MSI X99S GAMING 7 (MS-7885)

Performance Results


Gaming 36% Jet ski	Desktop 84% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 33% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 75.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	35.3% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	234% 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	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7885
Motherboard	MSI X99S GAMING 7 (MS-7885) (all builds)
Memory	10 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20141105
Uptime	4.9 Days
Run Date	Apr 25 '21 at 19:17
Run Duration	233 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	11%

PC Performing as expected (44^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-5820K-$130 101,694 User benchmarks, average bench 77% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.25 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	75.5% Very good	Memory 82.4 1-Core 96.6 2-Core 197 72% 125 Pts	4-Core 369 8-Core 642 61% 505 Pts	64-Core 749 46% 749 Pts
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 75.5% Great: 88%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 280X-$500 94,130 User benchmarks, average bench 35% XFX(1682 3001) 3GB CLim: 1000 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 21.4.1 Performing below potential (58^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	35.3% Below average	Lighting 47.5 Reflection 27.1 Parallax 39.6 39% 38.1 fps	MRender 32.3 Gravity 50.6 Splatting 25.2 28% 36 fps
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 35.3% Great: 39%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 367,854 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 258GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1045 804 804 791 769 761 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	234% Outstanding	Read 2,142 Write 1,831 Mixed 1,670 SusWrite 829 362% 1,618 MB/s	4K Read 54 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 71.8 231% 77.9 MB/s	DQ Read 701 DQ Write 431 DQ Mixed 572 425% 568 MB/s
Poor: 178% ↑ This bench: 234% Great: 355%
HFS256G32MNB-2202A 256GB 169 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 140GB free Firmware: 3L00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 396 401 399 398 400 399 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	88.7% Excellent	Read 456 Write 394 Mixed 334 SusWrite 399 89% 396 MB/s	4K Read 19.7 4K Write 78 4K Mixed 26 104% 41.2 MB/s	DQ Read 351 DQ Write 294 DQ Mixed 240 202% 295 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 88.7% Great: 95%
Seagate Desktop HDD 4TB (2013)-$60 67,711 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 342GB free Firmware: CC52 SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 91 92 93 92 90 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	56.3% Above average	Read 106 Write 80 Mixed 69 SusWrite 90.9 64% 86.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.6 108% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 56.3% Great: 96%
Seagate Expansion Desk 4TB 21,301 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 613GB free Firmware: 0740 SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 94 96 96 96 95 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	67.5% Good	Read 141 Write 143 Mixed 70.5 SusWrite 94.4 82% 112 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.7 123% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 67.5% Great: 97%
WD Elements 25A3 4TB 7,568 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 615GB free, PID 25a3 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 92 94 94 94 94 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	43.7% Average	Read 104 Write 108 Mixed 90.9 SusWrite 93.6 135% 99.2 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1 126% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 43.7% Great: 105%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial CT4G4DFS8213.C8FAR 4x4GB 527 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 4 of 8 slots used 16GB DIMM clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	96.3% Outstanding	MC Read 37.5 MC Write 39.6 MC Mixed 34.3 106% 37.1 GB/s	SC Read 14.7 SC Write 19.8 SC Mixed 20.5 52% 18.3 GB/s	Latency 76.1 52% 76.1 ns
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 96.3% Great: 104%

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

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Gaming 47%

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Desktop 80%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 42%

Speed boat

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

CPU
Core i7-5820KIntel $130Bench 77%, 101,694 samples	449x
Core i7-5930KIntel $150Bench 80%, 34,039 samples	87x
Core i7-5960XIntel $285Bench 80%, 15,468 samples	34x

GPU
GTX 980Nvidia $500Bench 59%, 167,107 samples	56x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	51x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	42x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	25x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	25x
TS512GSSD230S 512GBTranscendBench 92%, 2,577 samples	11x

RAM
4x4GBUnknownBench 43%, 106,178 samples	17x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 4x4GBCorsair $115Bench 88%, 5,380 samples	13x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2800 C16 4x4GBCorsair $210Bench 88%, 3,970 samples	12x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $289	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 $550	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