MSI X99A GAMING 7 (MS-7885)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 59%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 53%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 85.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics64.8% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive175% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
SystemMSI MS-7885
MotherboardMSI X99A GAMING 7 (MS-7885)  (all builds)
Memory12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160715
Uptime1.7 Days
Run DateMay 14 '17 at 14:08
Run Duration111 Seconds
Run User FRA-User
Background CPU8%

 PC Performing as expected (45th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-5820K-$130
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
85.2% Excellent
Memory 91.1
1-Core 106
2-Core 210
78% 136 Pts
4-Core 427
8-Core 688
68% 557 Pts
64-Core 832
52% 832 Pts
Poor: 68%
This bench: 85.2%
Great: 88%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500
CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 381.89
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
64.8% Good
Lighting 82.8
Reflection 81.4
Parallax 81.7
68% 82 fps
MRender 79.8
Gravity 74.7
Splatting 66.6
60% 73.7 fps
Poor: 53%
This bench: 64.8%
Great: 66%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45
113GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (18th percentile)
175% Outstanding
Read 1,891
Write 1,088
Mixed 1,151
304% 1,377 MB/s
4K Read 36.2
4K Write 50.7
4K Mixed 19.1
106% 35.3 MB/s
DQ Read 39.2
DQ Write 65.4
DQ Mixed 20.3
24% 41.6 MB/s
Poor: 142%
This bench: 175%
Great: 236%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49
92GB free
Firmware: 05.01D05 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (17th percentile)
44.6% Average
Read 87.3
Write 67.6
Mixed 74.8
58% 76.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.46
4K Write 2.33
4K Mixed 0.36
103% 1.05 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 44.6%
Great: 76%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial Ballistix Sport DDR4 2400 C16 4x4GB-$84
4 of 8 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below potential (4th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
68.9% Good
MC Read 29.7
MC Write 21.8
MC Mixed 22.3
70% 24.6 GB/s
SC Read 15.2
SC Write 19.5
SC Mixed 21.5
54% 18.7 GB/s
Latency 65.5
61% 65.5 ns
Poor: 71%
This bench: 68.9%
Great: 108%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical X99A GAMING 7 (MS-7885) Builds (Compare 700 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 78%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 69%
Battle cruiser

Motherboard: MSI X99A GAMING 7 (MS-7885)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 83% - Excellent Total price: $469
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