MSI X99A GAMING 7 (MS-7885)

Performance Results


Gaming 89% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 85% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 79% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 80.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	105% 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.
Memory	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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.

System	MSI MS-7885
Motherboard	MSI X99A GAMING 7 (MS-7885) (all builds)
Memory	12.8 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150529
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	May 31 '21 at 19:19
Run Duration	216 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing above expectations (64^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 3.4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	80.1% Excellent	Memory 91.8 1-Core 102 2-Core 196 76% 130 Pts	4-Core 369 8-Core 622 60% 495 Pts	64-Core 789 49% 789 Pts
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 80.1% Great: 88%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Gigabyte(1458 375F) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 460.89 Performing below potential (79^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	105% Outstanding	Lighting 132 Reflection 142 Parallax 134 108% 136 fps	MRender 122 Gravity 141 Splatting 120 104% 127 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 110%
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3161) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 460.89 Performing below potential (76^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	50.7% Above average	Lighting 63.5 Reflection 68.1 Parallax 61.9 52% 64.5 fps	MRender 67.6 Gravity 57.5 Splatting 55 48% 60 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 50.7% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung SM951 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$31 9,202 User benchmarks, average bench 183% 22GB free (System drive) Firmware: BXW7300Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,608 Write 1,027 Mixed 650 241% 1,095 MB/s	4K Read 39.4 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 47.6 175% 63.1 MB/s	DQ Read 725 DQ Write 262 DQ Mixed 400 320% 462 MB/s
Poor: 119% Great: 243%
Samsung 850 Pro 512GB-$210 68,849 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 57GB free Firmware: EXM04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 161 134 140 124 142 134 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	94.8% Outstanding	Read 483 Write 133 Mixed 335 SusWrite 139 60% 272 MB/s	4K Read 34.4 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 50 170% 61.7 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 257 DQ Mixed 304 231% 314 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 94.8% Great: 124%
HGST Deskstar NAS 4TB-$60 7,986 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 1.5TB free Firmware: MJAOA5E0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 122 122 125 125 126 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	73% Very good	Read 131 Write 143 Mixed 19.2 SusWrite 123 75% 104 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.8 176% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 73% Great: 92%
WD Red 3TB (2012)-$50 68,726 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 432GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 88 89 89 90 89 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	51% Above average	Read 88.6 Write 86.7 Mixed 60.8 SusWrite 88.7 60% 81.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1 189% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 51% Great: 88%
WD Green 1TB (2009)-$65 103,919 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 92GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 78 76 77 79 80 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	46% Average	Read 82.3 Write 72.9 Mixed 53.9 SusWrite 77.4 53% 71.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.8 161% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 46% Great: 57%
Samsung HD321KJ 320GB-$42 12,070 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 298GB free Firmware: CP100-12 SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 80 81 81 81 81 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	43.7% Average	Read 71.2 Write 80 Mixed 50.7 SusWrite 80.8 52% 70.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 43.7% Great: 43%
Specific STORAGE DEVICE 32GB 1,268 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 27GB free, PID 0918 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 9.6 23 22 22 22 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	25% Poor	Read 82.7 Write 18.2 Mixed 20.5 SusWrite 20.4 37% 35.4 MB/s	4K Read 8.8 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 2.9 203% 4.6 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 25% Great: 28%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 2666 C15 6x4GB 9 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 6 of 8 slots used 24GB DIMM 2667 MHz clocked @ 2666 MHz Performing below potential (67^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	108% Outstanding	MC Read 42.6 MC Write 41.9 MC Mixed 40.5 119% 41.7 GB/s	SC Read 16 SC Write 18.9 SC Mixed 22.1 54% 19 GB/s	Latency 64.4 62% 64.4 ns
Poor: 88% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 112%

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Gaming 78%

Battleship

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 $78Bench 81%, 50,196 samples	126x
Core i7-5930KIntel $70Bench 80%, 34,039 samples	120x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	82x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	64x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	61x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 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: 61% - Good

Total price: $639

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16