MSI X99A GAMING 7 (MS-7885)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 79%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 74%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (26th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 74 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics103% 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 Drive87.9% 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
SystemMSI MS-7885
MotherboardMSI X99A GAMING 7 (MS-7885)  (all builds)
Memory7.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160715
Uptime2.9 Days
Run DateSep 13 '17 at 21:10
Run Duration113 Seconds
Run User ISL-User
Background CPU6%
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 PC Performing below expectations (26th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6800K-$78
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.25 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (21st percentile)
75.8% Very good
Memory 75
1-Core 105
2-Core 206
72% 128 Pts
4-Core 412
8-Core 694
67% 553 Pts
64-Core 890
55% 890 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 75.8%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 385.41
Performing below potential (61st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
103% Outstanding
Lighting 132
Reflection 143
Parallax 124
108% 133 fps
MRender 115
Gravity 133
Splatting 106
96% 118 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 103%
Great: 110%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109
208GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)
87.9% Excellent
Read 502
Write 401
Mixed 408
97% 437 MB/s
4K Read 29
4K Write 38.1
4K Mixed 31
104% 32.7 MB/s
DQ Read 271
DQ Write 225
DQ Mixed 16.3
76% 171 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 87.9%
Great: 134%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43
2 of 8 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 3000 MHz clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (10th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
63.4% Good
MC Read 27.9
MC Write 22.5
MC Mixed 19.9
67% 23.4 GB/s
SC Read 11.6
SC Write 19.1
SC Mixed 15.4
44% 15.4 GB/s
Latency 90.5
44% 90.5 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 63.4%
Great: 104%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical X99A GAMING 7 (MS-7885) Builds (Compare 700 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 78%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 69%
Battle cruiser

Motherboard: MSI X99A GAMING 7 (MS-7885)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 61% - Good Total price: $639
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