MSI X99A MPOWER (MS-7885)

Performance Results


Gaming 60% Destroyer	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 55% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 95.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	56.3% 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 Drive	89.4% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7885
Motherboard	MSI X99A MPOWER (MS-7885) (all builds)
Memory	24.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160525
Uptime	2.7 Days
Run Date	Dec 22 '16 at 18:29
Run Duration	153 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	16%

PC Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6800K-$103 50,196 User benchmarks, average bench 81% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	95.4% Outstanding	Memory 93.5 1-Core 138 2-Core 277 94% 170 Pts	4-Core 524 8-Core 804 82% 664 Pts	64-Core 1,078 67% 1,078 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 95.4% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Gigabyte(1458 3670) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 376.33 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	56.3% Above average	Lighting 71.2 Reflection 67.4 Parallax 63.5 58% 67.4 fps	MRender 73.4 Gravity 66 Splatting 57.3 53% 65.6 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 56.3% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra II 960GB-$226 35,454 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 430GB free Firmware: X41100RL Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 3795 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 25 (A5) Unknown 100 100 17105123 (A6) Unknown 100 100 1 (A7) Unknown 100 100 53 (A8) Unknown 100 100 9 (A9) Unknown 100 100 1143 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 3 (AE) Unknown 100 100 6 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 77 86 369368432663 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 274880659520 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (E9) Unknown 100 100 3585 (EA) Unknown 100 100 4670 (F1) Unknown 253 253 4244 (F2) Unknown 253 253 3854 (F4) Unknown 0 100 0	69.3% Good	Read 482 Write 231 Mixed 266 72% 326 MB/s	4K Read 25.7 4K Write 60.2 4K Mixed 10.5 84% 32.1 MB/s	DQ Read 346 DQ Write 193 DQ Mixed 26.1 84% 188 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 69.3% Great: 107%
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$125 141,929 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 114GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXM02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 97 97 13492 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 641 (B1) Unknown 96 96 205 (B3) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 74 54 26 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (EB) Unknown 99 99 122 (F1) Unknown 99 99 59276905471	89.4% Excellent	Read 527 Write 493 Mixed 508 114% 509 MB/s	4K Read 29.5 4K Write 85.8 4K Mixed 22.9 119% 46.1 MB/s	DQ Read 32.1 DQ Write 98.2 DQ Mixed 22.2 29% 50.9 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 89.4% Great: 124%
WD My Passport 25E2 4TB 31,793 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 3TB free, PID 25e2 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	38% Below average	Read 102 Write 89.5 Mixed 28.9 86% 73.6 MB/s	4K Read 1.38 4K Write 1.07 4K Mixed 0.08 44% 0.84 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 38% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 4x8GB-$92 8,498 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 4 of 8 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 2800 MHz clocked @ 2666 MHz Performing below potential (99^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	124% Outstanding	MC Read 43.8 MC Write 57.9 MC Mixed 44.3 139% 48.7 GB/s	SC Read 15.6 SC Write 23.1 SC Mixed 22.7 58% 20.5 GB/s	Latency 60.9 66% 60.9 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 113%

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Gaming 123%

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Desktop 83%

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Workstation 108%

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Motherboard: MSI X99A MPOWER (MS-7885)

CPU
Core i7-5820KIntel $130Bench 77%, 101,694 samples	44x
Core i7-6950XIntel $499Bench 87%, 6,135 samples	18x
Core i7-6800KIntel $103Bench 81%, 50,196 samples	10x

GPU
RTX 3070-TiNvidia $499Bench 158%, 218,061 samples	9x
GTX 980-TiNvidia $560Bench 79%, 214,030 samples	7x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	7x

SSD
Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 250GBWDBench 168%, 15,006 samples	9x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	4x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	4x

RAM
TEAMGROUP-UD4-3200 4x16GBUnknownBench 90%, 3,173 samples	4x
+ + 4x8GBUnknownBench 109%, 462 samples	4x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	4x

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Value: 79% - Very good

Total price: $629

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	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