MSI X99A GAMING 7 (MS-7885)

Performance Results


Gaming 100% UFO	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 91% Nuclear submarine


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 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 93.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	104% 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	103% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). 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	12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.8 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160715
Uptime	0.8 Days
Run Date	Jul 15 '19 at 18:55
Run Duration	164 Seconds
Run User	GBR-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 i7-5930K-$70 34,039 User benchmarks, average bench 80% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.85 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	93.3% Outstanding	Memory 95.1 1-Core 124 2-Core 251 88% 157 Pts	4-Core 493 8-Core 796 79% 644 Pts	64-Core 1,008 62% 1,008 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 93.3% Great: 91%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200 478,117 User benchmarks, average bench 104% Asus(1043 866E) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 431.36 Performing below potential (52^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	104% Outstanding	Lighting 128 Reflection 124 Parallax 135 104% 129 fps	MRender 176 Gravity 123 Splatting 99.3 105% 133 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 112%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 252GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 413 282 256 255 259 250 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 456 Write 390 Mixed 370 SusWrite 286 84% 376 MB/s	4K Read 31.3 4K Write 95.3 4K Mixed 51.8 164% 59.5 MB/s	DQ Read 375 DQ Write 327 DQ Mixed 353 264% 352 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 134%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$48 144,544 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 451GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 154 156 156 158 158 158 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	89.7% Excellent	Read 156 Write 153 Mixed 103 SusWrite 157 105% 142 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1 195% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 89.7% Great: 112%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC25 SusWrite @10s intervals: 175 183 186 186 184 186 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 192 Write 149 Mixed 83.5 SusWrite 183 111% 152 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 114%
Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB-$83 138,859 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 683GB free Firmware: 1AJ10001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 106 108 107 104 106 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	40% Below average	Read 33.5 Write 35 Mixed 46 SusWrite 105 41% 55 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1.1 198% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 40% Great: 75%
WD My Passport 0830 1TB 8,379 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 66GB free, PID 0830 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 98 92 87 100 98 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	35% Below average	Read 58.8 Write 61.5 Mixed 41.5 SusWrite 95.4 90% 64.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 90% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 35% Great: 45%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 4x4GB-$115 5,380 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 4 of 8 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 2800 MHz clocked @ 2666 MHz Performing below potential (91^st percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	106% Outstanding	MC Read 40.5 MC Write 42 MC Mixed 38.2 115% 40.2 GB/s	SC Read 16.7 SC Write 23.3 SC Mixed 22.2 59% 20.7 GB/s	Latency 56.9 70% 56.9 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 111%

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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 $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	51x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	24x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 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