MSI X99A GAMING 9 ACK (MS-7882)

Performance Results


Gaming 115% UFO	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 104% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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 92.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	124% 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	147% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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.

Run History

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System	MSI MS-7882
Motherboard	MSI X99A GAMING 9 ACK (MS-7882) (all builds)
Memory	28.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160905
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 12 '18 at 03:00
Run Duration	142 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	10%

PC Performing as expected (56^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-5930K-$70 34,039 User benchmarks, average bench 80% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	92.1% Outstanding	Memory 95.4 1-Core 124 2-Core 202 83% 140 Pts	4-Core 478 8-Core 783 77% 631 Pts	64-Core 1,010 62% 1,010 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 92.1% Great: 91%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% MSI(1462 3604) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 398.82 Performing below potential (50^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	124% Outstanding	Lighting 170 Reflection 185 Parallax 194 138% 183 fps	MRender 122 Gravity 173 Splatting 120 112% 138 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$625 54,978 User benchmarks, average bench 223% 323GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 529 537 531 530 520 527 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	147% Outstanding	Read 688 Write 574 Mixed 483 SusWrite 529 128% 568 MB/s	4K Read 39.3 4K Write 120 4K Mixed 56 195% 71.9 MB/s	DQ Read 780 DQ Write 402 DQ Mixed 458 376% 547 MB/s
Poor: 138% ↑ This bench: 147% Great: 283%
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 227GB free Firmware: EXT0DB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 348 274 274 272 269 268 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Read 462 Write 440 Mixed 400 SusWrite 284 89% 396 MB/s	4K Read 34.2 4K Write 90.2 4K Mixed 44.5 157% 56.3 MB/s	DQ Read 373 DQ Write 332 DQ Mixed 225 204% 310 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 118%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 2TB-$50 94,145 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 197 199 196 197 197 198 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	115% Outstanding	Read 201 Write 195 Mixed 60.5 SusWrite 197 118% 163 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 4.9 4K Mixed 2.3 400% 2.83 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 2x16GB 4,021 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 2 of 8 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing below potential (25^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	82% Excellent	MC Read 38.7 MC Write 21.6 MC Mixed 29.8 86% 30 GB/s	SC Read 17.3 SC Write 18.6 SC Mixed 20.5 54% 18.8 GB/s	Latency 56 71% 56 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 82% Great: 136%

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Desktop 82%

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Workstation 73%

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

CPU
Core i7-5820KIntel $130Bench 77%, 101,694 samples	37x
Core i7-6800KIntel $78Bench 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 $160Bench 88%, 110,884 samples	5x

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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 $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	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) $30	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