MSI X99S GAMING 9 ACK (MS-7882)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	112% 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	20GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 20GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

System	MSI MS-7882
Motherboard	MSI X99S GAMING 9 ACK (MS-7882) (all builds)
Memory	16.2 GB free of 20 GB @ 2.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20160721
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Dec 08 '21 at 16:41
Run Duration	195 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing as expected (49^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Xeon E5-2696 v3 1,038 User benchmarks, average bench 72% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 18 cores, 36 threads Base clock 2.3 GHz, turbo 3.25 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	78.9% Very good	Memory 88 1-Core 83.8 2-Core 188 70% 120 Pts	4-Core 375 8-Core 755 67% 565 Pts	64-Core 2195 136% 2195 Pts
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 78.9% Great: 83%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti-$340 442,467 User benchmarks, average bench 128% Gigabyte(1458 4076) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2280 MHz, MLim: 4100 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 510.06 Performing below potential (2^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	112% Outstanding	Lighting 163 Reflection 164 Parallax 163 133% 163 fps	MRender 0.9 Gravity 145 Splatting 125 79% 90.5 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 136%

Drives	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$46 87,206 User benchmarks, average bench 234% 187GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 2,570 Write 2,240 Mixed 1,608 475% 2,139 MB/s	4K Read 66.3 4K Write 180 4K Mixed 91.3 313% 113 MB/s	DQ Read 843 DQ Write 578 DQ Mixed 674 513% 699 MB/s
Poor: 152% Great: 302%
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 217GB free Firmware: 3B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 2,060 Write 1,440 Mixed 652 304% 1,384 MB/s	4K Read 46.1 4K Write 176 4K Mixed 57.1 236% 92.9 MB/s	DQ Read 856 DQ Write 676 DQ Mixed 594 491% 709 MB/s
Poor: 142% Great: 236%
OCZ Agility 3 120GB-$102 38,562 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 112GB free Firmware: 2.25 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 194 Write 127 Mixed 145 34% 156 MB/s	4K Read 24.4 4K Write 93 4K Mixed 34.5 130% 50.6 MB/s	DQ Read 120 DQ Write 125 DQ Mixed 89.2 76% 112 MB/s
Poor: 31% Great: 61%
Seagate Momentus 2.5" 1TB 266,123 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 712GB free Firmware: 2BA30001 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 91.3 Write 98 Mixed 55.1 60% 81.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.9 167% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 14% Great: 59%
SanDisk Ultra USB 3.0 16GB-$7 19,339 User benchmarks, average bench 23% 14GB free, PID 5581 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 134 Write 13.7 Mixed 32.6 54% 60.1 MB/s	4K Read 6.1 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 3.1 166% 3.43 MB/s
Poor: 10% Great: 35%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown DDR4 2800 2OZ 5x4GB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 5 of 8 slots used 20GB DIMM DDR4 2800 MHz clocked @ 2666 MHz Performing below potential (57^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	74.5% Very good	MC Read 34 MC Write 24.3 MC Mixed 24.6 79% 27.6 GB/s	SC Read 14.3 SC Write 18.2 SC Mixed 17.7 48% 16.7 GB/s	Latency 69.6 58% 69.6 ns
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 74.5% Great: 110%

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Typical X99S GAMING 9 ACK (MS-7882) Builds (Compare 117 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 103%

UFO

Desktop 86%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 91%

Nuclear submarine

Motherboard: MSI X99S GAMING 9 ACK (MS-7882)

CPU
Core i7-5820KIntel $130Bench 77%, 101,694 samples	44x
Core i7-5930KIntel $143Bench 80%, 34,039 samples	28x
Core i7-5960XIntel $504Bench 80%, 15,468 samples	22x

GPU
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	17x
RTX 3060Nvidia $266Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	11x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	10x

SSD
CT1000P3SSD8 1TBBench 268%, 44,174 samples	9x
P2 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBCrucial $55Bench 166%, 55,360 samples	7x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 250GBSamsung $46Bench 234%, 87,206 samples	6x

RAM
BLS8G4D240FSC.16FBD BLS8G4D240FSC.16FBD BLS8G4D240FSC.16FBD BLS8G4D240FSC.16FBD BLS8G4D240FSA.M16FA BLS8G4D240FSA.16FAR BLS8G4D240FSA.16FBD BLS8G4D240FSA.16FBD 64GBUnknownBench 133%, 5 samples	5x
DDR4 2800 2OZ 5x4GBUnknownBench 86%, 7 samples	5x
4x8GBUnknownBench 70%, 41,916 samples	4x

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Value: 91% - Outstanding

Total price: $470

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $174	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $29	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