MSI X99S GAMING 7 (MS-7885)

Performance Results


Gaming 63% Destroyer	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 56% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (32nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 68 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 82.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	67.4% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	205% 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	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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 X99S GAMING 7 (MS-7885) (all builds)
Memory	53.6 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180615
Uptime	3.7 Days
Run Date	Sep 22 '23 at 10:16
Run Duration	161 Seconds
Run User	AUT-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing below expectations (32^nd 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 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	82.4% Excellent	Memory 92.7 1-Core 104 2-Core 202 77% 133 Pts	4-Core 389 8-Core 625 62% 507 Pts	64-Core 773 48% 773 Pts
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 82.4% Great: 88%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX Titan X-$615 15,621 User benchmarks, average bench 75% Nvidia(10DE 1132) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 537.13 Performing below potential (7^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	67.4% Good	Lighting 82.8 Reflection 102 Parallax 90.3 68% 91.9 fps	MRender 85.2 Gravity 87.4 Splatting 75.8 67% 82.8 fps
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 67.4% Great: 83%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$95 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 659GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1240 997 989 853 881 882 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	205% Outstanding	Read 1,842 Write 1,795 Mixed 1,797 SusWrite 974 360% 1,602 MB/s	4K Read 45.3 4K Write 70.8 4K Mixed 52.8 174% 56.3 MB/s	DQ Read 478 DQ Write 322 DQ Mixed 439 317% 413 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 205% Great: 410%
Crucial BX100 1TB-$500 1,367 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 559GB free Firmware: MU01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 394 403 410 412 424 417 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	91.5% Outstanding	Read 458 Write 403 Mixed 329 SusWrite 410 90% 400 MB/s	4K Read 24.3 4K Write 63.6 4K Mixed 34.4 115% 40.8 MB/s	DQ Read 270 DQ Write 286 DQ Mixed 208 176% 255 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 91.5% Great: 108%
WD Red 3TB (2012)-$90 68,726 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 757GB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 94 96 95 96 97 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	65.3% Good	Read 132 Write 124 Mixed 72.9 SusWrite 95.7 78% 106 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 158% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 65.3% Great: 88%
Toshiba DT01ACA300 3TB-$80 85,620 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 779GB free Firmware: MX6OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 135 129 135 134 132 133 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	75.4% Very good	Read 129 Write 139 Mixed 28.9 SusWrite 133 78% 108 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.8 173% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 75.4% Great: 107%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS8G4D240FSA.M16FA 8x8GB 76 User benchmarks, average bench 117% 8 of 8 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (15^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	109% Outstanding	MC Read 42 MC Write 43.7 MC Mixed 41.5 121% 42.4 GB/s	SC Read 15 SC Write 20.7 SC Mixed 22.7 56% 19.5 GB/s	Latency 67.9 59% 67.9 ns
Poor: 108% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 127%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 31: 0P 3R 4G 4B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
31%	11%	96	102	60	150	23.8"	1280 720	ACR0526 XB241YU

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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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Total price: $1,014

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 $490	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