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 as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 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 82.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	93.2% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). 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	11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180615
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Sep 22 '19 at 16:39
Run Duration	156 Seconds
Run User	CHL-User
Background CPU	16%

PC Performing as expected (47^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 3.4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	82.3% Excellent	Memory 91.1 1-Core 105 2-Core 207 78% 134 Pts	4-Core 396 8-Core 666 65% 531 Pts	64-Core 838 52% 838 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 82.3% Great: 91%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 120GB-$80 69,224 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 49GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 316 144 143 143 143 143 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	93.2% Outstanding	Read 443 Write 422 Mixed 347 SusWrite 172 78% 346 MB/s	4K Read 36.3 4K Write 94.8 4K Mixed 45.5 164% 58.9 MB/s	DQ Read 328 DQ Write 323 DQ Mixed 340 251% 330 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 93.2% Great: 115%
Intel 540s Series 240GB 7,812 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 110GB free Firmware: LSBG200 SusWrite @10s intervals: 302 103 103 104 103 102 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	80.4% Excellent	Read 457 Write 410 Mixed 390 SusWrite 136 78% 348 MB/s	4K Read 26.6 4K Write 83.7 4K Mixed 37 132% 49.1 MB/s	DQ Read 271 DQ Write 314 DQ Mixed 247 199% 277 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 80.4% Great: 90%
Hitachi HDS721010DLE630 1TB-$150 19,279 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 171GB free Firmware: MS2OA610 SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 104 108 104 111 106 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	78.2% Very good	Read 167 Write 75 Mixed 39 SusWrite 106 70% 96.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.7 146% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 78.2% Great: 99%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 684GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 37 38 38 38 38 38 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	40.8% Average	Read 104 Write 35.7 Mixed 43.8 SusWrite 37.8 41% 55.4 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.7 129% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 40.8% Great: 76%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws 4 DDR4 3000 C15 4x4GB-$234 3,507 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 4 of 8 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 3000 MHz clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (52^nd percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	96.4% Outstanding	MC Read 36.8 MC Write 40 MC Mixed 34.2 106% 37 GB/s	SC Read 13.5 SC Write 19.9 SC Mixed 20 51% 17.8 GB/s	Latency 65.7 61% 65.7 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 96.4% Great: 117%

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Gaming 78%

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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