MSI X99A GAMING 7 (MS-7885)

Performance Results


Gaming 123% UFO	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 121% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 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 84.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	145% 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	293% 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.
Memory	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7885
Motherboard	MSI X99A GAMING 7 (MS-7885) (all builds)
Memory	57.3 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160411
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 09 '20 at 19:16
Run Duration	273 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6900K-$120 6,755 User benchmarks, average bench 86% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	84.8% Excellent	Memory 84 1-Core 119 2-Core 230 81% 144 Pts	4-Core 459 8-Core 851 78% 655 Pts	64-Core 1,178 73% 1,178 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 84.8% Great: 98%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$879 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% Asus(1043 87AC) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing below potential (3^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	145% Outstanding	Lighting 181 Reflection 222 Parallax 314 147% 239 fps	MRender 297 Gravity 234 Splatting 142 175% 224 fps
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 145% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SKC2000M82000G 2TB 433 User benchmarks, average bench 298% 1.5TB free (System drive) Firmware: S2780101 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1663 1884 1878 1890 1897 1898 MB/s Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	293% Outstanding	Read 2,145 Write 1,906 Mixed 142 SusWrite 1,852 337% 1,511 MB/s	4K Read 51.2 4K Write 107 4K Mixed 65.1 218% 74.5 MB/s	DQ Read 698 DQ Write 477 DQ Mixed 616 452% 597 MB/s
Poor: 195% ↑ This bench: 293% Great: 368%
Sandisk S3 4T00 4TB 1,397 User benchmarks, average bench 99% 2.5TB free Firmware: 30RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 419 418 413 412 414 417 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 403 Write 416 Mixed 300 SusWrite 415 86% 384 MB/s	4K Read 31.3 4K Write 86.5 4K Mixed 41 146% 52.9 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 304 DQ Mixed 237 206% 307 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 115%
Seagate IronWolf 4TB (2016)-$90 26,217 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 2TB free Firmware: SC60 SusWrite @10s intervals: 171 170 169 171 171 172 MB/s Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	97.7% Outstanding	Read 170 Write 159 Mixed 91.7 SusWrite 171 108% 148 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 153% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 97.7% Great: 108%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 3.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 158 176 180 180 176 169 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	92.1% Outstanding	Read 146 Write 153 Mixed 129 SusWrite 173 111% 150 MB/s	4K Read 5.6 4K Write 4.1 4K Mixed 0.9 409% 3.53 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 92.1% Great: 90%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85 124,615 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 2TB free Firmware: 0A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 123 126 125 127 130 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	65.4% Good	Read 103 Write 89.9 Mixed 68.8 SusWrite 125 71% 96.6 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 1 188% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 65.4% Great: 101%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$37 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 986GB free Firmware: CC29 SusWrite @10s intervals: 165 176 177 177 177 177 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 183 Write 138 Mixed 91.4 SusWrite 175 108% 147 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 114%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$60 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 916GB free Firmware: ABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 179 184 186 183 186 186 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	99.4% Outstanding	Read 163 Write 152 Mixed 41.5 SusWrite 184 98% 135 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.6 150% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 99.4% Great: 108%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2016)-$114 34,353 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 224GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 180 178 177 180 182 181 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	97.7% Outstanding	Read 161 Write 139 Mixed 84.7 SusWrite 180 103% 141 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.8 157% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 97.7% Great: 105%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS16G4D240FSE.16FA 4x16GB 58 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 4 of 8 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (13^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	71.8% Very good	MC Read 32.1 MC Write 25.4 MC Mixed 21.2 75% 26.2 GB/s	SC Read 14 SC Write 20 SC Mixed 20.4 52% 18.1 GB/s	Latency 73.4 54% 73.4 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 71.8% Great: 129%

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Desktop 80%

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Workstation 69%

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Motherboard: MSI X99A GAMING 7 (MS-7885)

CPU
Core i7-5820KIntel $130Bench 77%, 101,694 samples	321x
Core i7-6800KIntel $103Bench 81%, 50,196 samples	127x
Core i7-5930KIntel $599Bench 80%, 34,039 samples	121x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	84x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	65x
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 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 $93Bench 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 i5-12600K $170	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $122	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16