MSI X99A GAMING 7 (MS-7885)

Performance Results


Gaming 35% Sail boat	Desktop 77% Battleship	Workstation 27% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 73.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	45.6% 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	67.4% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.

System	MSI MS-7885
Motherboard	MSI X99A GAMING 7 (MS-7885) (all builds)
Memory	12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1360 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160715
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 25 '18 at 15:35
Run Duration	180 Seconds
Run User	NOR-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Xeon E5-1607 v3 1,082 User benchmarks, average bench 70% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 3.1 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	73.1% Very good	Memory 83.5 1-Core 91.8 2-Core 182 69% 119 Pts	4-Core 364 8-Core 359 48% 361 Pts	64-Core 354 22% 354 Pts
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 73.1% Great: 76%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 780-$329 50,279 User benchmarks, average bench 45% Asus(1043 8469) 3GB CLim: 1228 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 390.77 Performing below potential (76^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	45.6% Average	Lighting 55.3 Reflection 49.3 Parallax 61.9 45% 55.5 fps	MRender 67 Gravity 60.7 Splatting 47.4 47% 58.4 fps
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 45.6% Great: 49%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB-$85 104,444 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 71GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0BB6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 97 97 15023 (0C) Power cycle count 96 96 3618 (B1) Unknown 83 83 201 (B3) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 68 49 32 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 99 99 2 (EB) Unknown 99 99 2019 (F1) Unknown 99 99 47008342387	67.4% Good	Read 485 Write 342 Mixed 336 86% 388 MB/s	4K Read 28.6 4K Write 41.1 4K Mixed 15.5 85% 28.4 MB/s	DQ Read 32 DQ Write 67.5 DQ Mixed 14.9 21% 38.1 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 67.4% Great: 108%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1TB free Firmware: CC43 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 117 99 163817136 (03) Spinup time 96 95 0 (04) Start/Stop count 96 96 4156 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 82 60 168815522 (09) Power-on hours count 83 83 15054 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2990 (B7) Unknown 99 99 1 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 82 82 18 (BE) vendor-specific 71 46 705757213 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 1079 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 33 33 135743 (C2) HDA temperature 29 54 25769803805 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 25001004640668 (F1) Unknown 100 253 98857981336 (F2) Unknown 100 253 1976571866328	62.7% Good	Read 113 Write 106 Mixed 115 84% 111 MB/s	4K Read 0.31 4K Write 1.39 4K Mixed 0.13 53% 0.61 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 62.7% Great: 114%
Samsung Spinpoint T166 500GB-$40 43,024 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 455GB free Firmware: CR100-11 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 253 100 0 (03) Spinup time 100 100 7488 (04) Start/Stop count 97 97 3402 (05) Reallocated sector count 253 253 0 (07) Seek error rate 253 253 0 (08) Seek timer performance 253 253 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 9750 (0A) Spinup retry count 253 253 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 253 253 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1486 (0D) Soft read error rate 100 100 162487 (BB) vendor-specific 253 253 0 (BC) Unknown 253 253 0 (BE) vendor-specific 72 52 28 (C2) HDA temperature 154 94 28 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 162487 (C4) Reallocation count 253 253 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 253 253 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 253 253 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 100 100 0 (C9) Soft read error rate 253 100 0 (CA) Data Address Mark errors 100 100 15	45.8% Average	Read 74.6 Write 84.7 Mixed 76 59% 78.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.55 4K Write 1.59 4K Mixed 0.35 91% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 45.8% Great: 44%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 246GB free Firmware: CC38 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 117 99 156455602 (03) Spinup time 94 94 0 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 714 (05) Reallocated sector count 87 87 563 (07) Seek error rate 75 60 4327796912 (09) Power-on hours count 96 96 4004 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 264 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 99 4295032835 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 69 55 689111071 (C2) HDA temperature 31 45 51539607583 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 45 13 156455602 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 136910672497731 (F1) Unknown 100 253 3092868981 (F2) Unknown 100 253 2394594298	36.3% Below average	Read 73.8 Write 52.6 Mixed 63.3 48% 63.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.53 4K Write 1.11 4K Mixed 0.38 85% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 36.3% Great: 68%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX 2400 C15 1x16GB 13,141 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 1 of 8 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	35.1% Below average	MC Read 12.9 MC Write 10.8 MC Mixed 10.3 32% 11.3 GB/s	SC Read 11.5 SC Write 11.4 SC Mixed 11.7 33% 11.5 GB/s	Latency 74.3 54% 74.3 ns
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 35.1% Great: 49%

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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 $109Bench 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: 61% - Good

Total price: $639

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $46

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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