MSI X99A GAMING 7 (MS-7885)

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 84.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	92.9% 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	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7885
Motherboard	MSI X99A GAMING 7 (MS-7885) (all builds)
Memory	4.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit cores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160715
Uptime	4.7 Days
Run Date	Feb 19 '18 at 10:15
Run Duration	122 Seconds
Run User	PRT-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing as expected (54^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 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	84.7% Excellent	Memory 93.1 1-Core 107 2-Core 203 78% 134 Pts	4-Core 411 8-Core 678 66% 545 Pts	64-Core 850 53% 850 Pts
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 84.7% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SHSS37A480G 480GB 14,802 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 166GB free (System drive) Firmware: SAFM00.U Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 100 100 0 (03) Spinup time 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 3554 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 866 (A8) Unknown 100 100 0 (AA) Unknown 100 100 687 (AD) Unknown 100 100 1704047 (AF) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 45 (C2) HDA temperature 79 64 154619478037 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (DA) Unknown 100 100 0 (E7) Temperature 100 100 100 (E9) Unknown 100 100 12434 (F0) Head flying hours 100 100 0 (F1) Unknown 100 100 9781 (F2) Unknown 100 100 9865 (F4) Unknown 100 100 26 (F5) Unknown 100 100 111 (F6) Unknown 100 100 3596032	92.9% Outstanding	Read 516 Write 474 Mixed 510 112% 500 MB/s	4K Read 28.7 4K Write 91 4K Mixed 14 110% 44.6 MB/s	DQ Read 258 DQ Write 282 DQ Mixed 13.5 81% 184 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 92.9% Great: 110%
WD Blue 500GB (2007)-$150 10,362 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 248GB free Firmware: 12.01C02 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 177 173 6150 (04) Start/Stop count 92 92 8208 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 0 (09) Power-on hours count 84 84 11824 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 97 97 3695 (C0) Power-off retract count 199 199 1456 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 198 198 8210 (C2) HDA temperature 128 77 22 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 127 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	33.7% Below average	Read 53.4 Write 63.5 Mixed 67 46% 61.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.52 4K Write 1.86 4K Mixed 0.27 86% 0.88 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 33.7% Great: 51%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$39 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 207GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 174 167 2275 (04) Start/Stop count 97 97 3826 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 93 93 5254 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1234 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 72 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 199 199 3755 (C2) HDA temperature 122 106 21 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 253 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 100 253 0	83% Excellent	Read 148 Write 141 Mixed 138 107% 142 MB/s	4K Read 0.81 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.33 113% 1.15 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 83% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2133 C14 1x8GB-$25 15,315 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 1 of 8 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	39.7% Below average	MC Read 16.4 MC Write 10.9 MC Mixed 11 36% 12.8 GB/s	SC Read 13.3 SC Write 10.9 SC Mixed 14.4 37% 12.9 GB/s	Latency 61.9 65% 61.9 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 39.7% Great: 44%

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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	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 $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 $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $124	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	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