MSI X99A GAMING 7 (MS-7885)

Performance Results


Gaming 2% Tree trunk	Desktop 71% Battleship	Workstation 2% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 83.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	0.27% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	80.4% 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	4GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and although it's sufficient for most games, some will benefit from up to 8GB of RAM. 4GB is also enough for modest file and system caches which allow for a responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7885
Motherboard	MSI X99A GAMING 7 (MS-7885) (all builds)
Memory	2.7 GB free of 4 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20160715
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 24 '18 at 08:18
Run Duration	80 Seconds
Run User	TUR-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6800K-$78 50,196 User benchmarks, average bench 81% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	83.4% Excellent	Memory 90.1 1-Core 113 2-Core 229 82% 144 Pts	4-Core 412 8-Core 750 70% 581 Pts	64-Core 913 56% 913 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 83.4% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce 7300 GS 41 User benchmarks, average bench 0% MSI(1462 0345) 256MB Driver: nvd3dumx.dll Ver. 8.15.11.8593 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	0.27% Terrible	Lighting 0.5 Reflection 0.65 Parallax 0.19 0% 0.45 fps
Poor: 0% ↑ This bench: 0.27% Great: 0%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel SSDSCKKW240H6 240GB 3,142 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 201GB free (System drive) Firmware: LSBG100 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 1 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 1097 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1126 (AA) Unknown 99 99 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AE) Unknown 100 100 150 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 46 71 34364391470 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 150 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (E1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 304109 (E2) Load-in time 100 100 0 (E3) Torque amplification count 100 100 0 (E4) Power-off retract count 100 100 0 (E8) Unknown 100 100 0 (E9) Unknown 88 88 0 (F1) Unknown 100 100 304109 (F2) Unknown 100 100 472542 (F9) Unknown 100 100 8004 (FC) Unknown 100 100 42	80.4% Excellent	Read 516 Write 308 Mixed 413 91% 412 MB/s	4K Read 27.8 4K Write 69.5 4K Mixed 23 108% 40.1 MB/s	DQ Read 166 DQ Write 222 DQ Mixed 37.9 72% 142 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 80.4% Great: 89%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial CT4G4DFS8213.C8FDD2 1x4GB 668 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 1 of 8 slots used 4GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 2134 MHz Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	39.1% Below average	MC Read 15.8 MC Write 11.7 MC Mixed 10.8 36% 12.8 GB/s	SC Read 11.8 SC Write 13.2 SC Mixed 11.8 35% 12.3 GB/s	Latency 67.1 60% 67.1 ns
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 39.1% Great: 42%

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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 $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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