MSI X99A GAMING 7 (MS-7885)

Performance Results


Gaming 97% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 88% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (88th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 12 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 98.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	94.3% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	91.7% 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.

Run History

System	MSI MS-7885
Motherboard	MSI X99A GAMING 7 (MS-7885) (all builds)
Memory	28.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190613
Uptime	0.6 Days
Run Date	Dec 31 '19 at 23:08
Run Duration	157 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6800K-$103 50,196 User benchmarks, average bench 81% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	98.5% Outstanding	Memory 94.9 1-Core 137 2-Core 274 94% 169 Pts	4-Core 548 8-Core 862 87% 705 Pts	64-Core 1,067 66% 1,067 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 98.5% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX Vega-64-$400 91,676 User benchmarks, average bench 87% Asus(1043 04C4) CLim: 1632 MHz, MLim: 945 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.12.3 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	94.3% Outstanding	Lighting 113 Reflection 90 Parallax 182 92% 128 fps	MRender 90.4 Gravity 139 Splatting 128 99% 119 fps
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 94.3% Great: 94%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Corsair Force LE 480GB-$277 5,507 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 321GB free (System drive) Firmware: SAFC12.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 456 364 137 171 173 127 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	91.7% Outstanding	Read 495 Write 478 Mixed 399 SusWrite 238 90% 403 MB/s	4K Read 30 4K Write 86.2 4K Mixed 37.4 139% 51.2 MB/s	DQ Read 326 DQ Write 334 DQ Mixed 203 188% 288 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 91.7% Great: 100%
WD Green 500GB (2009)-$23 63,281 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 392GB free Firmware: 01.00A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 90 91 91 91 91 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	53.3% Above average	Read 95.3 Write 91.8 Mixed 63.3 SusWrite 90.2 63% 85.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.6 129% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 53.3% Great: 54%
WD WD10EURX 1TB-$25 53,598 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 250GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 132 133 134 134 133 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	77.9% Very good	Read 140 Write 121 Mixed 62.5 SusWrite 132 83% 114 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 0.9 187% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 77.9% Great: 87%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 3.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 174 184 184 183 182 183 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	81.8% Excellent	Read 104 Write 133 Mixed 70.3 SusWrite 182 89% 122 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0 76% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 81.8% Great: 90%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2133 C13 4x8GB 50 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 4 of 8 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	122% Outstanding	MC Read 43.9 MC Write 54.8 MC Mixed 43.9 136% 47.5 GB/s	SC Read 15.2 SC Write 23.1 SC Mixed 22.5 58% 20.3 GB/s	Latency 57.3 70% 57.3 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 122%

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Gaming 78%

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Desktop 80%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 69%

Battle cruiser

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 $195Bench 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 $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	51x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	24x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $96Bench 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: 94% - Outstanding

Total price: $415

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16