MSI X99A GAMING 7 (MS-7885)

Performance Results


Gaming 65% Battle cruiser	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 60% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 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 81.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	74.7% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	384% 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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7885
Motherboard	MSI X99A GAMING 7 (MS-7885) (all builds)
Memory	10.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20160715
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Apr 24 '19 at 10:18
Run Duration	163 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	13%

PC Performing as expected (51^st 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 Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	81.7% Excellent	Memory 89.9 1-Core 113 2-Core 227 81% 144 Pts	4-Core 396 8-Core 696 66% 546 Pts	64-Core 885 55% 885 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 81.7% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560 214,030 User benchmarks, average bench 79% Nvidia(10DE 1151) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 411.70 Performing below potential (29^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	74.7% Very good	Lighting 96 Reflection 102 Parallax 92.6 78% 96.8 fps	MRender 85.2 Gravity 87 Splatting 78.3 68% 83.5 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 74.7% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$170 93,447 User benchmarks, average bench 322% 303GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1687 1764 1797 1797 1895 1865 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	384% Outstanding	Read 2,526 Write 2,145 Mixed 1,154 SusWrite 1,801 426% 1,906 MB/s	4K Read 56.9 4K Write 282 4K Mixed 93.5 355% 144 MB/s	DQ Read 1,460 DQ Write 1432 DQ Mixed 1436 1,081% 1,443 MB/s
Poor: 195% ↑ This bench: 384% Great: 393%
Seagate ST310005 28AS 1TB 6,973 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 2GB free Firmware: CC44 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 115 Write 101 Mixed 62.2 69% 92.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.7 121% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 18% Great: 69%
WD My Book 1130 3TB 806 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 22GB free, PID 1130 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 60 58 60 60 64 64 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	26.6% Poor	Read 50.8 Write 60.5 Mixed 39.3 SusWrite 60.9 73% 52.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.5 84% 1 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 26.6% Great: 49%
HGST 1TB 1,195 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 45GB free, PID 1014 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 77 78 75 75 75 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	30.8% Below average	Read 66.8 Write 71.5 Mixed 30.5 SusWrite 75.5 82% 61.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.5 70% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 30.8% Great: 43%
ASMT 2105 1TB 1,332 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 213GB free, PID 55aa Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 81 82 82 81 80 82 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	33.6% Below average	Read 73 Write 33 Mixed 49 SusWrite 81.4 78% 59.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 83% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 33.6% Great: 79%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LED DDR4 2666 C16 2x8GB-$33 14,163 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 2 of 8 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 2667 MHz clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (31^st percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	68.9% Good	MC Read 27.9 MC Write 25.3 MC Mixed 22.1 72% 25.1 GB/s	SC Read 12.7 SC Write 19 SC Mixed 18.1 47% 16.6 GB/s	Latency 67.4 59% 67.4 ns
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 68.9% Great: 95%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Typical X99A GAMING 7 (MS-7885) Builds (Compare 700 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 78%

Battleship

Desktop 80%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 69%

Battle cruiser

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 $295	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