MSI X99A GAMING 7 (MS-7885)

Performance Results


Gaming 144% UFO	Desktop 83% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 128% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (35th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 65 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 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 76.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	193% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	273% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7885
Motherboard	MSI X99A GAMING 7 (MS-7885) (all builds)
Memory	27.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190613
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 02 '23 at 01:12
Run Duration	241 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing below expectations (35^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 3.45 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	76.1% Very good	Memory 80.8 1-Core 87.8 2-Core 200 70% 123 Pts	4-Core 385 8-Core 613 61% 499 Pts	64-Core 782 48% 782 Pts
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 76.1% Great: 88%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 4070-$500 45,585 User benchmarks, average bench 190% MSI(1462 5138) CLim: 3105 MHz, MLim: 5250 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 537.42 Performing below potential (59^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	193% Outstanding	Lighting 271 Reflection 256 Parallax 314 221% 280 fps	MRender 354 Gravity 241 Splatting 190 206% 262 fps
Poor: 162% ↑ This bench: 193% Great: 205%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$158 200,600 User benchmarks, average bench 336% 1.5TB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1972 1970 1964 2049 1371 1496 MB/s Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	273% Outstanding	Read 2,162 Write 1,921 Mixed 1,689 SusWrite 1,804 426% 1,894 MB/s	4K Read 44.2 4K Write 75.4 4K Mixed 55.8 178% 58.5 MB/s	DQ Read 594 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 540 383% 492 MB/s
Poor: 223% ↑ This bench: 273% Great: 435%
WDC WDS100T2B0A 1TB 10,504 User benchmarks, average bench 99% 334GB free Firmware: X61190WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 382 454 451 465 467 469 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	99.7% Outstanding	Read 468 Write 246 Mixed 284 SusWrite 448 81% 362 MB/s	4K Read 25.7 4K Write 67 4K Mixed 37.4 122% 43.4 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 314 DQ Mixed 276 226% 323 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 99.7% Great: 121%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 39GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 341 141 122 102 100 95 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	90.2% Outstanding	Read 461 Write 447 Mixed 377 SusWrite 150 80% 359 MB/s	4K Read 35.5 4K Write 69.6 4K Mixed 46 150% 50.4 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 329 DQ Mixed 350 264% 354 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 90.2% Great: 124%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 77GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 108 109 109 113 109 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	60.2% Good	Read 99.9 Write 90 Mixed 61.7 SusWrite 109 66% 90.2 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1 200% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 60.2% Great: 109%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 79GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 93 93 92 112 167 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	80.1% Excellent	Read 171 Write 163 Mixed 105 SusWrite 108 101% 137 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.2 240% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 80.1% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown TIMETEC-UD4-2133 2x16GB 20 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 2 of 8 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 2134 MHz Performing below potential (27^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	64.3% Good	MC Read 27.4 MC Write 21 MC Mixed 20.9 66% 23.1 GB/s	SC Read 13.9 SC Write 19.4 SC Mixed 19.4 50% 17.6 GB/s	Latency 77.8 51% 77.8 ns
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 64.3% Great: 77%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	71	59	60	27.2"	1280 720	GSM5B09 LG Ultra HD

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Gaming 78%

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Desktop 80%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 69%

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Motherboard: MSI X99A GAMING 7 (MS-7885)

CPU
Core i7-5820KIntel $130Bench 77%, 101,694 samples	319x
Core i7-6800KIntel $103Bench 81%, 50,196 samples	127x
Core i7-5930KIntel $150Bench 80%, 34,039 samples	121x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	83x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $499Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	64x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 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 $76Bench 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 i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	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