MSI X99S 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 (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	91.7% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7885
Motherboard	MSI X99S GAMING 7 (MS-7885) (all builds)
Memory	9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colori
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150529
Uptime	4.1 Days
Run Date	Feb 04 '17 at 22:47
Run Duration	117 Seconds
Run User	ITA-User
Background CPU	16%

PC Performing as expected (55^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 3.2 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	76.8% Very good	Memory 91.9 1-Core 66.1 2-Core 179 66% 112 Pts	4-Core 333 8-Core 636 58% 484 Pts	64-Core 786 49% 786 Pts
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 76.8% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk SSD Plus 240GB-$28 133,640 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 101GB free Firmware: Z22000RL Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 75 100 331 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 444 (A6) Unknown 100 100 1 (A7) Unknown 100 100 0 (A8) Unknown 100 100 10 (A9) Unknown 100 100 42 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 6 (AE) Unknown 100 100 148 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 57 100 240518168619 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 0 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (E9) Unknown 100 100 944 (F1) Unknown 253 253 144 (F2) Unknown 253 253 3	69.5% Good	Read 483 Write 355 Mixed 410 92% 416 MB/s	4K Read 21.7 4K Write 59 4K Mixed 4.16 70% 28.3 MB/s	DQ Read 184 DQ Write 241 DQ Mixed 27.3 72% 151 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 69.5% Great: 86%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 89GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (20^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 1255 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 444 (B1) Unknown 99 99 16 (B3) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 56 49 44 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (EB) Unknown 99 99 19 (F1) Unknown 99 99 10284760382	91.7% Outstanding	Read 496 Write 404 Mixed 402 97% 434 MB/s	4K Read 31 4K Write 49.9 4K Mixed 33.3 116% 38.1 MB/s	DQ Read 296 DQ Write 210 DQ Mixed 107 119% 204 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 91.7% Great: 124%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$49 170,877 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 485GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 178 176 6091 (04) Start/Stop count 97 97 3005 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 88 88 8917 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1388 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 61 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 172 172 86152 (C2) HDA temperature 115 97 35 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	54% Above average	Read 89 Write 99.1 Mixed 93.3 71% 93.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.67 4K Write 1.46 4K Mixed 0.17 74% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 54% Great: 84%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 4x4GB 106,178 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 4 of 8 slots used 16GB DIMM 3000 MHz clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (98^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	94.8% Outstanding	MC Read 36.8 MC Write 40 MC Mixed 34.4 106% 37.1 GB/s	SC Read 12.7 SC Write 13.8 SC Mixed 15.8 40% 14.1 GB/s	Latency 64.3 62% 64.3 ns
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 94.8% Great: 61%

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Gaming 47%

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Desktop 80%

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Workstation 42%

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Motherboard: MSI X99S GAMING 7 (MS-7885) - $289

CPU
Core i7-5820KIntel $130Bench 77%, 101,694 samples	448x
Core i7-5930KIntel $70Bench 80%, 34,039 samples	87x
Core i7-5960XIntel $285Bench 80%, 15,468 samples	34x

GPU
GTX 980Nvidia $500Bench 59%, 167,107 samples	56x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	51x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	42x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	25x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	25x
TS512GSSD230S 512GBTranscendBench 92%, 2,577 samples	11x

RAM
4x4GBUnknownBench 43%, 106,178 samples	17x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 4x4GBCorsair $115Bench 88%, 5,380 samples	13x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2800 C16 4x4GBCorsair $210Bench 88%, 3,970 samples	12x

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Total price: $1,014

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	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