MSI X99A GAMING 9 ACK (MS-7882)

Performance Results


Gaming 76% Battleship	Desktop 78% Battleship	Workstation 80% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (36th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 64 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.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 69.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	101% 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 Drive	84% 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.

System	MSI MS-7882
Motherboard	MSI X99A GAMING 9 ACK (MS-7882) (all builds)
Memory	26 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160905
Uptime	5.1 Days
Run Date	Aug 15 '17 at 07:48
Run Duration	311 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Xeon E5-2683 v3 546 User benchmarks, average bench 67% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 14 cores, 28 threads Base clock 2 GHz, turbo 2.55 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	69.8% Good	Memory 84.5 1-Core 77.2 2-Core 152 63% 105 Pts	4-Core 298 8-Core 598 53% 448 Pts	64-Core 1,368 85% 1,368 Pts
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 69.8% Great: 75%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Asus(1043 85E4) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 384.94 Performing below potential (1^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	101% Outstanding	Lighting 115 Reflection 171 Parallax 194 94% 160 fps	MRender 126 Gravity 175 Splatting 125 115% 142 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 750 Series NVMe PCIe 400GB-$550 8,641 User benchmarks, average bench 186% 343GB free Firmware: 8EV10171 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	187% Outstanding	Read 2,007 Write 936 Mixed 1,320 313% 1,421 MB/s	4K Read 29.7 4K Write 62.5 4K Mixed 37.1 126% 43.1 MB/s	DQ Read 308 DQ Write 143 DQ Mixed 90.5 103% 180 MB/s
Poor: 123% ↑ This bench: 187% Great: 230%
SanDisk Ultra II 960GB-$226 35,454 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 116GB free Firmware: X35510RL Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 253 100 6735 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 875 (A5) Unknown 100 100 60145664208 (A6) Unknown 100 100 2 (A7) Unknown 100 100 20 (A8) Unknown 100 100 18 (A9) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 7 (AE) Unknown 100 100 194 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 61 45 193274445863 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 146045665536 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (E9) Unknown 100 100 7098 (EA) Unknown 100 100 8835 (F1) Unknown 253 253 6560 (F2) Unknown 253 253 4611 (F4) Unknown 0 100 0	66.3% Good	Read 493 Write 270 Mixed 295 78% 353 MB/s	4K Read 25.5 4K Write 31.1 4K Mixed 16.1 76% 24.2 MB/s	DQ Read 245 DQ Write 97.4 DQ Mixed 39.2 64% 127 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 66.3% Great: 107%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 240GB 13,500 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 25GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.0. Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	84% Excellent	Read 913 Write 224 Mixed 334 106% 490 MB/s	4K Read 27.4 4K Write 51.1 4K Mixed 14 86% 30.8 MB/s	DQ Read 233 DQ Write 159 DQ Mixed 61.9 82% 151 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 84% Great: 133%
Hitachi HUS724030ALE641 3TB 13,833 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 2TB free Firmware: MJ8OA5F0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 137 137 78 (03) Spinup time 127 127 38686687722 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 236 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 119 119 35 (09) Power-on hours count 97 97 24085 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 106 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 394 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 394 (C2) HDA temperature 171 171 219044577315 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0	80% Very good	Read 130 Write 149 Mixed 140 105% 140 MB/s	4K Read 0.85 4K Write 2.16 4K Mixed 0.22 99% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 80% Great: 89%
Hitachi HUS724030ALE641 3TB 13,833 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 401GB free Firmware: MJ8OA5F0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 135 135 84 (03) Spinup time 159 159 38677184953 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 102 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 121 121 34 (09) Power-on hours count 98 98 19146 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 90 (C0) Power-off retract count 97 97 3793 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 97 97 3793 (C2) HDA temperature 146 146 219044577321 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0	56.6% Above average	Read 89.4 Write 108 Mixed 120 80% 106 MB/s	4K Read 0.57 4K Write 1.86 4K Mixed 0.18 78% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 56.6% Great: 89%
WD Re 3TB (2012)-$55 2,104 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 139GB free Firmware: 01.01K02 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 133 133 12325 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 499 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 96 96 3292 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 315 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 101 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 397 (C2) HDA temperature 107 99 45 (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	61.2% Good	Read 111 Write 102 Mixed 103 79% 105 MB/s	4K Read 0.77 4K Write 2.56 4K Mixed 0.43 127% 1.25 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 61.2% Great: 96%
Hitachi HUS724030ALE641 3TB 13,833 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 132GB free Firmware: MJ8OA5F0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 135 135 86 (03) Spinup time 158 158 38680265102 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 88 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 121 121 34 (09) Power-on hours count 97 97 24855 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 88 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 438 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 438 (C2) HDA temperature 153 153 214749610023 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0	53.2% Above average	Read 76.6 Write 109 Mixed 91.4 70% 92.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.46 4K Write 1.63 4K Mixed 0.17 68% 0.75 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 53.2% Great: 89%
WD Re 3TB (2012)-$55 2,104 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 119GB free Firmware: 01.01K04 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 145 145 11725 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 222 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 0 (09) Power-on hours count 98 98 2148 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 186 (10) Unknown 0 200 7525518009 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 60 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 2231 (C2) HDA temperature 106 99 46 (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	54.7% Above average	Read 92.2 Write 97.9 Mixed 91.9 71% 94 MB/s	4K Read 0.54 4K Write 2.52 4K Mixed 0.61 137% 1.22 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 54.7% Great: 96%
WD Re 3TB (2012)-$55 2,104 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 23GB free Firmware: 01.01K04 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 144 144 11791 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 208 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 98 98 2106 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 181 (10) Unknown 0 200 15814800194 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 60 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 1687 (C2) HDA temperature 109 103 43 (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	71.7% Very good	Read 133 Write 117 Mixed 123 94% 124 MB/s	4K Read 0.48 4K Write 2.47 4K Mixed 0.32 101% 1.09 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 71.7% Great: 96%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 2133 C14 8x4GB 114 User benchmarks, average bench 100% 8 of 8 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	119% Outstanding	MC Read 57.7 MC Write 40.1 MC Mixed 45.8 137% 47.9 GB/s	SC Read 11.7 SC Write 14.8 SC Mixed 16 40% 14.2 GB/s	Latency 72.6 55% 72.6 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 118%

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Motherboard: MSI X99A GAMING 9 ACK (MS-7882)

CPU
Core i7-5820KIntel $130Bench 77%, 101,694 samples	37x
Core i7-6800KIntel $103Bench 81%, 50,196 samples	20x
Core i7-5960XIntel $285Bench 80%, 15,468 samples	16x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	13x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	12x
GTX 980-TiNvidia $560Bench 79%, 214,030 samples	10x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	9x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	7x
950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsung $625Bench 223%, 54,978 samples	6x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 93%, 89,024 samples	6x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 2x8GBCorsair $42Bench 77%, 131,007 samples	5x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $102Bench 88%, 110,884 samples	5x

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Value: 93% - Outstanding

Total price: $419

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16