MSI X99A GAMING 7 (MS-7885)

Performance Results


Gaming 72% Battleship	Desktop 90% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 67% Battle cruiser


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 91.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	72.8% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	86.8% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

System	MSI MS-7885
Motherboard	MSI X99A GAMING 7 (MS-7885) (all builds)
Memory	27.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190613
Uptime	3.5 Days
Run Date	Jul 13 '20 at 11:00
Run Duration	152 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	15%

PC Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6800K-$103 50,196 User benchmarks, average bench 81% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.85 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	91.5% Outstanding	Memory 84.1 1-Core 124 2-Core 246 84% 152 Pts	4-Core 531 8-Core 845 85% 688 Pts	64-Core 1,060 66% 1,060 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 91.5% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX Vega-64-$400 91,676 User benchmarks, average bench 87% Asus(1043 04C4) CLim: 1632 MHz, MLim: 945 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.7.1 Performing below potential (3^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	72.8% Very good	Lighting 74.8 Reflection 90.7 Parallax 184 61% 117 fps	MRender 88.8 Gravity 131 Splatting 125 96% 115 fps
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 72.8% Great: 94%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Corsair Force LE 480GB-$277 5,507 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 291GB free (System drive) Firmware: SAFC12.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 444 336 151 172 171 172 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	86.8% Excellent	Read 467 Write 436 Mixed 361 SusWrite 241 84% 376 MB/s	4K Read 25.5 4K Write 81.9 4K Mixed 34.8 127% 47.4 MB/s	DQ Read 323 DQ Write 323 DQ Mixed 204 186% 283 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 86.8% Great: 100%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 2.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 149 163 170 160 155 169 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	75.4% Very good	Read 102 Write 132 Mixed 60.1 SusWrite 161 83% 114 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0 63% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 75.4% Great: 90%
WD Green 500GB (2009)-$23 63,281 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 314GB free Firmware: 01.00A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 90 90 90 91 91 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	52.8% Above average	Read 94 Write 62.9 Mixed 62.5 SusWrite 90.1 57% 77.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.6 118% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 52.8% Great: 54%
WD WD10EURX 1TB-$25 53,598 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 400GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 106 107 105 106 107 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	69.5% Good	Read 136 Write 125 Mixed 77.8 SusWrite 106 82% 111 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1 203% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 69.5% Great: 87%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2133 C13 4x8GB 50 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 4 of 8 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	122% Outstanding	MC Read 44.2 MC Write 55.2 MC Mixed 44.2 137% 47.9 GB/s	SC Read 16 SC Write 22.8 SC Mixed 23.5 59% 20.8 GB/s	Latency 73.2 55% 73.2 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 122%

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Gaming 78%

Battleship

Desktop 80%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 69%

Battle cruiser

Motherboard: MSI X99A GAMING 7 (MS-7885)

CPU
Core i7-5820KIntel $130Bench 77%, 101,694 samples	319x
Core i7-6800KIntel $103Bench 81%, 50,196 samples	126x
Core i7-5930KIntel $70Bench 80%, 34,039 samples	120x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $265Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	82x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	64x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	61x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	51x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	24x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	22x

RAM
4x4GBUnknownBench 43%, 106,178 samples	28x
4x8GBUnknownBench 70%, 41,916 samples	27x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	24x

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Value: 80% - Very good

Total price: $489

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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