MSI X99S GAMING 9 ACK (MS-7882)

Performance Results


Gaming 65% Destroyer	Desktop 84% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 59% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (30th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 70 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 80.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	73.9% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	107% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.

Run History

3 months ago, 1 month ago.

System	MSI MS-7882
Motherboard	MSI X99S GAMING 9 ACK (MS-7882) (all builds)
Memory	18.6 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160721
Uptime	5.6 Days
Run Date	Feb 08 '24 at 17:22
Run Duration	147 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6850K-$115 29,279 User benchmarks, average bench 84% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	80.2% Excellent	Memory 83.8 1-Core 112 2-Core 198 76% 131 Pts	4-Core 412 8-Core 679 67% 546 Pts	64-Core 872 54% 872 Pts
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 80.2% Great: 93%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560 214,030 User benchmarks, average bench 79% Nvidia(10DE 1151) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 536.23 Performing below potential (23^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	73.9% Very good	Lighting 92.4 Reflection 104 Parallax 93.2 75% 96.7 fps	MRender 91.7 Gravity 90.3 Splatting 81 71% 87.7 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 73.9% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$90 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 278GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 441 373 400 395 395 387 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 476 Write 454 Mixed 386 SusWrite 398 96% 429 MB/s	4K Read 36.1 4K Write 71.7 4K Mixed 46.3 152% 51.4 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 333 DQ Mixed 354 266% 356 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 134%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$90 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 458GB free Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 443 432 439 449 449 452 MB/s Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 468 Write 462 Mixed 373 SusWrite 444 98% 437 MB/s	4K Read 35 4K Write 72.4 4K Mixed 46.8 151% 51.4 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 333 DQ Mixed 352 266% 356 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 134%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 2TB (2016)-$106 133,734 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 918GB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 164 166 166 166 166 164 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	65.5% Good	Read 61.6 Write 137 Mixed 30.9 SusWrite 165 71% 98.7 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 5.1 4K Mixed 2 367% 2.77 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 65.5% Great: 110%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 6x4GB 50 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 6 of 8 slots used 24GB DIMM DDR4 2800 MHz clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (40^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	92.5% Outstanding	MC Read 37 MC Write 37.6 MC Mixed 32 102% 35.5 GB/s	SC Read 13.1 SC Write 19.8 SC Mixed 20.1 50% 17.7 GB/s	Latency 73.6 54% 73.6 ns
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 92.5% Great: 117%

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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	41.9"	1280 720	VIZ1005 E320fi-B2

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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 $150Bench 80%, 34,039 samples	27x
Core i7-5960XIntel $285Bench 80%, 15,468 samples	22x

GPU
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	17x
RTX 3060Nvidia $283Bench 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 $45Bench 166%, 55,360 samples	7x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 250GBSamsung $40Bench 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 i5-13600K $273	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 $39	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