MSI X99S GAMING 7 (MS-7885)

Performance Results


Gaming 37% Jet ski	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 34% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 79.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	35.4% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	93.3% 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.

Very high background CPU (53%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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System	MSI MS-7885
Motherboard	MSI X99S GAMING 7 (MS-7885) (all builds)
Memory	13.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160715
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 29 '18 at 14:40
Run Duration	173 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	53%

PC Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-5820K-$130 101,694 User benchmarks, average bench 77% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	79.6% Very good	Memory 95.2 1-Core 108 2-Core 193 78% 132 Pts	4-Core 345 8-Core 613 58% 479 Pts	64-Core 843 52% 843 Pts
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 79.6% Great: 88%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% MSI(1462 3205) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1430 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 388.13 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	35.4% Below average	Lighting 46.2 Reflection 43.3 Parallax 43.4 38% 44.3 fps	MRender 39 Gravity 40.2 Splatting 35.2 31% 38.1 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 35.4% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue 3D 250GB-$50 23,658 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 172GB free (System drive) Firmware: X61190WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 256 195 203 200 198 204 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	93.3% Outstanding	Read 474 Write 448 Mixed 346 SusWrite 209 83% 369 MB/s	4K Read 33.4 4K Write 82.3 4K Mixed 42 148% 52.6 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 327 DQ Mixed 272 226% 327 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 93.3% Great: 105%
SanDisk Ultra II 480GB-$39 62,883 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 200GB free Firmware: X41100RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 345 428 329 276 269 274 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	95.5% Outstanding	Read 458 Write 453 Mixed 331 SusWrite 320 88% 391 MB/s	4K Read 31.8 4K Write 82 4K Mixed 36.8 139% 50.2 MB/s	DQ Read 386 DQ Write 295 DQ Mixed 244 209% 308 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 95.5% Great: 108%
Crucial MX300 SATA M.2 275GB-$42 16,792 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 256GB free Firmware: M0CR060 SusWrite @10s intervals: 337 425 331 157 160 160 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	80.5% Excellent	Read 445 Write 191 Mixed 362 SusWrite 261 70% 315 MB/s	4K Read 20.4 4K Write 78.5 4K Mixed 30.7 112% 43.2 MB/s	DQ Read 232 DQ Write 321 DQ Mixed 211 178% 255 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 80.5% Great: 95%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2133 C13 4x4GB 2,101 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 4 of 8 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	MC Read 40.4 MC Write 41.4 MC Mixed 37.8 114% 39.9 GB/s	SC Read 16.6 SC Write 19.8 SC Mixed 22.4 56% 19.6 GB/s	Latency 56.4 71% 56.4 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 107%

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Gaming 47%

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Desktop 80%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 42%

Speed boat

Motherboard: MSI X99S GAMING 7 (MS-7885) - $289

CPU
Core i7-5820KIntel $130Bench 77%, 101,694 samples	449x
Core i7-5930KIntel $70Bench 80%, 34,039 samples	87x
Core i7-5960XIntel $285Bench 80%, 15,468 samples	34x

GPU
GTX 980Nvidia $500Bench 59%, 167,107 samples	56x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	51x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	42x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	25x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	25x
TS512GSSD230S 512GBTranscendBench 92%, 2,577 samples	11x

RAM
4x4GBUnknownBench 43%, 106,178 samples	17x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 4x4GBCorsair $115Bench 88%, 5,380 samples	13x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2800 C16 4x4GBCorsair $210Bench 88%, 3,970 samples	12x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16