MSI X99A GAMING 7 (MS-7885)

Performance Results


Gaming 113% UFO	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 106% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 89.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	124% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	173% 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	48GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 48GB 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.

Run History

19 months ago, 19 months ago, 19 months ago, 19 months ago, 19 months ago, 19 months ago, 19 months ago, 19 months ago, 19 months ago, 19 months ago, 19 months ago, 19 months ago, 19 months ago, 19 months ago, 19 months ago, 19 months ago, 19 months ago, 19 months ago, 19 months ago, 19 months ago, 19 months ago, 19 months ago, 19 months ago, 19 months ago, 19 months ago, 19 months ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	MSI MS-7885
Motherboard	MSI X99A GAMING 7 (MS-7885) (all builds)
Memory	44.2 GB free of 48 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190613
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 01 '22 at 23:47
Run Duration	203 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing as expected (55^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 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	89.8% Excellent	Memory 85.3 1-Core 137 2-Core 276 91% 166 Pts	4-Core 506 8-Core 852 83% 679 Pts	64-Core 1,079 67% 1,079 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 89.8% Great: 91%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Asus(1043 85F1) CLim: 1923 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 516.94 Performing below potential (50^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	124% Outstanding	Lighting 167 Reflection 189 Parallax 174 136% 177 fps	MRender 136 Gravity 172 Splatting 126 117% 144 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung SM951 AHCI PCIe M.2 256GB-$223 7,621 User benchmarks, average bench 175% 166GB free (System drive) Firmware: BXW2500Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1021 1035 903 947 791 798 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	173% Outstanding	Read 1,225 Write 1,097 Mixed 722 SusWrite 916 222% 990 MB/s	4K Read 33.1 4K Write 78 4K Mixed 45 149% 52 MB/s	DQ Read 601 DQ Write 358 DQ Mixed 426 332% 462 MB/s
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 173% Great: 220%
Samsung 840 250GB-$251 41,998 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 31GB free Firmware: DXT08B0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 242 228 149 101 83 48 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	65.2% Good	Read 416 Write 202 Mixed 158 SusWrite 142 51% 229 MB/s	4K Read 23.5 4K Write 52.2 4K Mixed 21.3 90% 32.3 MB/s	DQ Read 352 DQ Write 217 DQ Mixed 54.2 102% 208 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 65.2% Great: 85%
Sandisk S128G 126GB 21,984 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 117GB free Firmware: 3.2.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 300 299 306 318 319 323 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	50.6% Above average	Read 408 Write 302 Mixed 84.8 SusWrite 311 62% 276 MB/s	4K Read 14.5 4K Write 16 4K Mixed 12.3 46% 14.3 MB/s	DQ Read 32.5 DQ Write 19.5 DQ Mixed 19 16% 23.7 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 50.6% Great: 56%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$64 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2.5TB free Firmware: SC48 SusWrite @10s intervals: 163 161 165 162 159 162 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	83.3% Excellent	Read 127 Write 139 Mixed 54.3 SusWrite 162 88% 120 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 7.1 4K Mixed 0.8 241% 2.8 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 83.3% Great: 113%
WD WD3000GLFS-01F8U0 300GB 3,689 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 279GB free Firmware: 03.03V01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 119 119 120 113 121 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	61.3% Good	Read 94.3 Write 121 Mixed 71.3 SusWrite 119 75% 101 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.2 221% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 61.3% Great: 68%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 3.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 170 180 188 178 166 173 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	76.3% Very good	Read 89.1 Write 130 Mixed 65.9 SusWrite 176 84% 115 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 4.8 4K Mixed 0.6 210% 2.23 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 76.3% Great: 90%
WL600GSA32RA100B 600GB 20 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 547GB free Firmware: 04.05G04 SusWrite @10s intervals: 61 61 61 62 60 62 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	58.3% Above average	Read 142 Write 67.1 Mixed 74.2 SusWrite 61.3 64% 86.1 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 1.2 205% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 58.3% Great: 80%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown KHX3000C15D4/8GX KHX3000C15D4/8GX KHX3000C15D4/8GX KHX3000C15D4/8GX CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 48GB 3000, 3000, 3000, 3000, 3000, 3000 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	91.5% Outstanding	MC Read 38.6 MC Write 32.1 MC Mixed 32.1 98% 34.3 GB/s	SC Read 15.5 SC Write 25.5 SC Mixed 22.7 61% 21.2 GB/s	Latency 71.7 56% 71.7 ns

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Gaming 78%

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Desktop 80%

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Workstation 69%

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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	127x
Core i7-5930KIntel $70Bench 80%, 34,039 samples	121x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	83x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	64x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	61x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 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: 93% - Outstanding

Total price: $419

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16