MSI X99A GODLIKE GAMING (MS-7883)

Performance Results


Gaming 117% UFO	Desktop 90% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 104% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 88.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	137% 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	97.4% 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	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 (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7883
Motherboard	MSI X99A GODLIKE GAMING (MS-7883) (all builds)
Memory	28.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160825
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 26 '18 at 06:43
Run Duration	205 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	15%

PC Performing as expected (50^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6850K-$115 29,279 User benchmarks, average bench 84% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	88.2% Excellent	Memory 92.5 1-Core 125 2-Core 245 87% 154 Pts	4-Core 451 8-Core 750 73% 600 Pts	64-Core 846 52% 846 Pts
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 88.2% Great: 93%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$499 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% MSI(1462 3605) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 391.1 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	137% Outstanding	Lighting 195 Reflection 203 Parallax 188 159% 195 fps	MRender 130 Gravity 189 Splatting 131 121% 150 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 137% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 36GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 274 145 138 133 134 125 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	97.4% Outstanding	Read 500 Write 447 Mixed 404 SusWrite 158 84% 377 MB/s	4K Read 34.6 4K Write 94.8 4K Mixed 49.6 166% 59.7 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 331 DQ Mixed 351 264% 354 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 97.4% Great: 124%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$60 112,929 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 2TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 117 118 118 117 117 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	71.5% Very good	Read 132 Write 108 Mixed 80.7 SusWrite 117 80% 109 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.8 163% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 71.5% Great: 83%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$63 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2TB free Firmware: CC24 SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 108 109 110 109 109 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	59.9% Above average	Read 101 Write 82.8 Mixed 74.1 SusWrite 108 68% 91.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.6 112% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 59.9% Great: 113%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$51 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1TB free Firmware: CC27 SusWrite @10s intervals: 166 183 182 181 178 176 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 183 Write 143 Mixed 87.5 SusWrite 178 108% 148 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 135% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 114%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85 124,615 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 29GB free Firmware: 0206 SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 81 82 78 80 80 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	46.6% Average	Read 81.9 Write 80.1 Mixed 61.7 SusWrite 80 56% 75.9 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.9 186% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 46.6% Great: 101%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$51 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1TB free Firmware: CC25 SusWrite @10s intervals: 171 184 182 185 183 179 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 184 Write 129 Mixed 80.2 SusWrite 181 105% 144 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 135% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$63 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 420GB free Firmware: CC4B SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 118 120 125 120 117 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	68.2% Good	Read 118 Write 76.6 Mixed 85 SusWrite 120 74% 99.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.6 112% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 68.2% Great: 113%
WD My Passport 25E1 1TB 31,309 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 600GB free, PID 25e1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 107 106 108 106 104 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	55.6% Above average	Read 131 Write 114 Mixed 78.4 SusWrite 106 142% 107 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 4.3 4K Mixed 0.3 160% 1.9 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 55.6% Great: 65%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMU32GX4M2C3000C15 2x16GB 6,222 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 2 of 8 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 3000 MHz clocked @ 2666 MHz Performing below potential (4^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	45.4% Average	MC Read 17.6 MC Write 14.2 MC Mixed 12.7 42% 14.8 GB/s	SC Read 15 SC Write 14.9 SC Mixed 15.3 43% 15.1 GB/s	Latency 63.1 63% 63.1 ns
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 45.4% Great: 102%

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Desktop 85%

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Workstation 74%

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Motherboard: MSI X99A GODLIKE GAMING (MS-7883) - $250

CPU
Core i7-5820KIntel $130Bench 77%, 101,694 samples	45x
Core i7-5960XIntel $285Bench 80%, 15,468 samples	44x
Core i7-6950XIntel $508Bench 87%, 6,135 samples	42x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	30x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $499Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	30x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	14x

SSD
950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsung $625Bench 223%, 54,978 samples	13x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $76Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	10x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	8x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 87%, 5,028 samples	6x
+ + 4x8GBUnknownBench 109%, 462 samples	6x
4x4GBUnknownBench 43%, 106,178 samples	5x

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Total price: $1,405

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $131	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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