MSI X99A GAMING 7 (MS-7885)

Performance Results


Gaming 48% Yacht	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 44% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	51.9% 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	137% 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.
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.

Very high background CPU (31%). 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	51.8 GB free of 64 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit kleuren
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180323
Uptime	7.3 Days
Run Date	Sep 21 '18 at 20:48
Run Duration	263 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	31%

PC Performing as expected (45^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 3.65 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	77.8% Very good	Memory 93.4 1-Core 102 2-Core 199 77% 131 Pts	4-Core 335 8-Core 578 55% 457 Pts	64-Core 831 51% 831 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 77.8% Great: 91%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 290X-$549 37,353 User benchmarks, average bench 51% MSI(1462 3080) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1030 MHz, MLim: 1375 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 18.8.1 Performing below potential (76^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	51.9% Above average	Lighting 63.8 Reflection 55.8 Parallax 83.4 52% 67.7 fps	MRender 56.9 Gravity 55.1 Splatting 73.4 52% 61.8 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 51.9% Great: 55%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Toshiba OCZ RD400 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$70 2,931 User benchmarks, average bench 185% 194GB free (System drive) Firmware: 57CZ Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 518 412 301 375 430 434 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	137% Outstanding	Read 1,140 Write 776 Mixed 409 SusWrite 412 152% 684 MB/s	4K Read 28.8 4K Write 89.7 4K Mixed 35.7 137% 51.4 MB/s	DQ Read 662 DQ Write 440 DQ Mixed 600 434% 567 MB/s
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 137% Great: 242%
Adata Premier SP550 240GB-$74 29,295 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 155GB free Firmware: P0121AA SusWrite @10s intervals: 266 77 73 79 74 84 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	66.9% Good	Read 441 Write 335 Mixed 366 SusWrite 109 70% 313 MB/s	4K Read 24.5 4K Write 62.1 4K Mixed 35.2 115% 40.6 MB/s	DQ Read 242 DQ Write 53.9 DQ Mixed 113 92% 136 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 66.9% Great: 92%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 4TB-$230 19,674 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 2.5TB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 136 126 122 139 134 140 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	68.1% Good	Read 103 Write 84.5 Mixed 26 SusWrite 133 63% 86.6 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 5.3 4K Mixed 1.7 329% 2.67 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 68.1% Great: 94%
Seagate Desktop HDD 4TB (2013)-$52 67,711 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 7TB free Firmware: CC54 SusWrite @10s intervals: 149 142 140 160 154 161 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	99.1% Outstanding	Read 194 Write 175 Mixed 77.5 SusWrite 151 109% 150 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.8 155% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 99.1% Great: 96%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CL15-17-17 D4-3000 8x8GB 11 User benchmarks, average bench 118% 8 of 8 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 3000 MHz clocked @ 2666 MHz Performing below potential (27^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	106% Outstanding	MC Read 41.2 MC Write 41.4 MC Mixed 42.2 119% 41.6 GB/s	SC Read 11.6 SC Write 18.5 SC Mixed 19.7 47% 16.6 GB/s	Latency 61.1 66% 61.1 ns
Poor: 104% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 136%

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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 $499Bench 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 $76Bench 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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $131	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	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