MSI X99S GAMING 7 (MS-7885)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 13%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 75%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 12%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics7.57% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive90.5% 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.
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.
SystemMSI MS-7885
MotherboardMSI X99S GAMING 7 (MS-7885)  (all builds)
Memory9.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20151102
Uptime0.9 Days
Run DateMar 19 '21 at 06:12
Run Duration171 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing as expected (46th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-5930K-$70
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (46th percentile)
78.2% Very good
Memory 83.3
1-Core 108
2-Core 208
76% 133 Pts
4-Core 394
8-Core 632
63% 513 Pts
64-Core 829
51% 829 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 78.2%
Great: 91%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia Quadro 4000
Nvidia(10DE 0780) 2GB
CLim: 475 MHz, MLim: 702 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 377.83
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
7.57% Terrible
Lighting 8.3
Reflection 17.1
Parallax 11
7% 12.1 fps
MRender 16.3
Gravity 7.2
Splatting 10.6
9% 11.4 fps
Poor: 7%
This bench: 7.57%
Great: 7%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial M550 1TB-$700
178GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MU01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 441 418 297 202 225 227 MB/s
Performing as expected (48th percentile)
90.5% Outstanding
Read 446
Write 460
Mixed 310
SusWrite 302
85% 380 MB/s
4K Read 26.6
4K Write 84.2
4K Mixed 38.2
134% 49.7 MB/s
DQ Read 243
DQ Write 330
DQ Mixed 223
186% 265 MB/s
Poor: 66%
This bench: 90.5%
Great: 109%
Crucial P2 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$75
463GB free
Firmware: P2CR031 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1652 1560 89 90 93 310 MB/s
Performing below expectations (38th percentile)
182% Outstanding
Read 1,153
Write 1,700
Mixed 1,252
SusWrite 632
268% 1,184 MB/s
4K Read 47
4K Write 127
4K Mixed 66.9
224% 80.2 MB/s
DQ Read 726
DQ Write 496
DQ Mixed 710
503% 644 MB/s
Poor: 84%
This bench: 182%
Great: 299%
Hitachi HUA721010KLA330 1TB-$28
27GB free
Firmware: GKAOA90A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 47 47 47 47 47 47 MB/s
Performing below expectations (22nd percentile)
31% Below average
Read 60.2
Write 47.8
Mixed 43.7
SusWrite 47.2
37% 49.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 1
180% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 31%
Great: 46%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws 4 DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GB
2 of 8 slots used
16GB DIMM 2400 MHz clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (21st percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
63.8% Good
MC Read 28.7
MC Write 19.9
MC Mixed 19.9
65% 22.8 GB/s
SC Read 14.1
SC Write 20.2
SC Mixed 18.2
50% 17.5 GB/s
Latency 74.7
54% 74.7 ns
Poor: 39%
This bench: 63.8%
Great: 93%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming
Gaming 47%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 42%
Speed boat

Motherboard: MSI X99S GAMING 7 (MS-7885) - $289

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 40% - Below average Total price: $1,014
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