MSI X99S GAMING 9 AC (MS-7882)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (30th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 70 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 83.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	65.1% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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.

System	MSI MS-7882
Motherboard	MSI X99S GAMING 9 AC (MS-7882) (all builds)
Memory	55.1 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	5970 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190613
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 26 '20 at 03:45
Run Duration	182 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing below expectations (30^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 4.45 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	83.3% Excellent	Memory 93 1-Core 126 2-Core 252 88% 157 Pts	4-Core 396 8-Core 747 68% 571 Pts	64-Core 905 56% 905 Pts
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 83.3% Great: 88%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% EVGA(3842 6796) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 3002 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 441.87 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 106 Reflection 174 Parallax 195 87% 158 fps	Gravity 129 Splatting 120 109% 124 fps
Poor: 109% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$139 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 453GB free (System drive) Firmware: 4B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 186 211 197 227 234 219 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	65.1% Good	Read 394 Write 369 Mixed 284 SusWrite 212 71% 315 MB/s	4K Read 13.5 4K Write 46 4K Mixed 19.1 69% 26.2 MB/s	DQ Read 354 DQ Write 324 DQ Mixed 226 201% 301 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 65.1% Great: 133%
Crucial M4 256GB-$218 17,938 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 43GB free Firmware: 070H SusWrite @10s intervals: 155 179 179 195 187 185 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	50.2% Above average	Read 305 Write 182 Mixed 188 SusWrite 180 48% 214 MB/s	4K Read 16.2 4K Write 74.1 4K Mixed 9.8 76% 33.4 MB/s	DQ Read 120 DQ Write 111 DQ Mixed 23.7 43% 84.7 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 50.2% Great: 74%
SSD 480GB 16,522 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 282GB free Firmware: 61.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 319 354 353 401 412 385 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	78.2% Very good	Read 364 Write 152 Mixed 346 SusWrite 371 69% 308 MB/s	4K Read 25.2 4K Write 39.9 4K Mixed 15.1 79% 26.7 MB/s	DQ Read 392 DQ Write 413 DQ Mixed 292 250% 366 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 78.2% Great: 98%
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$625 54,978 User benchmarks, average bench 223% 296GB free Firmware: 2B0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 913 1040 1079 1183 1216 1098 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	191% Outstanding	Read 1,337 Write 1,088 Mixed 709 SusWrite 1,088 237% 1,056 MB/s	4K Read 32 4K Write 91.5 4K Mixed 36.1 143% 53.2 MB/s	DQ Read 830 DQ Write 414 DQ Mixed 510 408% 584 MB/s
Poor: 138% ↑ This bench: 191% Great: 283%
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2017)-$79 26,606 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 4.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 57 68 82 88 100 64 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	47.9% Average	Read 89.5 Write 148 Mixed 70.3 SusWrite 76.6 71% 96.1 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 0.6 179% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 47.9% Great: 85%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW64GX4M8C3200C16 8x8GB 182 User benchmarks, average bench 138% 8 of 8 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing below potential (27^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	114% Outstanding	MC Read 43.9 MC Write 42.1 MC Mixed 48.1 128% 44.7 GB/s	SC Read 13.1 SC Write 20.8 SC Mixed 22.2 53% 18.7 GB/s	Latency 62 64% 62 ns
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 189%

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Desktop 85%

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Workstation 77%

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Motherboard: MSI X99S GAMING 9 AC (MS-7882)

CPU
Core i7-5930KIntel $150Bench 80%, 34,039 samples	10x
Core i7-5820KIntel $130Bench 77%, 101,694 samples	3x
Core i7-5960XIntel $285Bench 80%, 15,468 samples	2x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	4x
GTX 980Nvidia $500Bench 59%, 167,107 samples	3x
R9 290XAMD $549Bench 51%, 37,353 samples	2x

SSD
840 Evo 500GBSamsung $150Bench 103%, 68,337 samples	3x
PC SN730 SDBQNTY-256G-1001 256GBWDCBench 164%, 6,246 samples	2x
XP941 PCIe M.2 256GBSamsungBench 133%, 1,434 samples	1x

RAM
+ + 4x4GBUnknownBench 99%, 150 samples	4x
BLS8G4D240FSA.M16FA 2x8GBCrucialBench 67%, 776 samples	2x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 4x4GBCorsair $115Bench 88%, 5,380 samples	2x

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Value: 83% - Excellent

Total price: $495

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16