MSI X99S GAMING 7 (MS-7885)

Performance Results


Gaming 59% Gunboat	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 53% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 82.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	63.8% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	105% 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	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.

System	MSI MS-7885
Motherboard	MSI X99S GAMING 7 (MS-7885) (all builds)
Memory	24.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160715
Uptime	3 Days
Run Date	Nov 12 '19 at 20:40
Run Duration	167 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	6%

PC Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-5820K-$130 101,694 User benchmarks, average bench 77% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	82.5% Excellent	Memory 92.6 1-Core 105 2-Core 203 78% 134 Pts	4-Core 391 8-Core 643 63% 517 Pts	64-Core 772 48% 772 Pts
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 82.5% Great: 88%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500 167,107 User benchmarks, average bench 59% MSI(1462 3170) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 441.12 Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	63.8% Good	Lighting 81.1 Reflection 85.2 Parallax 82 66% 82.8 fps	MRender 78.9 Gravity 74.1 Splatting 67.2 59% 73.4 fps
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 63.8% Great: 66%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 103GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 432 288 203 199 198 184 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 488 Write 415 Mixed 355 SusWrite 250 84% 377 MB/s	4K Read 38.2 4K Write 91.4 4K Mixed 51.8 173% 60.5 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 339 DQ Mixed 358 269% 360 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 134%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 930GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 164 158 165 165 166 159 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	96.8% Outstanding	Read 174 Write 171 Mixed 112 SusWrite 163 114% 155 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.2 244% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 96.8% Great: 109%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85 124,615 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 2TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 143 139 148 146 149 141 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	89% Excellent	Read 166 Write 149 Mixed 82.5 SusWrite 144 99% 135 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1.1 218% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 89% Great: 101%
WD My Passport 25E2 2TB 8,938 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 358GB free, PID 25e2 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 79 84 85 82 79 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	31.8% Below average	Read 56.5 Write 57.5 Mixed 39.7 SusWrite 82.3 82% 59 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 91% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 31.8% Great: 53%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown BLS8G4D240FSA.M16FA BLS8G4D240FSBK.8FD BLS8G4D240FSA.16FAR BLS8G4D240FSBK.8FBD 32GB 2400, 2400, 2400, 2400 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	102% Outstanding	MC Read 39.7 MC Write 41.1 MC Mixed 37.7 113% 39.5 GB/s	SC Read 14.3 SC Write 19.2 SC Mixed 20.7 52% 18.1 GB/s	Latency 63 64% 63 ns

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Gaming 47%

Yacht

Desktop 80%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 42%

Speed boat

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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Value: 39% - Below average

Total price: $1,028

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 $179	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