MSI X99S GAMING 7 (MS-7885)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 78%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 68%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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 82.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics87% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive188% 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.
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.
Very high background CPU (54%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7885
MotherboardMSI X99S GAMING 7 (MS-7885)  (all builds)
Memory27.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20151102
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateNov 06 '16 at 23:19
Run Duration162 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 54%
Watch Gameplay: 1070 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing as expected (55th 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 3.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
82.8% Excellent
Memory 90.9
1-Core 103
2-Core 201
76% 132 Pts
4-Core 403
8-Core 607
63% 505 Pts
64-Core 774
48% 774 Pts
Poor: 68%
This bench: 82.8%
Great: 88%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
Driver: nvd3dumx Ver. 21.21.13.7570
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
87% Excellent
Lighting 110
Reflection 115
Parallax 106
90% 110 fps
MRender 95.6
Gravity 101
Splatting 102
82% 99.5 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 87%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$250
209GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing below expectations (35th percentile)
188% Outstanding
Read 1,718
Write 824
Mixed 1,095
267% 1,212 MB/s
4K Read 37.7
4K Write 112
4K Mixed 44.8
174% 64.7 MB/s
DQ Read 427
DQ Write 301
DQ Mixed 147
169% 292 MB/s
Poor: 131%
This bench: 188%
Great: 243%
Samsung 840 Evo 500GB-$150
84GB free
Firmware: EXT0DB6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
76.6% Very good
Read 494
Write 169
Mixed 354
74% 339 MB/s
4K Read 37.1
4K Write 54.1
4K Mixed 26.5
119% 39.2 MB/s
DQ Read 289
DQ Write 206
DQ Mixed 85.1
108% 193 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 76.6%
Great: 126%
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95
66GB free
Firmware: EXT0DB6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (26th percentile)
85.6% Excellent
Read 498
Write 342
Mixed 355
88% 399 MB/s
4K Read 37.1
4K Write 55.1
4K Mixed 24.9
117% 39 MB/s
DQ Read 257
DQ Write 186
DQ Mixed 75.7
96% 173 MB/s
Poor: 64%
This bench: 85.6%
Great: 118%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31
276GB free
Firmware: CC44 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (51st percentile)
92.1% Outstanding
Read 179
Write 142
Mixed 138
115% 153 MB/s
4K Read 0.96
4K Write 1.15
4K Mixed 0.29
94% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 92.1%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB
4 of 8 slots used
32GB DIMM 3200 MHz clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (85th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
106% Outstanding
MC Read 40.5
MC Write 42.9
MC Mixed 39.7
117% 41 GB/s
SC Read 14.8
SC Write 18.6
SC Mixed 21.2
52% 18.2 GB/s
Latency 66
61% 66 ns
Poor: 65%
This bench: 106%
Great: 125%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical X99S GAMING 7 (MS-7885) Builds (Compare 634 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 47%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 42%
Speed boat

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 40% - Below average Total price: $1,014
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