67% 556 Pts	64-Core 942 58% 942 Pts
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 81.5% Great: 93%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Zotac(19DA 1425) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 388.13 Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Lighting 142 Reflection 149 Parallax 141 116% 144 fps	MRender 115 Gravity 134 Splatting 108 97% 119 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$130 154,399 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 447GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 397 298 303 309 297 308 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Read 480 Write 472 Mixed 411 SusWrite 319 94% 420 MB/s	4K Read 41.7 4K Write 107 4K Mixed 56.7 192% 68.5 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 289 DQ Mixed 360 262% 343 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 133%
Samsung 750 EVO 500GB 31,052 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 35GB free Firmware: MAT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 412 229 118 74 74 67 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 486 Write 470 Mixed 357 SusWrite 162 83% 369 MB/s	4K Read 40.1 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 53.8 188% 67.9 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 354 267% 358 MB/s
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 123%
Toshiba DT01ACA050 500GB-$25 163,843 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 230GB free Firmware: MS1OA750 SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 144 157 142 155 156 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	78.9% Very good	Read 128 Write 160 Mixed 32.8 SusWrite 147 84% 117 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.3 107% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 78.9% Great: 103%
Toshiba MD04ACA400 4TB-$140 10,635 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 1TB free Firmware: FP2A SusWrite @10s intervals: 142 145 153 144 149 147 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	70.2% Very good	Read 97.8 Write 103 Mixed 42.7 SusWrite 147 71% 97.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 1.1 191% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 70.2% Great: 104%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C14 8x8GB 240 User benchmarks, average bench 116% 8 of 8 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 2667 MHz clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (33^rd percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	111% Outstanding	MC Read 40.6 MC Write 48.5 MC Mixed 41.4 124% 43.5 GB/s	SC Read 13.3 SC Write 20.5 SC Mixed 21.8 53% 18.5 GB/s	Latency 69.8 57% 69.8 ns
Poor: 98% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 132%

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Gaming 78%

Battleship

Desktop 80%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 69%

Battle cruiser

Motherboard: MSI X99A GAMING 7 (MS-7885)

CPU
Core i7-5820KIntel $130Bench 77%, 101,694 samples	319x
Core i7-6800KIntel $103Bench 81%, 50,196 samples	126x
Core i7-5930KIntel $70Bench 80%, 34,039 samples	120x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	82x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	64x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	61x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	51x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	24x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $76Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	22x

RAM
4x4GBUnknownBench 43%, 106,178 samples	28x
4x8GBUnknownBench 70%, 41,916 samples	27x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	24x

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Value: 61% - Good

Total price: $639

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $46

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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