MSI Big Bang-XPower II (MS-7737)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 85%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 73%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (33rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 67 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.
ProcessorWith 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 79%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics112% 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 Drive52.4% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (24%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7737
MotherboardMSI Big Bang-XPower II (MS-7737)  (all builds)
Memory7.3 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20130221
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 06 '17 at 23:24
Run Duration369 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 24%

 PC Performing below expectations (33rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-3930K-$280
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
79% Very good
Memory 90.1
1-Core 97.5
2-Core 199
75% 129 Pts
4-Core 367
8-Core 573
58% 470 Pts
64-Core 730
45% 730 Pts
Poor: 63%
This bench: 79%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2757 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 382.33
Performing below potential (10th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
112% Outstanding
Lighting 138
Reflection 175
Parallax 200
112% 171 fps
MRender 131
Gravity 187
Splatting 130
121% 150 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 112%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston HyperX 3K 240GB-$70
13GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 521ABBF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
52.4% Above average
Read 494
Write 161
Mixed 238
65% 298 MB/s
4K Read 14.1
4K Write 48.1
4K Mixed 4.3
52% 22.1 MB/s
DQ Read 225
DQ Write 146
DQ Mixed 62.1
80% 144 MB/s
Poor: 59%
This bench: 52.4%
Great: 94%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94
4GB free
Firmware: EMT01B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below potential (1st percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
61.7% Good
Read 263
Write 210
Mixed 218
51% 230 MB/s
4K Read 31.9
4K Write 42.8
4K Mixed 30.9
111% 35.2 MB/s
DQ Read 29
DQ Write 160
DQ Mixed 99.4
75% 96 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 61.7%
Great: 134%
WD Red 4TB (2013)-$110
2.5TB free
Firmware: 82.00A82 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (45th percentile)
74.1% Very good
Read 140
Write 118
Mixed 115
93% 124 MB/s
4K Read 0.84
4K Write 1.95
4K Mixed 0.26
100% 1.02 MB/s
Poor: 46%
This bench: 74.1%
Great: 100%
Hitachi HDT721010SLA360 1TB-$30
439GB free
Firmware: ST6OA31B Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (16th percentile)
37.1% Below average
Read 67.8
Write 61.3
Mixed 58.5
47% 62.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.35
4K Write 1.43
4K Mixed 0.28
72% 0.69 MB/s
Poor: 31%
This bench: 37.1%
Great: 61%
JetFlash Transcend 8GB
5GB free, PID 1000
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
8.21% Terrible
Read 32.9
Write 4.46
Mixed 7.43
14% 14.9 MB/s
4K Read 6.05
4K Write 0.34
4K Mixed 0.02
35% 2.14 MB/s
Poor: 3%
This bench: 8.21%
Great: 16%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 2400 C11 3x4GB
3 of 8 slots used
12GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing below potential (25th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
30% Below average
MC Read 10.2
MC Write 9
MC Mixed 8.6
26% 9.27 GB/s
SC Read 9.9
SC Write 10.6
SC Mixed 8.9
28% 9.8 GB/s
Latency 67.1
60% 67.1 ns
Poor: 29%
This bench: 30%
Great: 74%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Big Bang-XPower II (MS-7737) Builds (Compare 124 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 30%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 27%
Raft

Motherboard: MSI Big Bang-XPower II (MS-7737) - $305

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 42% - Average Total price: $1,039
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