MSI Big Bang-XPower (MS-7666)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 43%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 34%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (87th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 13 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 85.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics48.6% 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)
Memory12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 8 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.
SystemMSI MS-7666
MotherboardMSI Big Bang-XPower (MS-7666)  (all builds)
Memory7.9 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.6 GHz
OSWindows 8
BIOS Date20120727
Uptime22.3 Days
Run DateJul 11 '17 at 17:12
Run Duration104 Seconds
Run User FIN-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-920-$90
CPU1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.65 GHz, turbo 2.75 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
85.8% Excellent
Memory 97.5
1-Core 106
2-Core 213
81% 139 Pts
4-Core 408
8-Core 536
60% 472 Pts
64-Core 534
33% 534 Pts
Poor: 46%
This bench: 85.8%
Great: 72%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 290-$399
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.201.1151.1007
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
48.6% Average
Lighting 59.8
Reflection 54.7
Parallax 83.4
49% 66 fps
MRender 50.3
Gravity 52.5
Splatting 69.6
48% 57.5 fps
Poor: 41%
This bench: 48.6%
Great: 50%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB-$85
38GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXT0BB6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 63% Great: 108%
Volume0 1.5TB
930GB free
Firmware: 1.0. Max speed: SATA 1.0 150 MB/s
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
100% Outstanding
Read 178
Write 171
Mixed 161
128% 170 MB/s
4K Read 0.64
4K Write 3.03
4K Mixed 0.68
159% 1.45 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 100%
Great: 123%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 12GB
1600, 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz
2048, 2048, 2048, 2048, 2048, 2048 MB
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
61.4% Good
MC Read 23.5
MC Write 18.1
MC Mixed 22.8
61% 21.5 GB/s
SC Read 14.1
SC Write 13.4
SC Mixed 15.8
41% 14.4 GB/s
Latency 48.3
83% 48.3 ns
Poor: 20%
This bench: 61.4%
Great: 50%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Big Bang-XPower (MS-7666) Builds (Compare 34 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 35%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 73%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 28%
Raft

Motherboard: MSI Big Bang-XPower (MS-7666) - $305

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 60% - Above average Total price: $681
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