MSI X99A GAMING 7 (MS-7885)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 87.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	198% 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.

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

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	MSI MS-7885
Motherboard	MSI X99A GAMING 7 (MS-7885) (all builds)
Memory	25.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160525
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 06 '18 at 14:21
Run Duration	143 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing above expectations (76^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 3.15 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	87.3% Excellent	Memory 91.8 1-Core 91.3 2-Core 217 76% 133 Pts	4-Core 446 8-Core 690 70% 568 Pts	64-Core 860 53% 860 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 87.3% Great: 90%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung SM951 AHCI PCIe M.2 512GB-$290 5,772 User benchmarks, average bench 185% 366GB free (System drive) Firmware: BXW2500Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1167 1183 1102 1115 1041 1111 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	198% Outstanding	Read 1,299 Write 1266 Mixed 890 SusWrite 1,120 257% 1,144 MB/s	4K Read 35.3 4K Write 119 4K Mixed 47.9 178% 67.5 MB/s	DQ Read 682 DQ Write 372 DQ Mixed 570 412% 541 MB/s
Poor: 114% ↑ This bench: 198% Great: 241%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 93GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 460 463 467 466 463 462 MB/s Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	117% Outstanding	Read 458 Write 436 Mixed 368 SusWrite 464 97% 431 MB/s	4K Read 35.7 4K Write 91.1 4K Mixed 55.2 173% 60.7 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 357 269% 359 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 134%
WD Black 3TB (2013)-$151 16,992 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 158 159 157 157 158 158 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	95.3% Outstanding	Read 174 Write 152 Mixed 92.5 SusWrite 158 106% 144 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1 191% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 95.3% Great: 100%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GB 6,294 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 4 of 8 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 3000 MHz clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (85^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	101% Outstanding	MC Read 36 MC Write 47.1 MC Mixed 35 112% 39.4 GB/s	SC Read 12.3 SC Write 19.3 SC Mixed 18.5 48% 16.7 GB/s	Latency 64.4 62% 64.4 ns
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 110%

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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 $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