MSI X99A GAMING 7 (MS-7885)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 74.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	72.7% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.

High background CPU (26%). 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	8.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1768 x 992 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160715
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 21 '17 at 01:32
Run Duration	455 Seconds
Run User	NOR-User
Background CPU	26%

PC Performing as expected (48^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-5820K-$130 101,694 User benchmarks, average bench 77% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 2.8 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	74.2% Very good	Memory 90.8 1-Core 79.9 2-Core 164 67% 112 Pts	4-Core 312 8-Core 460 48% 386 Pts	64-Core 640 40% 640 Pts
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 74.2% Great: 88%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 780-$329 50,279 User benchmarks, average bench 45% Nvidia(10DE 104B) 3GB CLim: 1202 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 388.13 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 41% Great: 49%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung MZNTE256HMHP-000H1 256GB 1,776 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 104GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT22H0Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 1709 (0C) Power cycle count 97 97 2492 (AA) Unknown 99 99 2205 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 95 95 50 (AE) Unknown 98 98 1160 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 46 30 54 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0	72.7% Very good	Read 499 Write 253 Mixed 334 80% 362 MB/s	4K Read 23.4 4K Write 66.4 4K Mixed 15.3 90% 35.1 MB/s	DQ Read 281 DQ Write 213 DQ Mixed 38 85% 177 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 72.7% Great: 86%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 4TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 161 156 8933 (04) Start/Stop count 93 93 7291 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 14 14 63287 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 102 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 74 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 1 1 1562587 (C2) HDA temperature 117 100 35 (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	42.2% Average	Read 79.3 Write 67.9 Mixed 77.3 56% 74.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.47 4K Write 0.73 4K Mixed 0.21 56% 0.47 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 42.2% Great: 67%
Seagate ST32000542AS 2TB-$100 19,960 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 4TB free Firmware: CC34 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 120 99 243464809 (03) Spinup time 100 100 0 (04) Start/Stop count 89 89 12077 (05) Reallocated sector count 99 99 51 (07) Seek error rate 66 60 8597676470 (09) Power-on hours count 52 52 42789 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1018 (B7) Unknown 1 1 230 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 34 292062232646 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 69 52 521732127 (C2) HDA temperature 31 48 47244640287 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 38 19 243464809 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 197 187 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 82029580408505 (F1) Unknown 100 253 3871723863 (F2) Unknown 100 253 3707180957	46.3% Average	Read 88.4 Write 73 Mixed 69.3 58% 76.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.41 4K Write 0.94 4K Mixed 0.35 74% 0.57 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 46.3% Great: 61%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 4TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 163 160 8808 (04) Start/Stop count 93 93 7297 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 24 24 56189 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 102 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 75 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 1 1 964573 (C2) HDA temperature 119 102 33 (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	42.2% Average	Read 73.9 Write 73.3 Mixed 79.8 57% 75.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.45 4K Write 0.85 4K Mixed 0.28 66% 0.53 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 42.2% Great: 67%
Seagate ST32000542AS 2TB-$100 19,960 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 4TB free Firmware: CC34 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 104 99 6977349 (03) Spinup time 100 100 0 (04) Start/Stop count 89 89 11562 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 26 (07) Seek error rate 67 57 12904358944 (09) Power-on hours count 52 52 42836 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1029 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 99 131076 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 67 49 555417633 (C2) HDA temperature 33 51 60129542177 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 21 16 6977349 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 -63290638048715 (F1) Unknown 100 253 912954536 (F2) Unknown 100 253 2799614341	43.6% Average	Read 79 Write 72.9 Mixed 78.2 58% 76.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.43 4K Write 0.88 4K Mixed 0.26 64% 0.53 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 43.6% Great: 61%
WD Green 1.5TB (2009)-$150 16,916 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 4TB free Firmware: 01.00A01 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 183 181 5850 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 297 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 51 51 36248 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 238 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 187 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 175 175 76719 (C2) HDA temperature 120 106 30 (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	47.9% Average	Read 89.1 Write 77.9 Mixed 76.9 61% 81.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.33 4K Write 0.74 4K Mixed 0.34 64% 0.47 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 47.9% Great: 55%
Seagate ST32000542AS 2TB-$100 19,960 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 4TB free Firmware: CC34 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 117 99 149699473 (03) Spinup time 100 100 0 (04) Start/Stop count 90 90 11119 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 72 55 17251409062 (09) Power-on hours count 51 51 43375 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1018 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 1 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 71 49 488112157 (C2) HDA temperature 29 51 42949672989 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 37 22 149699473 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 -33887291935169 (F1) Unknown 100 253 3451418385 (F2) Unknown 100 253 3617201852	43.1% Average	Read 76.6 Write 73.9 Mixed 71.8 56% 74.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.43 4K Write 0.69 4K Mixed 0.22 56% 0.45 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 43.1% Great: 61%
WD Green 1.5TB (2009)-$150 16,916 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 753GB free Firmware: 01.00A01 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 180 180 6000 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 279 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 51 51 36229 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 234 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 180 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 172 172 86078 (C2) HDA temperature 114 104 36 (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	44% Average	Read 78.7 Write 74.7 Mixed 78.6 58% 77.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.51 4K Write 1.08 4K Mixed 0.21 65% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 44% Great: 55%
Kingston DataTraveler 100 G3 USB 3.0 16GB-$7 60,636 User benchmarks, average bench 13% 13GB free, PID 1666 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	15.3% Very poor	Read 92.8 Write 7.99 Mixed 11.2 31% 37.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.06 4K Write 0.03 4K Mixed 0.03 2% 0.04 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 15.3% Great: 23%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws 4 DDR4 2400 C15 4x4GB 2,352 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 4 of 8 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 2400 MHz clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (73^rd percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	92.8% Outstanding	MC Read 34.7 MC Write 38.8 MC Mixed 34.2 103% 35.9 GB/s	SC Read 14 SC Write 15.3 SC Mixed 17.7 45% 15.7 GB/s	Latency 66 61% 66 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 92.8% Great: 104%

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Gaming 78%

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Desktop 80%

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Workstation 69%

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Motherboard: MSI X99A GAMING 7 (MS-7885)

CPU
Core i7-5820KIntel $130Bench 77%, 101,694 samples	319x
Core i7-6800KIntel $103Bench 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 $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	51x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	24x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 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: 62% - Good

Total price: $624

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	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