MSI X99A GAMING 7 (MS-7885)

Performance Results


Gaming 68% Battle cruiser	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 62% Destroyer


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: 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 97.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	63.2% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	195% 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	40GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 40GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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System	MSI MS-7885
Motherboard	MSI X99A GAMING 7 (MS-7885) (all builds)
Memory	35.2 GB free of 40 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151102
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 29 '18 at 05:41
Run Duration	254 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing as expected (54^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 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	97.2% Outstanding	Memory 94.7 1-Core 93.3 2-Core 240 80% 142 Pts	4-Core 536 8-Core 829 84% 683 Pts	64-Core 1,069 66% 1,069 Pts
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 97.2% Great: 88%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500 167,107 User benchmarks, average bench 59% MSI(1462 3170) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 388.13 Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	63.2% Good	Lighting 81.2 Reflection 76.5 Parallax 73.9 66% 77.2 fps	MRender 74.3 Gravity 73 Splatting 65.3 58% 70.9 fps
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 63.2% Great: 66%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$625 54,978 User benchmarks, average bench 223% 176GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B0QBXX7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	195% Outstanding	Read 1,697 Write 1,164 Mixed 1,288 307% 1,383 MB/s	4K Read 31.3 4K Write 119 4K Mixed 32.1 151% 60.7 MB/s	DQ Read 285 DQ Write 197 DQ Mixed 81.3 104% 188 MB/s
Poor: 138% ↑ This bench: 195% Great: 283%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 3.5TB 718 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0.1 Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	40% Below average	Read 50.1 Write 89.2 Mixed 106 62% 81.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.33 4K Write 1.41 4K Mixed 0.19 61% 0.64 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 40% Great: 111%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 3.5TB 718 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 1TB free Firmware: 0.1 Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	62.5% Good	Read 119 Write 98.9 Mixed 92 77% 103 MB/s	4K Read 1.35 4K Write 0.93 4K Mixed 0.31 108% 0.86 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 62.5% Great: 111%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 4.5TB 709 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 1TB free Firmware: 0.1 Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	69.2% Good	Read 124 Write 118 Mixed 115 90% 119 MB/s	4K Read 0.62 4K Write 1.38 4K Mixed 0.21 75% 0.74 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 69.2% Great: 110%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 322GB 230 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 246GB free Firmware: 0.1 Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	85.6% Excellent	Read 172 Write 127 Mixed 112 102% 137 MB/s	4K Read 0.87 4K Write 0.36 4K Mixed 0.21 66% 0.48 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 85.6% Great: 95%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown BLS8G4D240FSA.M16FA CMK32GX4M4A2400C14 BLS8G4D240FSA.M16FA BLS8G4D240FSA.M16FA CMK32GX4M4A2400C14 40GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 108% 2400, 2400, 2400, 2400, 2400 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	117% Outstanding	MC Read 45.3 MC Write 49.6 MC Mixed 41 129% 45.3 GB/s	SC Read 16.2 SC Write 24.4 SC Mixed 21.6 59% 20.7 GB/s	Latency 58.1 69% 58.1 ns
Poor: 104% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 117%

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Gaming 78%

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Desktop 80%

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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 $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