MSI X99A GAMING 7 (MS-7885)

Performance Results


Gaming 129% UFO	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 136% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 96.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	131% 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	233% 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	27.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	2560 x 1600 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190613
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jan 05 '20 at 13:18
Run Duration	310 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing above expectations (69^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 3.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	96.8% Outstanding	Memory 96 1-Core 125 2-Core 268 91% 163 Pts	4-Core 524 8-Core 1,051 93% 788 Pts	64-Core 1,736 108% 1,736 Pts
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 96.8% 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 way above expectations (90^th percentile)	131% Outstanding	Lighting 184 Reflection 196 Parallax 195 150% 192 fps	MRender 125 Gravity 184 Splatting 125 117% 144 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 131% 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% 397GB free (System drive) Firmware: 102000WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1178 840 789 830 825 785 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	233% Outstanding	Read 1,996 Write 1,801 Mixed 1,406 SusWrite 874 340% 1,520 MB/s	4K Read 37.9 4K Write 147 4K Mixed 62.4 215% 82.4 MB/s	DQ Read 896 DQ Write 611 DQ Mixed 810 590% 773 MB/s
Poor: 168% ↑ This bench: 233% Great: 297%
HyperX Savage 240GB-$120 39,518 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 198GB free Firmware: SAFM001B SusWrite @10s intervals: 450 452 418 435 424 412 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 443 Write 432 Mixed 316 SusWrite 432 91% 406 MB/s	4K Read 26.6 4K Write 98.8 4K Mixed 33.8 136% 53.1 MB/s	DQ Read 360 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 69.2 130% 259 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 111%
WDC WDS500G2B0A 500GB 24,830 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 316GB free Firmware: X61190WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 310 302 308 300 297 308 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 486 Write 429 Mixed 369 SusWrite 304 89% 397 MB/s	4K Read 32.6 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 49 168% 62.6 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 330 DQ Mixed 284 232% 331 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 119%
HyperX Savage 960GB-$397 1,581 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 726GB free Firmware: SAFM02.H SusWrite @10s intervals: 303 301 307 298 295 307 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	92% Outstanding	Read 482 Write 392 Mixed 332 SusWrite 302 84% 377 MB/s	4K Read 25.8 4K Write 88.3 4K Mixed 34.3 130% 49.5 MB/s	DQ Read 318 DQ Write 335 DQ Mixed 177 174% 277 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 92% Great: 111%
HyperX Savage 960GB-$397 1,581 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 869GB free Firmware: SAFM02.H SusWrite @10s intervals: 302 301 307 298 295 306 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	92.9% Outstanding	Read 474 Write 414 Mixed 329 SusWrite 302 85% 380 MB/s	4K Read 25.3 4K Write 89.4 4K Mixed 36.1 132% 50.3 MB/s	DQ Read 334 DQ Write 337 DQ Mixed 173 175% 281 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 92.9% Great: 111%
Kingston SHSS37A480G 480GB 14,802 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 285GB free Firmware: SAFM001B SusWrite @10s intervals: 305 302 306 299 295 308 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	93% Outstanding	Read 476 Write 427 Mixed 307 SusWrite 302 85% 378 MB/s	4K Read 26.6 4K Write 96.3 4K Mixed 32.8 133% 51.9 MB/s	DQ Read 330 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 67.8 125% 247 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 93% Great: 110%
Toshiba P300 3TB-$100 74,038 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2TB free Firmware: MX6OACF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 157 164 159 165 156 154 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 193 Write 176 Mixed 38.7 SusWrite 159 102% 142 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.6 156% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 101% 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	125% Outstanding	MC Read 52.7 MC Write 52.3 MC Mixed 42 140% 49 GB/s	SC Read 15.5 SC Write 21 SC Mixed 22.1 56% 19.5 GB/s	Latency 54.1 74% 54.1 ns
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 125% 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 $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