MSI X99A GAMING 7 (MS-7885)

Performance Results


Gaming 62% Destroyer	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 56% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 93.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	63.7% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.

System	MSI MS-7885
Motherboard	MSI X99A GAMING 7 (MS-7885) (all builds)
Memory	8.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160715
Uptime	4.3 Days
Run Date	Nov 10 '18 at 13:34
Run Duration	174 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing as expected (55^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 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	93.1% Outstanding	Memory 91.3 1-Core 126 2-Core 253 88% 157 Pts	4-Core 510 8-Core 787 80% 649 Pts	64-Core 1,029 64% 1,029 Pts
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 93.1% Great: 88%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500 167,107 User benchmarks, average bench 59% Nvidia(10DE 13C0) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1468 MHz, MLim: 1800 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 416.34 Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	63.7% Good	Lighting 80.9 Reflection 83.7 Parallax 74.4 66% 79.7 fps	MRender 79.8 Gravity 74.9 Splatting 65.3 59% 73.4 fps
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 63.7% Great: 66%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra II 120GB-$76 9,139 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2GB free (System drive) Firmware: X31200RL Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 467 Write 320 Mixed 202 73% 330 MB/s	4K Read 32.2 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 36.4 149% 56.7 MB/s	DQ Read 312 DQ Write 230 DQ Mixed 199 168% 247 MB/s
Poor: 51% Great: 93%
Kingston SSDNow V+200 Series 60GB 127 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 26GB free Firmware: 502ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 58 59 67 59 60 60 MB/s Performing below potential (9^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	48% Average	Read 179 Write 65.5 Mixed 84 SusWrite 60.5 21% 97.2 MB/s	4K Read 24.9 4K Write 64.3 4K Mixed 29.8 110% 39.7 MB/s	DQ Read 81.1 DQ Write 64.5 DQ Mixed 68.6 52% 71.4 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 48% Great: 80%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 2TB-$50 94,145 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 990GB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 164 163 163 164 162 163 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	89.2% Excellent	Read 147 Write 151 Mixed 28.3 SusWrite 163 88% 122 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 1.9 357% 2.77 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 89.2% Great: 108%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$23 574,344 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 312GB free Firmware: KC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 72 75 76 75 74 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	46.8% Average	Read 88.8 Write 92.3 Mixed 55 SusWrite 74.2 57% 77.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.7 122% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 46.8% Great: 88%
JetFlash Transcend 2GB 533 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 2GB free, PID 1000 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 6.4 6.4 6.4 6.4 6.4 6.3 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	5.71% Terrible	Read 20.5 Write 6.2 Mixed 2.5 SusWrite 6.4 9% 8.9 MB/s	4K Read 5.7 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 21% 1.9 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 5.71% Great: 7%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB 13,205 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2 of 8 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 3000 MHz clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (17^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	68.2% Good	MC Read 28.6 MC Write 21.6 MC Mixed 22 69% 24.1 GB/s	SC Read 15.6 SC Write 22.3 SC Mixed 21 56% 19.6 GB/s	Latency 65.2 61% 65.2 ns
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 68.2% Great: 103%

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Gaming 78%

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Desktop 80%

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Workstation 69%

Battle cruiser

Motherboard: MSI X99A GAMING 7 (MS-7885)

CPU
Core i7-5820KIntel $130Bench 77%, 101,694 samples	319x
Core i7-6800KIntel $78Bench 81%, 50,196 samples	126x
Core i7-5930KIntel $70Bench 80%, 34,039 samples	120x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	82x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	64x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	61x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	51x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	24x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 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: 61% - Good

Total price: $639

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $182	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) $30	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