MSI X99A GAMING 7 (MS-7885)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 82.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive229% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMSI MS-7885
MotherboardMSI X99A GAMING 7 (MS-7885)  (all builds)
Memory11.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160715
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 18 '20 at 20:18
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User NLD-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing as expected (49th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-5930K-$70
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.25 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
82.2% Excellent
Memory 89.7
1-Core 106
2-Core 217
78% 137 Pts
4-Core 403
8-Core 640
64% 521 Pts
64-Core 807
50% 807 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 82.2%
Great: 91%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 780-Ti-$410
MSI(1462 2983) 3GB
CLim: 1306 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 445.87
Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 47% Great: 59%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$139
245GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B6QCXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1117 1042 1007 988 969 951 MB/s
Performing below expectations (28th percentile)
229% Outstanding
Read 1848
Write 1197
Mixed 815
SusWrite 1,012
271% 1,218 MB/s
4K Read 41.2
4K Write 122
4K Mixed 57.3
201% 73.6 MB/s
DQ Read 836
DQ Write 591
DQ Mixed 744
547% 723 MB/s
Poor: 159%
This bench: 229%
Great: 353%
Samsung Spinpoint F1 1TB-$100
88GB free
Firmware: 1AA01113
SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 107 105 102 113 107 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
59.4% Above average
Read 100
Write 84
Mixed 60.5
SusWrite 107
64% 87.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 1
191% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 31%
This bench: 59.4%
Great: 62%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 2x8GB
2 of 8 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (5th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
63.5% Good
MC Read 28.6
MC Write 20
MC Mixed 19.4
65% 22.7 GB/s
SC Read 14
SC Write 19.8
SC Mixed 16.4
48% 16.7 GB/s
Latency 67.6
59% 67.6 ns
Poor: 65%
This bench: 63.5%
Great: 117%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical X99A GAMING 7 (MS-7885) Builds (Compare 700 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 78%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 69%
Battle cruiser

Motherboard: MSI X99A GAMING 7 (MS-7885)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 61% - Good Total price: $639
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