MSI X99A RAIDER (MS-7885)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 34%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 31%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 83.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics33.1% 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 Drive218% 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.
Memory64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.
Run History
SystemMSI MS-7885
MotherboardMSI X99A RAIDER (MS-7885)  (all builds)
Memory58 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.3 GHz
Display3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 8.1
BIOS Date20160412
Uptime1 Days
Run DateSep 14 '16 at 05:11
Run Duration80 Seconds
Run User ROU-User
Background CPU9%

 PC Performing as expected (40th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6800K-$103
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.45 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
83.6% Excellent
Memory 89.3
1-Core 115
2-Core 226
81% 143 Pts
4-Core 420
8-Core 660
66% 540 Pts
64-Core 882
55% 882 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 83.6%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560
Driver: nvd3dumx.dll Ver. 10.18.13.6881
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
33.1% Below average
Lighting 28.9
Reflection 56.9
Parallax 42.3
24% 42.7 fps
MRender 51.8
Gravity 68.2
Splatting 66.7
52% 62.2 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 33.1%
Great: 87%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$625
126GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing below expectations (39th percentile)
218% Outstanding
Read 1,518
Write 1,242
Mixed 1,324
303% 1,361 MB/s
4K Read 44.5
4K Write 145
4K Mixed 48.4
206% 79.3 MB/s
DQ Read 473
DQ Write 367
DQ Mixed 216
217% 352 MB/s
Poor: 138%
This bench: 218%
Great: 283%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3333 C16 4x16GB
4 of 8 slots used
64GB DIMM DDR4 3333 MHz clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (6th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
67.3% Good
MC Read 28.4
MC Write 23.5
MC Mixed 21.2
70% 24.4 GB/s
SC Read 13.1
SC Write 19.1
SC Mixed 18.4
48% 16.9 GB/s
Latency 68.1
59% 68.1 ns
Poor: 68%
This bench: 67.3%
Great: 158%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical X99A RAIDER (MS-7885) Builds (Compare 883 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 64%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 57%
Gunboat

Motherboard: MSI X99A RAIDER (MS-7885)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 94% - Outstanding Total price: $357
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