MSI X99S GAMING 7 (MS-7885)

Performance Results


Gaming 63% Destroyer	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 57% 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 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 93.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	60.1% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	101% 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.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	MSI MS-7885
Motherboard	MSI X99S GAMING 7 (MS-7885) (all builds)
Memory	11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.8 GHz
Display	1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180323
Uptime	10.4 Days
Run Date	Aug 08 '19 at 04:25
Run Duration	194 Seconds
Run User	SWE-User
Background CPU	1%

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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 i7-5820K-$130 101,694 User benchmarks, average bench 77% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	93.7% Outstanding	Memory 95.3 1-Core 119 2-Core 249 87% 154 Pts	4-Core 496 8-Core 775 78% 635 Pts	64-Core 975 60% 975 Pts
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 93.7% Great: 88%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% MSI(1462 8C94) CLim: 1949 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 431.60 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	60.1% Good	Lighting 74.2 Reflection 77 Parallax 66.9 60% 72.7 fps	MRender 72.4 Gravity 70.2 Splatting 74.2 59% 72.2 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 60.1% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 101GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 262 259 247 220 227 221 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 492 Write 449 Mixed 362 SusWrite 239 86% 385 MB/s	4K Read 39.8 4K Write 89.1 4K Mixed 52.5 175% 60.5 MB/s	DQ Read 285 DQ Write 252 DQ Mixed 310 221% 282 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 134%
WD Blue 3D 1TB-$85 16,039 User benchmarks, average bench 100% 523GB free Firmware: X61190WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 262 259 282 294 292 295 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	99.3% Outstanding	Read 487 Write 472 Mixed 384 SusWrite 280 91% 406 MB/s	4K Read 35.7 4K Write 89.9 4K Mixed 44.5 159% 56.7 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 240 DQ Mixed 278 216% 298 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 99.3% Great: 121%
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$130 154,399 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 221GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 264 260 283 294 292 295 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 486 Write 470 Mixed 438 SusWrite 281 94% 419 MB/s	4K Read 37.3 4K Write 89.4 4K Mixed 50.1 168% 58.9 MB/s	DQ Read 287 DQ Write 256 DQ Mixed 308 221% 284 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 133%
Intel 730 Series 480GB-$230 5,159 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 156GB free Firmware: L2010420 SusWrite @10s intervals: 267 253 266 275 277 297 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	87.8% Excellent	Read 405 Write 464 Mixed 336 SusWrite 272 83% 369 MB/s	4K Read 31.8 4K Write 87.5 4K Mixed 37.8 143% 52.4 MB/s	DQ Read 261 DQ Write 240 DQ Mixed 297 210% 266 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 87.8% Great: 110%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$60 112,929 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 1.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 82 19 5.1 4.7 11 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	46.7% Average	Read 130 Write 78 Mixed 82.7 SusWrite 32.2 60% 80.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1 195% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 46.7% Great: 83%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85 124,615 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 1.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 134 139 141 139 118 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	77.9% Very good	Read 137 Write 120 Mixed 72.5 SusWrite 134 85% 116 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 0.9 179% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 77.9% Great: 101%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 4x4GB-$115 5,380 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 4 of 8 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 2800 MHz clocked @ 2666 MHz Performing below potential (91^st percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	105% Outstanding	MC Read 40.1 MC Write 41.8 MC Mixed 37.5 114% 39.8 GB/s	SC Read 16.5 SC Write 23.1 SC Mixed 22.7 59% 20.8 GB/s	Latency 56.3 71% 56.3 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 111%

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Desktop 80%

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Workstation 42%

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

CPU
Core i7-5820KIntel $130Bench 77%, 101,694 samples	446x
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	50x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	42x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 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 $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $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