MSI X99A RAIDER (MS-7885)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 90.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	108% 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 RAIDER (MS-7885) (all builds)
Memory	28.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.8 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150320
Uptime	15 Days
Run Date	Jan 11 '17 at 16:54
Run Duration	109 Seconds
Run User	NOR-User
Background CPU	16%

PC Performing as expected (50^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 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	90.6% Outstanding	Memory 95.2 1-Core 118 2-Core 234 85% 149 Pts	4-Core 463 8-Core 712 73% 588 Pts	64-Core 907 56% 907 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 90.6% Great: 91%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560 214,030 User benchmarks, average bench 79% MSI(1462 3232) CLim: 1531 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 376.33 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 70% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 334GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 98 98 5699 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 486 (B1) Unknown 99 99 21 (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 70 63 30 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (EB) Unknown 99 99 25 (F1) Unknown 99 99 23427966692	108% Outstanding	Read 514 Write 414 Mixed 419 100% 449 MB/s	4K Read 44.4 4K Write 93.4 4K Mixed 49.3 180% 62.4 MB/s	DQ Read 46 DQ Write 266 DQ Mixed 27.5 59% 113 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 134%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 862GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 175 164 2250 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 535 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 93 93 5693 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 483 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 27 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 507 (C2) HDA temperature 117 108 26 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	88.2% Excellent	Read 146 Write 162 Mixed 154 116% 154 MB/s	4K Read 1.38 4K Write 2.63 4K Mixed 0.36 146% 1.46 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 88.2% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 2800 C14 8x4GB 70 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 8 of 8 slots used 32GB DIMM 2800 MHz clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (4^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	33.4% Below average	MC Read 9.9 MC Write 10.7 MC Mixed 9.1 28% 9.9 GB/s	SC Read 12.3 SC Write 13.3 SC Mixed 11 35% 12.2 GB/s	Latency 56.5 71% 56.5 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 33.4% Great: 125%

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

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Gaming 64%

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Desktop 81%

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Workstation 57%

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Motherboard: MSI X99A RAIDER (MS-7885)

CPU
Core i7-5820KIntel $130Bench 77%, 101,694 samples	396x
Core i7-6800KIntel $103Bench 81%, 50,196 samples	244x
Core i7-6850KIntel $115Bench 84%, 29,279 samples	56x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	104x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	91x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	53x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	30x
SSDNow V300 240GBKingston $35Bench 64%, 176,713 samples	18x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	17x

RAM
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	34x
4x8GBUnknownBench 70%, 41,916 samples	23x
HyperX 2400 C15 4x8GBKingstonBench 82%, 9,100 samples	22x

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Value: 91% - Outstanding

Total price: $371

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $132	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	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