MSI X99S GAMING 7 (MS-7885)

Performance Results


Gaming 94% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 84% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (33rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 67 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 84.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	111% 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.
Boot Drive	45.8% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7885
Motherboard	MSI X99S GAMING 7 (MS-7885) (all builds)
Memory	12.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151102
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 27 '20 at 04:59
Run Duration	206 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-5820K-$130 101,694 User benchmarks, average bench 77% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	84.1% Excellent	Memory 90.5 1-Core 108 2-Core 214 79% 138 Pts	4-Core 418 8-Core 689 68% 554 Pts	64-Core 852 53% 852 Pts
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 84.1% Great: 88%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Gigabyte(1458 3751) CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 2808 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 445.87 Performing below potential (9^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	111% Outstanding	Lighting 148 Reflection 178 Parallax 162 120% 163 fps	MRender 114 Gravity 151 Splatting 111 101% 125 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 120GB-$109 51,792 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 24GB free (System drive) Firmware: DXT07B0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 36 34 32 30 31 30 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	45.8% Average	Read 303 Write 62.3 Mixed 58.5 SusWrite 32.2 25% 114 MB/s	4K Read 22.7 4K Write 48.4 4K Mixed 16.4 81% 29.2 MB/s	DQ Read 305 DQ Write 38.5 DQ Mixed 42.1 64% 129 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 45.8% Great: 73%
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 89GB free Firmware: EXT0BB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 215 218 235 240 244 240 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	99.5% Outstanding	Read 485 Write 462 Mixed 419 SusWrite 232 90% 399 MB/s	4K Read 38 4K Write 85.2 4K Mixed 46.2 162% 56.5 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 332 DQ Mixed 229 207% 314 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 99.5% Great: 118%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 79GB free Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 216 218 234 240 243 239 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 482 Write 467 Mixed 400 SusWrite 232 89% 395 MB/s	4K Read 38.3 4K Write 92 4K Mixed 51.7 173% 60.7 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 332 DQ Mixed 350 264% 354 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 124%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 159GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 216 218 234 241 243 239 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 483 Write 464 Mixed 413 SusWrite 232 89% 398 MB/s	4K Read 36.8 4K Write 89 4K Mixed 50.3 167% 58.7 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 333 DQ Mixed 351 265% 355 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 124%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 165GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 285 288 220 190 186 208 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 479 Write 472 Mixed 402 SusWrite 229 89% 395 MB/s	4K Read 36.8 4K Write 91.4 4K Mixed 50.4 169% 59.5 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 333 DQ Mixed 351 265% 355 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 134%
Crucial MX500 1TB-$66 202,785 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 428GB free Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 281 283 297 305 301 294 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	99.9% Outstanding	Read 487 Write 441 Mixed 420 SusWrite 294 92% 410 MB/s	4K Read 32.8 4K Write 84.5 4K Mixed 44.3 151% 53.9 MB/s	DQ Read 386 DQ Write 312 DQ Mixed 295 236% 331 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 99.9% Great: 125%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial Ballistix Sport DDR4 2400 C16 4x4GB-$84 1,914 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 4 of 8 slots used 16GB DIMM clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (5^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	70.8% Very good	MC Read 32 MC Write 21.8 MC Mixed 22.5 73% 25.4 GB/s	SC Read 16 SC Write 19.8 SC Mixed 20.9 54% 18.9 GB/s	Latency 66.6 60% 66.6 ns
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 70.8% Great: 108%

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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	446x
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	50x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	42x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 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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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