MSI X99A GAMING 7 (MS-7885)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 47%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 42%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall 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.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics57.8% 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 Drive78.1% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (29%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7885
MotherboardMSI X99A GAMING 7 (MS-7885)  (all builds)
Memory13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.5 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180615
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 12 '19 at 08:13
Run Duration130 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 29%
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 PC Performing above expectations (70th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-5820K-$130
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (60th percentile)
76.6% Very good
Memory 81.4
1-Core 96.8
2-Core 199
72% 126 Pts
4-Core 388
8-Core 585
60% 486 Pts
64-Core 778
48% 778 Pts
Poor: 68%
This bench: 76.6%
Great: 88%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119
CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 2067 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 431.60
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
57.8% Above average
Lighting 72.9
Reflection 73.6
Parallax 63.4
59% 70 fps
MRender 74.2
Gravity 70.8
Splatting 58.3
54% 67.8 fps
Poor: 48%
This bench: 57.8%
Great: 56%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata SU700 120GB
112GB free
Firmware: L170203b
SusWrite @10s intervals: 390 261 194 193 193 194 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
81.9% Excellent
Read 450
Write 401
Mixed 374
SusWrite 238
82% 366 MB/s
4K Read 29.4
4K Write 96.7
4K Mixed 30.4
135% 52.2 MB/s
DQ Read 103
DQ Write 293
DQ Mixed 99.9
104% 165 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 81.9%
Great: 82%
Sandisk X600 M.2 2280 SATA 128GB
82GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X6113012
SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 106 107 105 105 105 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
78.1% Very good
Read 480
Write 439
Mixed 327
SusWrite 109
76% 339 MB/s
4K Read 35.7
4K Write 90.1
4K Mixed 37.5
150% 54.4 MB/s
DQ Read 118
DQ Write 177
DQ Mixed 90.9
85% 129 MB/s
Poor: 45%
This bench: 78.1%
Great: 82%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR4 3600 C18 2x8GB-$248
2 of 8 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 3500 MHz clocked @ 3597 MHz
Performing below potential (5th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
55.4% Above average
MC Read 25
MC Write 18.6
MC Mixed 16.1
57% 19.9 GB/s
SC Read 13.5
SC Write 17.4
SC Mixed 11.7
41% 14.2 GB/s
Latency 78
51% 78 ns
Poor: 60%
This bench: 55.4%
Great: 112%

 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 700 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: 61% - Good Total price: $639
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