MSI X99A GAMING 7 (MS-7885)

Performance Results


Gaming 145% UFO	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 127% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 94.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	154% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	160% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7885
Motherboard	MSI X99A GAMING 7 (MS-7885) (all builds)
Memory	12.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160715
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 25 '18 at 09:19
Run Duration	161 Seconds
Run User	IRL-User
Background CPU	3%

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PC Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6850K-$115 29,279 User benchmarks, average bench 84% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	94.5% Outstanding	Memory 96.7 1-Core 124 2-Core 252 89% 158 Pts	4-Core 498 8-Core 737 77% 617 Pts	64-Core 914 56% 914 Pts
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 94.5% Great: 93%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% Nvidia(10DE 1E07) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 417.35 Performing below potential (41^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	154% Outstanding	Lighting 208 Reflection 235 Parallax 242 169% 228 fps	MRender 264 Gravity 217 Splatting 147 164% 209 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 154% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston HyperX Predator AHCI PCIe M.2 240GB-$141 6,458 User benchmarks, average bench 131% 192GB free (System drive) Firmware: OC34L5TM Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 602 631 642 644 628 644 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	160% Outstanding	Read 1,240 Write 661 Mixed 490 SusWrite 632 168% 756 MB/s	4K Read 41.2 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 48.8 181% 65.4 MB/s	DQ Read 420 DQ Write 300 DQ Mixed 103 146% 274 MB/s
Poor: 84% ↑ This bench: 160% Great: 159%
OCZ ARC 100 480GB-$70 1,835 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 46GB free Firmware: 1.01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 381 372 439 372 440 373 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 416 Write 439 Mixed 307 SusWrite 396 88% 389 MB/s	4K Read 29.3 4K Write 120 4K Mixed 39.6 159% 63.1 MB/s	DQ Read 303 DQ Write 321 DQ Mixed 221 192% 282 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 101%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 47GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 393 299 164 133 117 96 MB/s Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	117% Outstanding	Read 505 Write 490 Mixed 418 SusWrite 200 90% 403 MB/s	4K Read 47.4 4K Write 122 4K Mixed 65.5 220% 78.4 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 333 DQ Mixed 354 266% 356 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 134%
Toshiba X300 4TB-$146 23,740 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2TB free Firmware: FP2A SusWrite @10s intervals: 144 140 146 143 138 146 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	90.4% Outstanding	Read 171 Write 162 Mixed 66.3 SusWrite 143 99% 136 MB/s	4K Read 3.5 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1.1 311% 2.3 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 90.4% Great: 104%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$65 6,723 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 8 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	88.2% Excellent	MC Read 38 MC Write 31.2 MC Mixed 28.2 93% 32.5 GB/s	SC Read 16 SC Write 20.4 SC Mixed 22.1 56% 19.5 GB/s	Latency 51.4 78% 51.4 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 88.2% Great: 105%

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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	319x
Core i7-6800KIntel $103Bench 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 $273	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 $177	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 $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16