MSI X99A GAMING 7 (MS-7885)

Performance Results


Gaming 44% Speed boat	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 39% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 85.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	42.1% 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)
Boot Drive	131% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7885
Motherboard	MSI X99A GAMING 7 (MS-7885) (all builds)
Memory	11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151102
Uptime	4 Days
Run Date	Nov 19 '17 at 20:02
Run Duration	225 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	11%

PC Performing as expected (58^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 3.2 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	85.1% Excellent	Memory 91.5 1-Core 99.8 2-Core 208 77% 133 Pts	4-Core 424 8-Core 655 67% 540 Pts	64-Core 837 52% 837 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 85.1% Great: 91%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560 214,030 User benchmarks, average bench 79% Asus(1043 8548) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1582 MHz, MLim: 1800 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 388.31 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	42.1% Average	Lighting 47.5 Reflection 54.8 Parallax 44.6 39% 49 fps	MRender 68 Gravity 47.5 Splatting 62 49% 59.2 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 42.1% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 512GB 18,578 User benchmarks, average bench 191% 89GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.0. Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	131% Outstanding	Read 992 Write 875 Mixed 925 208% 931 MB/s	4K Read 23.7 4K Write 42.1 4K Mixed 21.8 86% 29.2 MB/s	DQ Read 219 DQ Write 320 DQ Mixed 18.1 84% 186 MB/s
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 131% Great: 332%
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$130 154,399 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 48GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 3823 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 410 (B1) Unknown 99 99 2 (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 73 63 27 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (EB) Unknown 99 99 3 (F1) Unknown 99 99 6800413181	96.3% Outstanding	Read 498 Write 407 Mixed 408 97% 437 MB/s	4K Read 32.3 4K Write 55.1 4K Mixed 35.8 124% 41 MB/s	DQ Read 322 DQ Write 269 DQ Mixed 20.1 90% 204 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 96.3% Great: 133%
WD Green 5TB (2014)-$170 1,889 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 4.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 203 198 8833 (04) Start/Stop count 94 94 6914 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 90 90 7561 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 736 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 54 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 195 195 17524 (C2) HDA temperature 125 112 27 (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	84.5% Excellent	Read 160 Write 134 Mixed 142 109% 145 MB/s	4K Read 0.83 4K Write 2.92 4K Mixed 0.3 122% 1.35 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 84.5% Great: 97%
Hitachi HUA723020ALA641 2TB-$78 30,011 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 1.5TB free Firmware: MK7OA840 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 133 133 90 (03) Spinup time 125 125 42982048244 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 2294 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 123 123 31 (09) Power-on hours count 97 97 25668 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 558 (C0) Power-off retract count 99 99 2317 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 99 99 2317 (C2) HDA temperature 187 187 188979413024 (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	79.4% Very good	Read 153 Write 124 Mixed 115 98% 131 MB/s	4K Read 0.73 4K Write 2.11 4K Mixed 0.45 120% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 79.4% Great: 82%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 208GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 187 174 1608 (04) Start/Stop count 97 97 3016 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 89 89 8111 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1014 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 53 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 2962 (C2) HDA temperature 112 102 31 (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	90.5% Outstanding	Read 172 Write 143 Mixed 153 118% 156 MB/s	4K Read 0.86 4K Write 2.19 4K Mixed 0.27 106% 1.11 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 90.5% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 4x4GB 1,595 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 4 of 8 slots used 16GB DIMM 3200 MHz clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (49^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	96.1% Outstanding	MC Read 36.8 MC Write 39.8 MC Mixed 34.1 105% 36.9 GB/s	SC Read 14.3 SC Write 19.5 SC Mixed 18.9 50% 17.6 GB/s	Latency 65 62% 65 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 96.1% Great: 113%

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

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Gaming 78%

Battleship

Desktop 80%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 69%

Battle cruiser

Motherboard: MSI X99A GAMING 7 (MS-7885)

CPU
Core i7-5820KIntel $130Bench 77%, 101,694 samples	319x
Core i7-6800KIntel $78Bench 81%, 50,196 samples	126x
Core i7-5930KIntel $70Bench 80%, 34,039 samples	120x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	82x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	64x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	61x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	51x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	24x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	22x

RAM
4x4GBUnknownBench 43%, 106,178 samples	28x
4x8GBUnknownBench 70%, 41,916 samples	27x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	24x

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Value: 61% - Good

Total price: $639

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	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