MSI X99A GAMING 7 (MS-7885)

Performance Results


Gaming 116% UFO	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 108% UFO


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 an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 94.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	120% 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.
Boot Drive	188% 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	48GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 48GB 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.

Run History

20 months ago, 20 months ago, 20 months ago, 20 months ago, 20 months ago, 20 months ago, 20 months ago, 20 months ago, 20 months ago, 20 months ago, 20 months ago, 20 months ago, 20 months ago, 20 months ago, 20 months ago, 20 months ago, 20 months ago, 20 months ago, 20 months ago, 20 months ago, 20 months ago, 20 months ago, 20 months ago, 20 months ago, 19 months ago, 19 months ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	MSI MS-7885
Motherboard	MSI X99A GAMING 7 (MS-7885) (all builds)
Memory	44.4 GB free of 48 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190613
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 02 '22 at 13:42
Run Duration	200 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	0%

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 i7-5930K-$599 34,039 User benchmarks, average bench 80% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.85 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	94.4% Outstanding	Memory 93.1 1-Core 140 2-Core 230 89% 154 Pts	4-Core 515 8-Core 847 83% 681 Pts	64-Core 1,094 68% 1,094 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 94.4% Great: 91%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Asus(1043 85F1) CLim: 1923 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 516.94 Performing below potential (33^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	120% Outstanding	Lighting 158 Reflection 192 Parallax 177 129% 176 fps	MRender 137 Gravity 174 Splatting 126 118% 146 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung SM951 AHCI PCIe M.2 256GB-$223 7,621 User benchmarks, average bench 175% 175GB free (System drive) Firmware: BXW2500Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1030 1077 1094 1192 1216 1212 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	188% Outstanding	Read 1,309 Write 1,120 Mixed 558 SusWrite 1137 231% 1,031 MB/s	4K Read 37 4K Write 82.9 4K Mixed 43.5 156% 54.5 MB/s	DQ Read 465 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 405 303% 405 MB/s
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 188% Great: 220%
Samsung 840 250GB-$251 41,998 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 31GB free Firmware: DXT08B0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 243 241 239 239 183 44 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	70.6% Very good	Read 437 Write 242 Mixed 166 SusWrite 198 58% 260 MB/s	4K Read 23.5 4K Write 60 4K Mixed 20.9 94% 34.8 MB/s	DQ Read 364 DQ Write 212 DQ Mixed 58.1 105% 212 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 70.6% Great: 85%
Sandisk S128G 126GB 21,984 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 117GB free Firmware: 3.2.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 279 273 248 273 279 300 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	46.7% Average	Read 380 Write 300 Mixed 83.7 SusWrite 275 58% 260 MB/s	4K Read 14.2 4K Write 16 4K Mixed 11.3 44% 13.8 MB/s	DQ Read 32.5 DQ Write 19.5 DQ Mixed 19.6 16% 23.9 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 46.7% Great: 56%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$67 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2.5TB free Firmware: SC48 SusWrite @10s intervals: 169 176 179 178 180 185 MB/s Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)	84.6% Excellent	Read 115 Write 114 Mixed 57.6 SusWrite 178 85% 116 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 7.5 4K Mixed 0.8 249% 2.93 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 84.6% Great: 113%
WD WD3000GLFS-01F8U0 300GB 3,689 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 279GB free Firmware: 03.03V01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 120 120 121 120 120 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	62.9% Good	Read 98.7 Write 114 Mixed 70.1 SusWrite 120 74% 101 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.2 221% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 62.9% Great: 68%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 3.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 162 175 182 189 170 177 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	74.5% Very good	Read 82.6 Write 120 Mixed 56.4 SusWrite 176 79% 109 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 5 4K Mixed 0.7 216% 2.27 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 74.5% Great: 90%
WL600GSA32RA100B 600GB 20 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 547GB free Firmware: 04.05G04 SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 137 139 137 137 138 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	79.9% Very good	Read 140 Write 130 Mixed 96.4 SusWrite 137 93% 126 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 3.7 4K Mixed 1.2 244% 1.97 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 79.9% Great: 80%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown KHX3000C15D4/8GX KHX3000C15D4/8GX KHX3000C15D4/8GX KHX3000C15D4/8GX CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 48GB 3000, 3000, 3000, 3000, 3000, 3000 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	105% Outstanding	MC Read 45.9 MC Write 33.2 MC Mixed 39.7 113% 39.6 GB/s	SC Read 17.3 SC Write 26.3 SC Mixed 25 65% 22.9 GB/s	Latency 61.8 65% 61.8 ns

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Gaming 78%

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Desktop 80%

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Workstation 69%

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Motherboard: MSI X99A GAMING 7 (MS-7885)

CPU
Core i7-5820KIntel $130Bench 77%, 101,694 samples	321x
Core i7-6800KIntel $103Bench 81%, 50,196 samples	127x
Core i7-5930KIntel $599Bench 80%, 34,039 samples	121x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	84x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	65x
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	61x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	51x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	24x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 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: 93% - Outstanding

Total price: $419

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $159	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $109	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16