MSI X99S GAMING 7 (MS-7885)

Performance Results


Gaming 58% Gunboat	Desktop 90% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 53% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 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 85%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	59.6% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	90.5% 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	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.

Very high background CPU (31%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7885
Motherboard	MSI X99S GAMING 7 (MS-7885) (all builds)
Memory	13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.8 GHz
Display	1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180323
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 24 '19 at 17:10
Run Duration	183 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	31%

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PC Performing as expected (44^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 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	85% Excellent	Memory 95 1-Core 117 2-Core 236 85% 150 Pts	4-Core 404 8-Core 721 68% 562 Pts	64-Core 945 58% 945 Pts
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 85% Great: 88%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% MSI(1462 8C94) CLim: 1949 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 419.17 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	59.6% Above average	Lighting 73.4 Reflection 77.2 Parallax 66.6 60% 72.4 fps	MRender 72.4 Gravity 70.6 Splatting 73.9 59% 72.3 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 59.6% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$90 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 124GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 293 269 297 294 280 276 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	90.5% Outstanding	Read 461 Write 445 Mixed 366 SusWrite 285 87% 389 MB/s	4K Read 35.4 4K Write 66.9 4K Mixed 43.6 145% 48.6 MB/s	DQ Read 249 DQ Write 174 DQ Mixed 201 153% 208 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 90.5% Great: 134%
WD Blue 3D 1TB-$85 16,039 User benchmarks, average bench 100% 717GB free Firmware: X61190WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 330 301 331 330 331 333 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	88.5% Excellent	Read 462 Write 443 Mixed 376 SusWrite 326 90% 402 MB/s	4K Read 31.3 4K Write 65.5 4K Mixed 37.6 130% 44.8 MB/s	DQ Read 263 DQ Write 173 DQ Mixed 204 156% 213 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 88.5% Great: 121%
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$130 154,399 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 103GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 296 273 298 293 295 299 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	90.3% Outstanding	Read 470 Write 451 Mixed 429 SusWrite 292 92% 411 MB/s	4K Read 33.8 4K Write 66.2 4K Mixed 42.6 141% 47.5 MB/s	DQ Read 256 DQ Write 179 DQ Mixed 199 154% 211 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 90.3% Great: 133%
Intel 730 Series 480GB-$230 5,159 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 296GB free Firmware: L2010420 SusWrite @10s intervals: 296 274 298 294 296 299 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	78.6% Very good	Read 372 Write 443 Mixed 327 SusWrite 293 81% 359 MB/s	4K Read 27.7 4K Write 65 4K Mixed 32.4 118% 41.7 MB/s	DQ Read 255 DQ Write 173 DQ Mixed 206 156% 211 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 78.6% Great: 110%
Fantom External HDD 2TB 76 User benchmarks, average bench 16% 221GB free, PID 1e40 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 18 18 18 18 18 18 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	10.3% Very poor	Read 32.9 Write 16.7 Mixed 21.9 SusWrite 18 28% 22.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.4 32% 0.47 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 10.3% Great: 20%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 4x4GB-$115 5,380 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 4 of 8 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 2800 MHz clocked @ 2666 MHz Performing below potential (92^nd percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	106% Outstanding	MC Read 40.6 MC Write 41.9 MC Mixed 38.4 115% 40.3 GB/s	SC Read 17.1 SC Write 22.1 SC Mixed 23.2 59% 20.8 GB/s	Latency 57.1 70% 57.1 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 111%

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Gaming 47%

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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 $90Bench 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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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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