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 (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 88.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	212% 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.

System	MSI MS-7885
Motherboard	MSI X99A GAMING 7 (MS-7885) (all builds)
Memory	28.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180615
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 20 '20 at 04:42
Run Duration	197 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing as expected (59^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 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	88.2% Excellent	Memory 93.4 1-Core 80.2 2-Core 230 75% 134 Pts	4-Core 447 8-Core 715 71% 581 Pts	64-Core 890 55% 890 Pts
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 88.2% Great: 88%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 670-$435 47,610 User benchmarks, average bench 28% EVGA(3842 2678) 2GB CLim: 1293 MHz, MLim: 1552 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 441.87 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 25% Great: 31%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$250 40,327 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 127GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 531 479 485 493 486 465 MB/s Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	212% Outstanding	Read 2088 Write 789 Mixed 656 SusWrite 490 220% 1,006 MB/s	4K Read 51 4K Write 161 4K Mixed 58.6 238% 90.2 MB/s	DQ Read 887 DQ Write 298 DQ Mixed 374 333% 519 MB/s
Poor: 131% ↑ This bench: 212% Great: 243%
Samsung 830 256GB-$261 25,763 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 111GB free Firmware: 3B1Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 250 280 269 250 274 294 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	77.5% Very good	Read 487 Write 120 Mixed 225 SusWrite 270 61% 275 MB/s	4K Read 23.6 4K Write 68.3 4K Mixed 27.7 107% 39.9 MB/s	DQ Read 296 DQ Write 97.7 DQ Mixed 132 114% 175 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 77.5% Great: 86%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 594GB free Firmware: CC24 SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 147 148 149 149 150 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	99.9% Outstanding	Read 202 Write 166 Mixed 82.2 SusWrite 147 109% 149 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 1 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 99.9% Great: 114%
WD Blue 3TB (2015)-$80 75,644 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 84 88 90 90 90 MB/s Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	56.4% Above average	Read 109 Write 106 Mixed 75.2 SusWrite 87.2 70% 94.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1 197% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 56.4% Great: 96%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85 124,615 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 3TB free Firmware: 0A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 168 166 166 170 169 170 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	93.8% Outstanding	Read 158 Write 161 Mixed 129 SusWrite 168 114% 154 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 3.1 4K Mixed 1.1 213% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 93.8% Great: 101%
WD WD5000AACS-00ZUB0 500GB 19,716 User benchmarks, average bench 36% 315GB free Firmware: 1B01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 66 66 66 65 66 67 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	35.2% Below average	Read 55.8 Write 58.3 Mixed 48 SusWrite 66.2 42% 57.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.8 158% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 35.2% Great: 49%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$84 253,816 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 616GB free Firmware: 0A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 97 98 101 100 100 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	62.5% Good	Read 118 Write 114 Mixed 104 SusWrite 99.1 81% 109 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1 193% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 62.5% Great: 84%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown + + 4x8GB 462 User benchmarks, average bench 109% 4 of 8 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	MC Read 41.8 MC Write 43 MC Mixed 39.6 118% 41.5 GB/s	SC Read 16.1 SC Write 21.1 SC Mixed 22.2 57% 19.8 GB/s	Latency 61.3 65% 61.3 ns
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 134%

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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 $95Bench 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 $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 $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