MSI X99S GAMING 7 (MS-7885)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 21% Surfboard	Desktop 81% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 18% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (42nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 58 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 83.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	25.3% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

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System	MSI MS-7885
Motherboard	MSI X99S GAMING 7 (MS-7885) (all builds)
Memory	12.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160525
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 09 '18 at 15:33
Run Duration	137 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing as expected (42^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 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	83.4% Excellent	Memory 96.2 1-Core 103 2-Core 207 79% 135 Pts	4-Core 381 8-Core 671 63% 526 Pts	64-Core 841 52% 841 Pts
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 83.4% Great: 88%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500 167,107 User benchmarks, average bench 59% EVGA(3842 2983) CLim: 1657 MHz, MLim: 1802 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 398.11 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	25.3% Poor	Lighting 7.33 Reflection 88.7 Parallax 80.8 6% 58.9 fps	MRender 82 Gravity 79.4 Splatting 70.8 63% 77.4 fps
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 25.3% Great: 66%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 26GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 490 Write 474 Mixed 397 101% 454 MB/s	4K Read 40.2 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 54.2 184% 65.2 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 357 268% 358 MB/s
Poor: 72% Great: 124%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 2TB-$75 94,145 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 186 193 193 192 192 193 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	92.5% Outstanding	Read 130 Write 121 Mixed 28.3 SusWrite 191 85% 118 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 5 4K Mixed 2.2 391% 2.83 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 92.5% Great: 108%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 2TB-$75 94,145 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 33GB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 159 155 154 158 158 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	63.7% Good	Read 65.3 Write 114 Mixed 28 SusWrite 156 66% 90.8 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 5 4K Mixed 1.9 350% 2.67 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 63.7% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2400 C15 4x4GB-$90 9,857 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 4 of 8 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 2400 MHz clocked @ 2666 MHz Performing below potential (0^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	32.3% Below average	MC Read 8.8 MC Write 10.3 MC Mixed 8.4 26% 9.17 GB/s	SC Read 12.6 SC Write 13.6 SC Mixed 11.8 36% 12.7 GB/s	Latency 53.3 75% 53.3 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 32.3% Great: 98%

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

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Desktop 80%

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Workstation 42%

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Motherboard: MSI X99S GAMING 7 (MS-7885) - $289

CPU
Core i7-5820KIntel $130Bench 77%, 101,694 samples	446x
Core i7-5930KIntel $70Bench 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	50x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	42x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 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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Value: 39% - Below average

Total price: $1,028

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16