MSI X99A GAMING 7 (MS-7885)

Performance Results


Gaming 60% Gunboat	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 55% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (87th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 13 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 96%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	55.3% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	109% 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	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	11.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160715
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jul 21 '18 at 19:07
Run Duration	124 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	12%

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PC Performing way above expectations (87^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-$103 50,196 User benchmarks, average bench 81% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	96% Outstanding	Memory 93.5 1-Core 129 2-Core 269 91% 164 Pts	4-Core 530 8-Core 828 84% 679 Pts	64-Core 1,033 64% 1,033 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 96% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130 360,351 User benchmarks, average bench 52% MSI(1462 3418) CLim: 1366 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 18.4.1 Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	55.3% Above average	Lighting 69.6 Reflection 69.9 Parallax 96.9 57% 78.8 fps	MRender 70.8 Gravity 67.1 Splatting 57.5 52% 65.1 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 55.3% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 480GB 11,256 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 238GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.0. SusWrite @10s intervals: 303 365 339 300 292 352 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 720 Write 369 Mixed 411 SusWrite 325 101% 456 MB/s	4K Read 34 4K Write 89.2 4K Mixed 39.8 150% 54.3 MB/s	DQ Read 273 DQ Write 395 DQ Mixed 218 197% 295 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 182%
WD Red Pro 3TB (2014)-$170 548 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2TB free Firmware: 81.00A81 SusWrite @10s intervals: 159 161 162 163 162 161 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	94.6% Outstanding	Read 168 Write 160 Mixed 110 SusWrite 161 110% 150 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 1 204% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 94.6% Great: 101%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Aegis DDR4 2133 C15 4x4GB 355 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 4 of 8 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 2200 MHz Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	MC Read 37.2 MC Write 45 MC Mixed 34.6 111% 38.9 GB/s	SC Read 14.1 SC Write 23 SC Mixed 19.8 54% 19 GB/s	Latency 61.1 66% 61.1 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 100%

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

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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