MSI X99A GAMING 7 (MS-7885)

Performance Results


Gaming 82% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 76% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 92.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	83.3% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D 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.

Run History

System	MSI MS-7885
Motherboard	MSI X99A GAMING 7 (MS-7885) (all builds)
Memory	28.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190613
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jul 15 '20 at 09:47
Run Duration	152 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	10%

PC Performing above expectations (72^nd 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 3.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	92.7% Outstanding	Memory 92.2 1-Core 125 2-Core 268 89% 162 Pts	4-Core 501 8-Core 839 82% 670 Pts	64-Core 1,050 65% 1,050 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 92.7% 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: 1602 MHz, MLim: 945 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.7.2 Performing below potential (23^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	83.3% Excellent	Lighting 94.8 Reflection 88.2 Parallax 191 77% 125 fps	MRender 87.5 Gravity 132 Splatting 123 95% 114 fps
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 83.3% Great: 94%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Corsair Force LE 480GB-$277 5,507 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 288GB free (System drive) Firmware: SAFC12.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 403 308 171 133 171 172 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	86.8% Excellent	Read 481 Write 460 Mixed 369 SusWrite 226 86% 384 MB/s	4K Read 26 4K Write 88.5 4K Mixed 33.5 129% 49.3 MB/s	DQ Read 324 DQ Write 316 DQ Mixed 200 183% 280 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: 158 163 170 168 171 170 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	81.5% Excellent	Read 117 Write 140 Mixed 77.5 SusWrite 166 92% 125 MB/s	4K Read 2.5 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0 113% 1 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 81.5% Great: 90%
WD Green 500GB (2009)-$23 63,281 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 314GB free Firmware: 01.00A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 89 91 90 91 91 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	52.9% Above average	Read 94 Write 68.8 Mixed 64 SusWrite 90.1 58% 79.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 52.9% Great: 54%
WD WD10EURX 1TB-$25 53,598 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 400GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 105 106 107 107 107 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	71.2% Very good	Read 141 Write 120 Mixed 70.2 SusWrite 106 80% 109 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 1 200% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 71.2% 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 (96^th percentile)	122% Outstanding	MC Read 44.4 MC Write 55.1 MC Mixed 44.1 137% 47.9 GB/s	SC Read 15.3 SC Write 23 SC Mixed 23.2 59% 20.5 GB/s	Latency 63.8 63% 63.8 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 122%

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Gaming 78%

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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	127x
Core i7-5930KIntel $150Bench 80%, 34,039 samples	121x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	83x
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 $95Bench 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: 93% - Outstanding

Total price: $419

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $490	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16