MSI X99S GAMING 9 AC (MS-7882)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 46%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 41%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 81.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics54.9% 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 DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory32GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMSI MS-7882
MotherboardMSI X99S GAMING 9 AC (MS-7882)  (all builds)
Memory28 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160526
Uptime13.1 Days
Run DateAug 24 '16 at 20:30
Run Duration114 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing as expected (60th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-5820K-$130
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.25 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
81.8% Excellent
Memory 90.6
1-Core 103
2-Core 207
77% 133 Pts
4-Core 393
8-Core 626
63% 509 Pts
64-Core 811
50% 811 Pts
Poor: 68%
This bench: 81.8%
Great: 88%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200
Driver: nvd3dumx.dll Ver. 10.18.13.6472
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
54.9% Above average
Lighting 69.9
Reflection 69.4
Parallax 61.6
57% 67 fps
MRender 72.3
Gravity 64.1
Splatting 54.2
51% 63.6 fps
Poor: 43%
This bench: 54.9%
Great: 54%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$49
1.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (51st percentile)
64.2% Good
Read 109
Write 115
Mixed 112
84% 112 MB/s
4K Read 0.44
4K Write 1.88
4K Mixed 0.24
79% 0.85 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 64.2%
Great: 84%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws 4 DDR4 2666 C15 4x8GB
4 of 8 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 2667 MHz clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (6th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
67.5% Good
MC Read 28.9
MC Write 22.4
MC Mixed 21.3
69% 24.2 GB/s
SC Read 14.9
SC Write 18.2
SC Mixed 20.3
51% 17.8 GB/s
Latency 66.3
60% 66.3 ns
Poor: 68%
This bench: 67.5%
Great: 156%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical X99S GAMING 9 AC (MS-7882) Builds (Compare 17 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 86%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 77%
Battleship

Motherboard: MSI X99S GAMING 9 AC (MS-7882)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 56% - Above average Total price: $620
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