MSI X99A GAMING 7 (MS-7885)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 66%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 73%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics76% 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 Drive171% 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.
Memory128GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 128GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMSI MS-7885
MotherboardMSI X99A GAMING 7 (MS-7885)  (all builds)
Memory118.2 GB free of 128 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160715
Uptime2.5 Days
Run DateAug 07 '19 at 01:10
Run Duration164 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel 0000
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 14 cores, 28 threads
Base clock 2.4 GHz, turbo 2.5 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
77.8% Very good
Memory 82.2
1-Core 83.6
2-Core 173
66% 113 Pts
4-Core 394
8-Core 790
70% 592 Pts
64-Core 1,793
111% 1,793 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 77.8%
Great: 81%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560
EVGA(3842 1996) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1531 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 431.60
Performing below potential (36th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
76% Very good
Lighting 95.9
Reflection 110
Parallax 107
78% 104 fps
MRender 89
Gravity 94.2
Splatting 81.9
72% 88.4 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 76%
Great: 87%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel 660p NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74
226GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 002C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 710 100 210 107 99 105 MB/s
Performing below expectations (29th percentile)
171% Outstanding
Read 1,376
Write 1393
Mixed 1,035
SusWrite 222
225% 1,006 MB/s
4K Read 51.9
4K Write 134
4K Mixed 67.5
236% 84.3 MB/s
DQ Read 633
DQ Write 684
DQ Mixed 271
311% 529 MB/s
Poor: 127%
This bench: 171%
Great: 255%
WD WD10EADX-00TDHB0 1TB
854GB free
Firmware: 77.04D77
SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 104 103 104 104 104 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
58.8% Above average
Read 101
Write 100
Mixed 73.3
SusWrite 104
70% 94.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.7
140% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 22%
This bench: 58.8%
Great: 57%
ASMT ASM1352R-PM 2TB
1TB free, PID 55aa
Operating at USB 3.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 238 237 235 233 233 233 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
290% Outstanding
Read 442
Write 430
Mixed 355
SusWrite 235
483% 365 MB/s
4K Read 24.2
4K Write 55.1
4K Mixed 32.7
3,076% 37.3 MB/s
DQ Read 25.7
DQ Write 62
DQ Mixed 32
3,293% 39.9 MB/s
Poor: 24%
This bench: 290%
Great: 290%
ASMT ASM1352R-PM 2TB
2TB free, PID 55aa
Operating at USB 3.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 238 237 235 233 233 233 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
293% Outstanding
Read 441
Write 434
Mixed 354
SusWrite 235
484% 366 MB/s
4K Read 24.8
4K Write 56.1
4K Mixed 34
3,157% 38.3 MB/s
DQ Read 25.9
DQ Write 64.1
DQ Mixed 31.6
3,351% 40.5 MB/s
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair ValueSelect DDR4 2133 C15 8x16GB
8 of 8 slots used
128GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
126% Outstanding
MC Read 56.9
MC Write 50.5
MC Mixed 46.3
146% 51.2 GB/s
SC Read 11.4
SC Write 16.5
SC Mixed 16.1
42% 14.7 GB/s
Latency 76.5
52% 76.5 ns
Poor: 109%
This bench: 126%
Great: 126%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical X99A GAMING 7 (MS-7885) Builds (Compare 702 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 78%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 69%
Battle cruiser

Motherboard: MSI X99A GAMING 7 (MS-7885)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 93% - Outstanding Total price: $419
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