MSI X99A GAMING 9 ACK (MS-7882)

Performance Results


Gaming 109% UFO	Desktop 90% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 98% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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 82.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	128% 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 Drive	234% 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 (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7882
Motherboard	MSI X99A GAMING 9 ACK (MS-7882) (all builds)
Memory	11.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160323
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 28 '18 at 10:43
Run Duration	164 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	15%

PC Performing as expected (55^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 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	82.2% Excellent	Memory 88.8 1-Core 114 2-Core 210 79% 138 Pts	4-Core 407 8-Core 698 67% 553 Pts	64-Core 827 51% 827 Pts
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 82.2% Great: 88%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Asus(1043 85F1) CLim: 1923 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 391.35 Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	128% Outstanding	Lighting 180 Reflection 189 Parallax 175 147% 181 fps	MRender 122 Gravity 176 Splatting 121 113% 140 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 128% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston HyperX 240GB-$65 502 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 223GB free Firmware: 320ABBF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 90 90 8763542 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 82 82 -44057774506340 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1679 (AB) Unknown 0 0 0 (AC) Unknown 0 0 0 (AE) Unknown 0 0 41 (B1) Unknown 0 0 3 (B5) Unknown 0 0 0 (B6) Unknown 0 0 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 30 80 90199556126 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 120 120 8763542 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C9) Soft read error rate 120 120 8763542 (CC) Soft ECC correction 120 120 8763542 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 100 (E7) Temperature 100 100 0 (E9) Unknown 0 0 14326 (EA) Unknown 0 0 11718 (F1) Unknown 0 0 11718 (F2) Unknown 0 0 19315	78.7% Very good	Read 518 Write 243 Mixed 308 78% 356 MB/s	4K Read 28.4 4K Write 84.1 4K Mixed 16.6 109% 43 MB/s	DQ Read 299 DQ Write 228 DQ Mixed 71.9 106% 200 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 78.7% Great: 92%
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$625 54,978 User benchmarks, average bench 223% 68GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	234% Outstanding	Read 2,270 Write 1,442 Mixed 1,576 390% 1,762 MB/s	4K Read 41.7 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 30.4 159% 60.1 MB/s	DQ Read 45.3 DQ Write 304 DQ Mixed 29.5 66% 126 MB/s
Poor: 138% ↑ This bench: 234% Great: 283%
WD Black 3TB (2013)-$151 16,992 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 722GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (40^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 145 140 11725 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 1397 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 88 88 9122 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 765 (10) Unknown 5 195 90599060797 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 67 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 1329 (C2) HDA temperature 117 97 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	79.1% Very good	Read 151 Write 124 Mixed 134 103% 137 MB/s	4K Read 0.53 4K Write 2.64 4K Mixed 0.29 104% 1.16 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 79.1% Great: 100%
WD Green 1.5TB (2010)-$170 41,439 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 337GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 163 161 6833 (04) Start/Stop count 93 93 7256 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 74 74 19477 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2734 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 165 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 155 155 137674 (C2) HDA temperature 120 97 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	39.7% Below average	Read 74.5 Write 63.8 Mixed 76.6 54% 71.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.27 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.15 50% 0.54 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 39.7% Great: 63%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown + + 4x4GB 150 User benchmarks, average bench 99% 4 of 8 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	97.8% Outstanding	MC Read 37.4 MC Write 40.4 MC Mixed 35.1 108% 37.6 GB/s	SC Read 13.9 SC Write 20.5 SC Mixed 20.5 52% 18.3 GB/s	Latency 68.7 58% 68.7 ns
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 97.8% Great: 120%

Take a copy of your results How to check your in-game FPS

System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Custom PC Builder (Explore upgrades for this PC) Build your perfect PC: compare component prices, popularity, speed and value for money

CHOOSE AN UPGRADE:

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

MBD

Typical X99A GAMING 9 ACK (MS-7882) Builds (Compare 113 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 83%

Aircraft carrier

Desktop 82%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 73%

Battleship

Motherboard: MSI X99A GAMING 9 ACK (MS-7882)

CPU
Core i7-5820KIntel $130Bench 77%, 101,694 samples	37x
Core i7-6800KIntel $103Bench 81%, 50,196 samples	20x
Core i7-5960XIntel $285Bench 80%, 15,468 samples	16x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	13x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	12x
GTX 980-TiNvidia $560Bench 79%, 214,030 samples	10x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	9x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	7x
950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsung $625Bench 223%, 54,978 samples	6x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 93%, 89,024 samples	6x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 2x8GBCorsair $42Bench 77%, 131,007 samples	5x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $80Bench 88%, 110,884 samples	5x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

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 $15	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