MSI X99S GAMING 9 AC (MS-7882)

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (93rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 7 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 95.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	122% 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.
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

System	MSI MS-7882
Motherboard	MSI X99S GAMING 9 AC (MS-7882) (all builds)
Memory	14 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160719
Uptime	1.2 Days
Run Date	Mar 03 '20 at 18:00
Run Duration	207 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%

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PC Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-5930K-$70 34,039 User benchmarks, average bench 80% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	95.8% Outstanding	Memory 93.7 1-Core 131 2-Core 263 91% 163 Pts	4-Core 526 8-Core 834 84% 680 Pts	64-Core 1,059 66% 1,059 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 95.8% Great: 91%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210 663,603 User benchmarks, average bench 115% EVGA(3842 3071) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3460 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 432.00 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	122% Outstanding	Lighting 165 Reflection 157 Parallax 167 134% 163 fps	MRender 186 Gravity 135 Splatting 111 114% 144 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 123%

Drives	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow UV400 480GB-$175 24,007 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 198GB free Firmware: 0C3J96R9 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 485 Write 461 Mixed 354 96% 433 MB/s	4K Read 29.2 4K Write 70.2 4K Mixed 35.2 126% 44.9 MB/s	DQ Read 292 DQ Write 138 DQ Mixed 124 116% 185 MB/s
Poor: 50% Great: 92%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$92 154,949 User benchmarks, average bench 235% 232GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 2,259 Write 1,461 Mixed 1,277 368% 1,666 MB/s	4K Read 55.8 4K Write 148 4K Mixed 75.5 260% 93.1 MB/s	DQ Read 970 DQ Write 641 DQ Mixed 890 641% 834 MB/s
Poor: 160% Great: 280%
VRFEM2064GSCYMTK 64GB 10GB free (System drive) Firmware: S9FM02.0 Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	Read 4,814 Write 64.5 Mixed 123 1,196% 1,667 MB/s	4K Read 687 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 5.4 29,257% 232 MB/s

Hitachi HDT721010SLA360 1TB-$497 27,212 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 742GB free Firmware: ST6OA3AA Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 41.4 Write 11.2 Mixed 15.2 17% 22.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.6 112% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 31% Great: 61%
WD Blue 2.5" 320GB (2009)-$80 42,987 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 298GB free Firmware: 11.01A11 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 63.6 Write 21.9 Mixed 26.4 28% 37.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.4 73% 0.43 MB/s
Poor: 15% Great: 41%
SanDisk Cruzer 8GB 5,405 User benchmarks, average bench 10% 5GB free, PID 5530 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 25.2 Write 13.9 Mixed 13 20% 17.4 MB/s	4K Read 5 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.5 52% 2 MB/s
Poor: 5% Great: 13%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 4x4GB-$115 5,380 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 4 of 8 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 2800 MHz clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (83^rd percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	101% Outstanding	MC Read 38.2 MC Write 40.9 MC Mixed 35.7 109% 38.3 GB/s	SC Read 16.6 SC Write 24.8 SC Mixed 22.1 60% 21.2 GB/s	Latency 60.5 66% 60.5 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 111%

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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 $70Bench 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 $400Bench 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: 56% - Above average

Total price: $620

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 $178	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