MSI X99A GAMING 9 ACK (MS-7882)

Performance Results


Gaming 46% Yacht	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 41% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 85.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	47.5% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	111% 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	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7882
Motherboard	MSI X99A GAMING 9 ACK (MS-7882) (all builds)
Memory	4.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190613
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 07 '21 at 09:11
Run Duration	379 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (70^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 2.9 GHz, turbo 2.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	85.3% Excellent	Memory 96.1 1-Core 101 2-Core 200 78% 132 Pts	4-Core 402 8-Core 659 65% 530 Pts	64-Core 831 51% 831 Pts
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 85.3% Great: 88%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3160) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 497.09 Performing below potential (37^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	47.5% Average	Lighting 58.2 Reflection 68.8 Parallax 55.5 47% 60.8 fps	MRender 66.3 Gravity 54.7 Splatting 55.2 48% 58.7 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 47.5% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 306GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 378 374 370 365 368 376 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 467 Write 452 Mixed 380 SusWrite 372 94% 418 MB/s	4K Read 39.5 4K Write 79.1 4K Mixed 54.2 171% 57.6 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 356 268% 358 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 134%
Corsair Performance Pro 128GB 268 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 89GB free Firmware: 1.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 309 310 314 314 308 310 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	80.1% Excellent	Read 400 Write 308 Mixed 246 SusWrite 311 71% 316 MB/s	4K Read 23.7 4K Write 70.2 4K Mixed 27.9 109% 40.6 MB/s	DQ Read 278 DQ Write 257 DQ Mixed 180 159% 239 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 80.1% Great: 92%
Corsair Performance Pro 128GB 268 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 119GB free Firmware: 1.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 312 315 315 314 309 310 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	80.8% Excellent	Read 408 Write 302 Mixed 257 SusWrite 313 72% 320 MB/s	4K Read 24.3 4K Write 71 4K Mixed 28 110% 41.1 MB/s	DQ Read 274 DQ Write 257 DQ Mixed 181 159% 237 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 80.8% Great: 92%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 186 196 197 198 195 197 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Read 200 Write 151 Mixed 86 SusWrite 195 116% 158 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 146% 1 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown + + 2x4GB 11 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 2 of 8 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 3001 MHz Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	76.7% Very good	MC Read 36.6 MC Write 21.4 MC Mixed 24.5 79% 27.5 GB/s	SC Read 16.2 SC Write 19.6 SC Mixed 22 55% 19.3 GB/s	Latency 53.7 74% 53.7 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 76.7% Great: 77%

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Motherboard: MSI X99A GAMING 9 ACK (MS-7882)

CPU
Core i7-5820KIntel $130Bench 77%, 101,694 samples	37x
Core i7-6800KIntel $103Bench 81%, 50,196 samples	20x
Core i7-5960XIntel $285Bench 80%, 15,468 samples	16x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	13x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	12x
GTX 980-TiNvidia $560Bench 79%, 214,030 samples	10x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	9x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	7x
950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsung $625Bench 223%, 54,978 samples	6x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 93%, 89,024 samples	6x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 2x8GBCorsair $42Bench 77%, 131,007 samples	5x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $102Bench 88%, 110,884 samples	5x

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Value: 93% - Outstanding

Total price: $419

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
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 $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	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