MSI X99A GAMING 7 (MS-7885)

Performance Results


Gaming 117% UFO	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 106% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 93.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	125% 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	205% 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.

System	MSI MS-7885
Motherboard	MSI X99A GAMING 7 (MS-7885) (all builds)
Memory	13.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160411
Uptime	1.1 Days
Run Date	Oct 23 '18 at 22:31
Run Duration	173 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing above expectations (63^rd 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 3.85 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	93.4% Outstanding	Memory 94.7 1-Core 122 2-Core 239 86% 152 Pts	4-Core 495 8-Core 796 79% 646 Pts	64-Core 998 62% 998 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 93.4% Great: 91%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Gigabyte(1458 374C) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1949 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 416.34 Performing below potential (55^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	125% Outstanding	Lighting 170 Reflection 192 Parallax 194 139% 186 fps	MRender 126 Gravity 177 Splatting 125 115% 143 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung SM951 AHCI PCIe M.2 256GB-$223 7,621 User benchmarks, average bench 175% 163GB free (System drive) Firmware: BXW2500Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1166 1103 1164 960 1025 1004 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	205% Outstanding	Read 1,417 Write 1,224 Mixed 799 SusWrite 1,070 253% 1,128 MB/s	4K Read 37.1 4K Write 158 4K Mixed 44.8 197% 79.9 MB/s	DQ Read 689 DQ Write 375 DQ Mixed 460 361% 508 MB/s
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 205% Great: 220%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 133GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 462 238 198 199 194 187 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Read 480 Write 467 Mixed 384 SusWrite 246 88% 394 MB/s	4K Read 35.4 4K Write 99.1 4K Mixed 44.4 163% 59.6 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 356 268% 358 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 134%
Toshiba MQ01ABD100 1TB-$58 322,803 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 675GB free Firmware: AX001U SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 101 101 100 100 101 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	57.8% Above average	Read 101 Write 99.7 Mixed 32.2 SusWrite 100 60% 83.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.5 108% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 57.8% Great: 62%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 931GB free Firmware: CC46 SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 176 182 180 151 179 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	91.6% Outstanding	Read 150 Write 113 Mixed 81 SusWrite 170 94% 128 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.8 144% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 91.6% Great: 112%
WD Elements 25A3 4TB 7,568 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 2TB free, PID 25a3 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 148 144 148 146 146 147 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	65.2% Good	Read 171 Write 162 Mixed 118 SusWrite 147 200% 149 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.1 133% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 65.2% Great: 105%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Dominator DDR4 2666 C15 2x8GB 1,548 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 2 of 8 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 2667 MHz clocked @ 2666 MHz Performing below potential (56^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	78.3% Very good	MC Read 36.1 MC Write 22.3 MC Mixed 25.5 80% 28 GB/s	SC Read 17.1 SC Write 23.2 SC Mixed 23.5 61% 21.3 GB/s	Latency 57.9 69% 57.9 ns
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 78.3% Great: 94%

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Gaming 78%

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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 $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: 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 $40	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