MSI X99S 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 (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 75.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	103% 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	48GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 48GB 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.

High background CPU (25%). 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	40.1 GB free of 48 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180615
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 03 '23 at 12:20
Run Duration	158 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	25%

PC Performing as expected (46^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-5930K-$70 34,039 User benchmarks, average bench 80% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	75.1% Very good	Memory 81.3 1-Core 100 2-Core 198 72% 127 Pts	4-Core 372 8-Core 584 59% 478 Pts	64-Core 758 47% 758 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 75.1% Great: 91%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Gigabyte(1458 367A) CLim: 1519 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 457.51 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 43% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC WDS500G2B0A 500GB 24,830 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 318GB free (System drive) Firmware: X61190WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 407 408 417 423 435 431 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 476 Write 366 Mixed 269 SusWrite 420 86% 383 MB/s	4K Read 31.6 4K Write 74.3 4K Mixed 40.9 140% 48.9 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 313 DQ Mixed 274 225% 321 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 119%
Kingston SSDNow V300 480GB-$250 15,510 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 77GB free Firmware: 608ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 225 233 212 207 192 170 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	49.8% Average	Read 226 Write 282 Mixed 296 SusWrite 207 57% 253 MB/s	4K Read 22.2 4K Write 20.7 4K Mixed 22.6 74% 21.8 MB/s	DQ Read 144 DQ Write 89.4 DQ Mixed 96.4 77% 110 MB/s
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 49.8% Great: 65%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$45 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 188 209 198 206 202 200 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	98% Outstanding	Read 141 Write 157 Mixed 67.8 SusWrite 200 103% 142 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.4 126% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 98% Great: 106%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 235GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 104 103 104 105 105 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	56.8% Above average	Read 94.7 Write 84.7 Mixed 84.9 SusWrite 103 68% 91.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.5 110% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 56.8% Great: 67%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMK32GX4M4A2666C16 CMK16GX4M4A2800C16 CMK32GX4M4A2666C16 CMK16GX4M4A2800C16 CMK32GX4M4A2666C16 CMK16GX4M4A2800C16 CMK32GX4M4A2666C16 CMK16GX4M4A2800C16 48GB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 2667, 2667, 2667, 2667, 2667, 2667, 2667, 2667 MHz 8192, 4096, 8192, 4096, 8192, 4096, 8192, 4096 MB Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	MC Read 38.1 MC Write 42.1 MC Mixed 38.5 113% 39.6 GB/s	SC Read 14.8 SC Write 19.2 SC Mixed 21 52% 18.3 GB/s	Latency 78.2 51% 78.2 ns
Poor: 102% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 112%

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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	69	56	144	24"	1920 1080	BNQ7F3F BenQ XL2430T

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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	448x
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	51x
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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Value: 40% - Below average

Total price: $1,009

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16