MSI X99A GAMING 7 (MS-7885)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 47% Yacht	Desktop 75% Battleship	Workstation 41% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (36th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 64 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 73.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	61.9% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory	40GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 40GB 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7885
Motherboard	MSI X99A GAMING 7 (MS-7885) (all builds)
Memory	29 GB free of 40 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180615
Uptime	4.1 Days
Run Date	Jul 16 '19 at 18:09
Run Duration	174 Seconds
Run User	AUT-User
Background CPU	11%

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PC Performing below expectations (36^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 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	73.3% Very good	Memory 82.9 1-Core 104 2-Core 181 72% 123 Pts	4-Core 344 8-Core 551 55% 448 Pts	64-Core 622 38% 622 Pts
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 73.3% Great: 88%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Gigabyte(1458 3716) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 435.27 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	61.9% Good	Lighting 77.5 Reflection 80.3 Parallax 77.2 63% 78.3 fps	MRender 71.5 Gravity 73.5 Splatting 72.4 59% 72.5 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 61.9% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra II 240GB-$40 53,931 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 18GB free (System drive) Firmware: X41320RL Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 401 Write 332 Mixed 147 65% 294 MB/s	4K Read 31.2 4K Write 69.4 4K Mixed 32.7 126% 44.4 MB/s	DQ Read 387 DQ Write 195 DQ Mixed 238 191% 274 MB/s
Poor: 58% Great: 101%
WD Blue 500GB (2008)-$29 203,744 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 35GB free Firmware: 12.01C02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 0 0 0 0 0 3.9 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 28% Great: 69%
Seagate ST31500541AS 1.5TB 9,968 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 196GB free Firmware: CC35 SusWrite @10s intervals: 40 38 41 41 40 40 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	25.4% Poor	Read 48 Write 50.5 Mixed 38.7 SusWrite 40.2 33% 44.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.8 142% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 25.4% Great: 56%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 2TB 3,115 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 196GB free, PID 0200 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 65 67 65 65 65 65 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	24.3% Poor	Read 62 Write 64 Mixed 21.7 SusWrite 65.4 71% 53.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.3 4K Mixed 0.3 22% 0.37 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 24.3% Great: 44%
WDC WD10 EAVS-00D7B1 1TB 81 User benchmarks, average bench 18% 53GB free, PID 2329 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 17 16 17 17 17 17 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	14.5% Very poor	Read 29.5 Write 18.5 Mixed 23.7 SusWrite 16.7 29% 22.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.7 98% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 14.5% Great: 22%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMK16GX4M2A2666C16 CMK16GX4M2A2666C16 CMK16GX4M2A2666C16 CMK16GX4M4A2666C16 CMK16GX4M4A2666C16 CMK16GX4M4A2666C16 CMK16GX4M4A2666C16 40GB 2667, 2667, 2667, 2667, 2667, 2667, 2667 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	78.3% Very good	MC Read 32 MC Write 27.4 MC Mixed 28.7 84% 29.4 GB/s	SC Read 12.2 SC Write 19.9 SC Mixed 19.4 49% 17.2 GB/s	Latency 75.4 53% 75.4 ns

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

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Gaming 78%

Battleship

Desktop 80%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 69%

Battle cruiser

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	127x
Core i7-5930KIntel $150Bench 80%, 34,039 samples	121x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	83x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	64x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	61x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 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: 94% - Outstanding

Total price: $415

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $250	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16