MSI X99S GAMING 7 (MS-7885)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 78%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 73%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (32nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 68 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 74.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics102% 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 Drive95.5% 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.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7885
MotherboardMSI X99S GAMING 7 (MS-7885)  (all builds)
Memory12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20140925
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 22 '17 at 18:49
Run Duration96 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 16%
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 PC Performing below expectations (32nd 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
Performing as expected (45th percentile)
74.8% Very good
Memory 89.8
1-Core 76.4
2-Core 154
65% 107 Pts
4-Core 322
8-Core 676
58% 499 Pts
64-Core 836
52% 836 Pts
Poor: 68%
This bench: 74.8%
Great: 88%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 376.33
Performing below potential (51st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
102% Outstanding
Lighting 130
Reflection 115
Parallax 132
106% 126 fps
MRender 115
Gravity 138
Splatting 108
98% 120 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 102%
Great: 110%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109
27GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT01B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (17th percentile)
95.5% Outstanding
Read 503
Write 392
Mixed 194
80% 363 MB/s
4K Read 36.8
4K Write 60.6
4K Mixed 36.9
135% 44.8 MB/s
DQ Read 241
DQ Write 204
DQ Mixed 109
113% 185 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 95.5%
Great: 134%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 2400 C15 Series 4x4GB
4 of 8 slots used
16GB DIMM clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below potential (14th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
68.9% Good
MC Read 31.8
MC Write 21.9
MC Mixed 23.5
74% 25.7 GB/s
SC Read 12
SC Write 12
SC Mixed 17.1
39% 13.7 GB/s
Latency 67.5
59% 67.5 ns
Poor: 64%
This bench: 68.9%
Great: 102%

 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: 39% - Below average Total price: $1,028
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