MSI X99A GAMING 7 (MS-7885)

Performance Results


Gaming 74% Battleship	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 72% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 87.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	81.7% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	63.6% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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 (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7885
Motherboard	MSI X99A GAMING 7 (MS-7885) (all builds)
Memory	56.3 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160411
Uptime	0.7 Days
Run Date	Jan 04 '19 at 11:51
Run Duration	239 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	12%

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PC Performing as expected (59^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6900K-$120 6,755 User benchmarks, average bench 86% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.1 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	87.8% Excellent	Memory 90.7 1-Core 115 2-Core 231 82% 145 Pts	4-Core 456 8-Core 847 78% 652 Pts	64-Core 1,180 73% 1,180 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 87.8% Great: 98%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Gigabyte(1458 3703) CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 417.35 Performing below potential (73^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	81.7% Excellent	Lighting 103 Reflection 110 Parallax 103 84% 105 fps	MRender 91.6 Gravity 94.4 Splatting 98 78% 94.7 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 81.7% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 1TB-$210 25,365 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 250GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXM02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 57 53 55 54 59 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	63.6% Good	Read 451 Write 69 Mixed 176 SusWrite 60.1 41% 189 MB/s	4K Read 24.3 4K Write 65.8 4K Mixed 24.7 103% 38.3 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 98.9 DQ Mixed 152 134% 210 MB/s
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 63.6% Great: 124%
SanDisk Ultra 3D 2TB-$130 5,895 User benchmarks, average bench 100% 657GB free Firmware: X61110RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 269 269 274 270 273 265 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	80.8% Excellent	Read 388 Write 357 Mixed 262 SusWrite 270 72% 319 MB/s	4K Read 23.4 4K Write 67.4 4K Mixed 29.4 109% 40.1 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 310 DQ Mixed 243 210% 311 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 80.8% Great: 119%
Seagate IronWolf 4TB (2016)-$95 26,217 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 3TB free Firmware: SC60 SusWrite @10s intervals: 188 191 189 193 193 193 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 198 Write 176 Mixed 83.8 SusWrite 191 118% 162 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1 183% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 108%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$50 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 1TB free Firmware: MX4OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 142 147 148 147 146 152 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	91.8% Outstanding	Read 173 Write 166 Mixed 22.2 SusWrite 147 91% 127 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.6 151% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 91.8% Great: 108%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2TB free Firmware: CC29 SusWrite @10s intervals: 173 181 179 182 181 181 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 178 Write 147 Mixed 79 SusWrite 180 107% 146 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 162% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 114%
Samsung HD103SI 1TB-$89 48,059 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 654GB free Firmware: 1AG01118 SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 94 93 93 91 93 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	53% Above average	Read 92.2 Write 25.5 Mixed 40.5 SusWrite 92.5 46% 62.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 135% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 53% Great: 59%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2016)-$114 34,353 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 168 173 170 172 172 175 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	95.4% Outstanding	Read 161 Write 140 Mixed 73.5 SusWrite 172 100% 137 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 153% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 95.4% Great: 105%
HGST HTS 541010A9E680 1TB 283 User benchmarks, average bench 25% 535GB free, PID 0237 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 85.2 Write 77.8 Mixed 32.7 78% 65.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.6 77% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 12% Great: 41%
Generic STORAGE DEVICE 64GB 428 User benchmarks, average bench 25% 41GB free, PID 0732 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 82 82 82 82 82 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	48% Average	Read 86 Write 80.7 Mixed 72.7 SusWrite 82.2 109% 80.4 MB/s	4K Read 6.8 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 6.3 416% 6.1 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 48% Great: 45%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS16G4D240FSE.16FA 4x16GB 58 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 4 of 8 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (13^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	71.7% Very good	MC Read 31.9 MC Write 25.4 MC Mixed 21.2 75% 26.2 GB/s	SC Read 13.3 SC Write 19 SC Mixed 19.6 49% 17.3 GB/s	Latency 66.3 60% 66.3 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 71.7% Great: 129%

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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	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 $94Bench 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: 62% - Good

Total price: $624

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $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 $45	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