MSI X99A GAMING 7 (MS-7885)

Performance Results


Gaming 113% UFO	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 115% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 90.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	121% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	228% 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

4 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	27.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	2560 x 1600 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190613
Uptime	3.1 Days
Run Date	Dec 05 '19 at 13:05
Run Duration	304 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	8%

PC Performing as expected (58^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6950X-$499 6,135 User benchmarks, average bench 87% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3.05 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	90.3% Outstanding	Memory 96.2 1-Core 107 2-Core 242 84% 149 Pts	4-Core 453 8-Core 910 80% 681 Pts	64-Core 1,506 93% 1,506 Pts
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 90.3% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% MSI(1462 3602) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 431.86 Performing below potential (36^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	121% Outstanding	Lighting 159 Reflection 196 Parallax 176 130% 177 fps	MRender 125 Gravity 186 Splatting 128 118% 146 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB (2019)-$37 109,999 User benchmarks, average bench 244% 396GB free (System drive) Firmware: 102000WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1146 762 805 795 847 797 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	228% Outstanding	Read 1,930 Write 1,368 Mixed 1,398 SusWrite 859 310% 1,389 MB/s	4K Read 33.5 4K Write 150 4K Mixed 64.4 213% 82.6 MB/s	DQ Read 865 DQ Write 594 DQ Mixed 783 570% 747 MB/s
Poor: 168% ↑ This bench: 228% Great: 297%
HyperX Savage 240GB-$120 39,518 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 198GB free Firmware: SAFM001B SusWrite @10s intervals: 403 377 380 377 406 369 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	94.3% Outstanding	Read 487 Write 425 Mixed 314 SusWrite 385 90% 403 MB/s	4K Read 25.4 4K Write 71.3 4K Mixed 31.5 117% 42.7 MB/s	DQ Read 351 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 69.1 129% 255 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 94.3% Great: 111%
WDC WDS500G2B0A 500GB 24,830 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 316GB free Firmware: X61190WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 400 369 378 374 404 370 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 486 Write 420 Mixed 366 SusWrite 382 93% 414 MB/s	4K Read 30.8 4K Write 84.3 4K Mixed 37.4 139% 50.8 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 330 DQ Mixed 284 232% 330 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 119%
HyperX Savage 960GB-$397 1,581 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 726GB free Firmware: SAFM02.H SusWrite @10s intervals: 356 369 358 369 354 368 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	92.1% Outstanding	Read 480 Write 397 Mixed 335 SusWrite 362 88% 394 MB/s	4K Read 24.9 4K Write 78.8 4K Mixed 30.7 119% 44.8 MB/s	DQ Read 318 DQ Write 335 DQ Mixed 174 173% 276 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 92.1% Great: 111%
HyperX Savage 960GB-$397 1,581 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 869GB free Firmware: SAFM02.H SusWrite @10s intervals: 357 369 358 368 354 368 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	90.4% Outstanding	Read 477 Write 390 Mixed 332 SusWrite 362 88% 390 MB/s	4K Read 24.9 4K Write 68.7 4K Mixed 30.5 113% 41.4 MB/s	DQ Read 312 DQ Write 337 DQ Mixed 176 174% 275 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 90.4% Great: 111%
Kingston SHSS37A480G 480GB 14,802 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 286GB free Firmware: SAFM001B SusWrite @10s intervals: 361 372 360 372 355 369 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	91.7% Outstanding	Read 486 Write 422 Mixed 308 SusWrite 365 89% 395 MB/s	4K Read 25 4K Write 70.1 4K Mixed 30.6 114% 41.9 MB/s	DQ Read 328 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 67.6 125% 247 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 91.7% Great: 110%
Toshiba P300 3TB-$100 74,038 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 3TB free Firmware: MX6OACF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 175 173 174 170 183 167 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 193 Write 156 Mixed 21.7 SusWrite 174 98% 136 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.6 153% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX 2666 C13 4x8GB 713 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 4 of 8 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 2667 MHz clocked @ 2666 MHz Performing below potential (98^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	123% Outstanding	MC Read 51.8 MC Write 51.9 MC Mixed 41.4 138% 48.4 GB/s	SC Read 15 SC Write 17.9 SC Mixed 21.4 52% 18.1 GB/s	Latency 53.1 75% 53.1 ns
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 113%

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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 $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	51x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	24x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 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: 62% - Good

Total price: $624

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 $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	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