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 (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 95%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	244% 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.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7885
Motherboard	MSI X99A GAMING 7 (MS-7885) (all builds)
Memory	27.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180615
Uptime	28.1 Days
Run Date	Jun 19 '19 at 00:58
Run Duration	142 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	8%

PC Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-5930K-$70 34,039 User benchmarks, average bench 80% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	95% Outstanding	Memory 94.9 1-Core 129 2-Core 268 91% 164 Pts	4-Core 511 8-Core 824 82% 668 Pts	64-Core 1,049 65% 1,049 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 95% Great: 91%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560 214,030 User benchmarks, average bench 79% Gigabyte(1458 36DD) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1607 MHz, MLim: 1800 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 430.86 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 70% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$625 54,978 User benchmarks, average bench 223% 383GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B0QBXX7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1144 1140 1115 1151 1132 1121 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	244% Outstanding	Read 2009 Write 1,390 Mixed 844 SusWrite 1,134 299% 1,344 MB/s	4K Read 45.3 4K Write 122 4K Mixed 59.1 209% 75.5 MB/s	DQ Read 971 DQ Write 382 DQ Mixed 427 382% 593 MB/s
Poor: 138% ↑ This bench: 244% Great: 283%
Samsung 840 Pro 256GB-$190 73,119 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 86GB free Firmware: DXM06B0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 471 470 471 480 412 350 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	113% Outstanding	Read 469 Write 421 Mixed 320 SusWrite 442 93% 413 MB/s	4K Read 34.7 4K Write 103 4K Mixed 46.9 167% 61.6 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 174 181% 297 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 116%
Hitachi HDS723020BLA642 2TB-$249 29,211 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 1.5TB free Firmware: MN6OA800 SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 124 125 126 125 126 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	72.2% Very good	Read 126 Write 130 Mixed 67.3 SusWrite 125 82% 112 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 187% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 72.2% Great: 85%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown + + 4x8GB 462 User benchmarks, average bench 109% 4 of 8 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 2666 MHz Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	121% Outstanding	MC Read 45.8 MC Write 51.1 MC Mixed 43.1 133% 46.7 GB/s	SC Read 17.5 SC Write 24.8 SC Mixed 24.7 64% 22.3 GB/s	Latency 57.4 70% 57.4 ns
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 134%

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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 $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	51x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	24x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $92Bench 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: 61% - Good

Total price: $639

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 $178	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) $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