MSI X99S GAMING 7 (MS-7885)

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 103%, this CPUs suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
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	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	Windows 10 is the most recent version of Windows, and the best to date in our opinion.

Run History

6 months ago, 6 months ago, 6 months ago, 6 months ago, 6 months ago, 6 months ago, 6 months ago, 6 months ago, 6 months ago, 6 months ago, 5 months ago, 5 months ago, 4 months ago, 4 months ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	MSI MS-7885
Motherboard	MSI X99S GAMING 7 (MS-7885) (all builds)
Memory	12.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colori, 3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colori
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160715
Uptime	1.3 Days
Run Date	Jan 12 '18 at 09:34
Run Duration	110 Seconds
Run User	CHE-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Single core	Quad core	Multi core
Intel Core i7-5820K-$391 36,323 User benchmarks, average bench 84% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	SC Int 130 SC Float 127 SC Mixed 128 103% 129 Pts	QC Int 512 QC Float 483 QC Mixed 504 113% 500 Pts	MC Int 948 MC Float 1,027 MC Mixed 1,010 149% 995 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 103%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 525GB-$108 21,846 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 105GB free Firmware: M0CR021 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 2 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 3 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 1721 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 764 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 11 (AE) Unknown 100 100 61 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 69 55 193274642463 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 3 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (CA) Data Address Mark errors 100 100 0 (CE) Flying height 100 100 0 (F6) Unknown 100 100 5257276426 (F7) Unknown 100 100 164614360 (F8) Unknown 100 100 134812283 (B4) Unknown 0 0 1911 (D2) Unknown 100 100 4	80.1% Excellent	Read 484 Write 327 Mixed 322 84% 378 MB/s	4K Read 23.3 4K Write 63.9 4K Mixed 23.7 99% 36.9 MB/s	DQ Read 309 DQ Write 173 DQ Mixed 45.9 86% 176 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 80.1% Great: 100%
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB-$138 38,126 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 28GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0AB0Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 3847 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 1730 (B1) Unknown 87 87 148 (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 70 56 30 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (EB) Unknown 99 99 98 (F1) Unknown 99 99 37285238972	84% Excellent	Read 503 Write 278 Mixed 300 79% 360 MB/s	4K Read 36.7 4K Write 63.9 4K Mixed 22.1 118% 40.9 MB/s	DQ Read 351 DQ Write 202 DQ Mixed 66.7 106% 207 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 84% Great: 108%
WD VelociRaptor 1TB-$268 2,448 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 59GB free Firmware: 04.06A00 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 199 198 3008 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 1801 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 95 95 3918 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1724 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 224 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 1576 (C2) HDA temperature 123 110 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	91.8% Outstanding	Read 181 Write 138 Mixed 144 116% 155 MB/s	4K Read 1.01 4K Write 3.75 4K Mixed 0.39 155% 1.72 MB/s
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 91.8% Great: 117%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws 4 DDR4 3000 C15 4x4GB-$201 1,144 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 4 of 8 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 3000 MHz clocked @ 2666 MHz Performing below potential (81^st percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled	108% Outstanding	MC Read 41.6 MC Write 41.7 MC Mixed 39.4 117% 40.9 GB/s	SC Read 17.4 SC Write 24.2 SC Mixed 23.7 62% 21.8 GB/s	Latency 53.5 75% 53.5 ns
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 125%

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Gaming 63%

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Desktop 78%

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Workstation 69%

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Motherboard: MSI X99S GAMING 7 (MS-7885) - $289

CPU
Core i7-5820KIntel $391Bench 84%, 36,323 samples	716x
Core i7-5930KIntel $599Bench 88%, 13,606 samples	140x
Core i7-5960XIntel $1,026Bench 91%, 6,789 samples	32x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $370Bench 63%, 325,830 samples	175x
GTX 980Nvidia $500Bench 75%, 51,887 samples	150x
GTX 1080Nvidia $500Bench 124%, 259,261 samples	123x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $121Bench 113%, 217,350 samples	88x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 105%, 289,462 samples	79x
850 Pro 256GBSamsung $160Bench 105%, 36,434 samples	37x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 4x4GBCorsair $192Bench 89%, 1,920 samples	57x
4x4GBUnknownBench 44%, 28,732 samples	54x
Ballistix Sport DDR4 2400 C16 4x4GBCrucial $171Bench 99%, 946 samples	30x

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Total price: $1,363

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i7-8700K $320	Nvidia GTX 1070 $410	Samsung 850 Evo 250GB $100
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 $150	Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB $289	Samsung 850 Evo 500GB $121
Intel Core i7-7700K $300	AMD RX 480 $280	Samsung 850 Pro 256GB $160

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $44	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $176	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $44
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016) $80	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $951	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $46
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $59	HyperX Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GB $219	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $12