MSI X99S GAMING 9 ACK (MS-7882)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (42nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 58 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 82%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	75.2% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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 (54%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7882
Motherboard	MSI X99S GAMING 9 ACK (MS-7882) (all builds)
Memory	25.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit färger
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151102
Uptime	12 Days
Run Date	Mar 27 '17 at 17:49
Run Duration	150 Seconds
Run User	SWE-User
Background CPU	54%

PC Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-5960X-$285 15,468 User benchmarks, average bench 80% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	82% Excellent	Memory 94.1 1-Core 98.2 2-Core 198 76% 130 Pts	4-Core 377 8-Core 670 63% 524 Pts	64-Core 938 58% 938 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 82% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Asus(1043 851A) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 378.92 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 43% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 330 Series 240GB 1,960 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 101GB free (System drive) Firmware: 300i Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 3 (09) Power-on hours count 0 0 139260020533561 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 358 (B5) Unknown 0 0 3 (B6) Unknown 0 0 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 358 (E1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 718906 (E8) Unknown 100 100 0 (E9) Unknown 100 100 0 (F1) Unknown 100 100 718906 (F2) Unknown 100 100 374516 (F9) Unknown 100 100 32901	75.2% Very good	Read 498 Write 209 Mixed 254 70% 320 MB/s	4K Read 31.2 4K Write 76 4K Mixed 19.8 113% 42.3 MB/s	DQ Read 199 DQ Write 229 DQ Mixed 71.4 93% 167 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 75.2% Great: 91%
Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000.C 1TB-$40 97,793 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 393GB free Firmware: JP4OA3GH Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 97 0 (02) Throughput performance 136 100 92 (03) Spinup time 120 100 25790447930 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 5175 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 140 100 30 (09) Power-on hours count 94 94 43719 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 807 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (B9) Unknown 100 100 65535 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 72 25494638 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 68 53 371327008 (C0) Power-off retract count 96 96 5537 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 96 96 5537 (C2) HDA temperature 187 130 201864445984 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0	57.9% Above average	Read 108 Write 93.6 Mixed 102 76% 101 MB/s	4K Read 0.32 4K Write 1.37 4K Mixed 0.27 69% 0.66 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 57.9% Great: 74%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 171GB free Firmware: CC27 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 118 99 177893024 (03) Spinup time 96 95 0 (04) Start/Stop count 93 93 7588 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 79 60 97367105 (09) Power-on hours count 69 69 27371 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 309 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 1 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 68 49 60734832672 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 227 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 1 1 299750 (C2) HDA temperature 32 51 -140737488355296 (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 91164975832642 (F1) Unknown 100 253 30677180768 (F2) Unknown 100 253 17841029147	82.5% Excellent	Read 152 Write 136 Mixed 131 105% 140 MB/s	4K Read 0.45 4K Write 1.54 4K Mixed 0.37 88% 0.79 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 82.5% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2666 C15 4x8GB-$165 7,179 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 4 of 8 slots used 32GB DIMM 2667 MHz clocked @ 2666 MHz Performing below potential (4^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	71.8% Very good	MC Read 32.8 MC Write 21.6 MC Mixed 23.1 74% 25.8 GB/s	SC Read 15.2 SC Write 17.7 SC Mixed 21.1 51% 18 GB/s	Latency 59.5 67% 59.5 ns
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 71.8% Great: 118%

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Gaming 103%

UFO

Desktop 86%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 91%

Nuclear submarine

Motherboard: MSI X99S GAMING 9 ACK (MS-7882)

CPU
Core i7-5820KIntel $130Bench 77%, 101,694 samples	44x
Core i7-5930KIntel $70Bench 80%, 34,039 samples	27x
Core i7-5960XIntel $285Bench 80%, 15,468 samples	22x

GPU
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	17x
RTX 3060Nvidia $255Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	11x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	10x

SSD
CT1000P3SSD8 1TBBench 268%, 44,174 samples	9x
P2 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBCrucial $45Bench 166%, 55,360 samples	7x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 250GBSamsung $46Bench 234%, 87,206 samples	6x

RAM
BLS8G4D240FSC.16FBD BLS8G4D240FSC.16FBD BLS8G4D240FSC.16FBD BLS8G4D240FSC.16FBD BLS8G4D240FSA.M16FA BLS8G4D240FSA.16FAR BLS8G4D240FSA.16FBD BLS8G4D240FSA.16FBD 64GBUnknownBench 133%, 5 samples	5x
DDR4 2800 2OZ 5x4GBUnknownBench 86%, 7 samples	5x
4x8GBUnknownBench 70%, 41,916 samples	4x

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Value: 91% - Outstanding

Total price: $470

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $274	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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