MSI X99A GAMING 7 (MS-7885)

Performance Results


Gaming 117% UFO	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 110% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 92.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
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	192% 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	40GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 40GB 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.

System	MSI MS-7885
Motherboard	MSI X99A GAMING 7 (MS-7885) (all builds)
Memory	36.6 GB free of 40 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190613
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 04 '22 at 00:13
Run Duration	201 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing above expectations (65^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-$150 34,039 User benchmarks, average bench 80% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.85 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	92.6% Outstanding	Memory 95.2 1-Core 140 2-Core 269 94% 168 Pts	4-Core 484 8-Core 856 81% 670 Pts	64-Core 1,084 67% 1,084 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 92.6% 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 166 Reflection 190 Parallax 175 136% 177 fps	MRender 136 Gravity 173 Splatting 127 117% 145 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% 178GB free (System drive) Firmware: BXW2500Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1197 1201 1149 1179 1217 1198 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	192% Outstanding	Read 1,305 Write 1,156 Mixed 776 SusWrite 1,190 249% 1,107 MB/s	4K Read 34.5 4K Write 82.3 4K Mixed 45.4 154% 54.1 MB/s	DQ Read 486 DQ Write 393 DQ Mixed 441 329% 440 MB/s
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 192% Great: 220%
Samsung 840 250GB-$251 41,998 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 31GB free Firmware: DXT08B0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 242 241 241 232 153 82 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	69.2% Good	Read 393 Write 240 Mixed 148 SusWrite 198 54% 245 MB/s	4K Read 22.3 4K Write 62 4K Mixed 22.2 95% 35.5 MB/s	DQ Read 363 DQ Write 207 DQ Mixed 54.9 102% 208 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 69.2% Great: 85%
Sandisk S128G 126GB 21,984 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 117GB free Firmware: 3.2.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 286 267 257 274 290 311 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	48.6% Average	Read 384 Write 297 Mixed 82.7 SusWrite 281 58% 261 MB/s	4K Read 16.4 4K Write 15.9 4K Mixed 12.3 49% 14.9 MB/s	DQ Read 32.5 DQ Write 19.4 DQ Mixed 20.4 17% 24.1 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 48.6% Great: 56%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$61 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2.5TB free Firmware: SC48 SusWrite @10s intervals: 155 162 165 162 163 164 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	68.3% Good	Read 74.9 Write 143 Mixed 51.6 SusWrite 162 78% 108 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 5.7 4K Mixed 0.7 204% 2.3 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 68.3% Great: 113%
WD WD3000GLFS-01F8U0 300GB 3,689 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 279GB free Firmware: 03.03V01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 120 121 120 120 120 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	61.4% Good	Read 93.6 Write 116 Mixed 66.9 SusWrite 120 73% 98.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.2 223% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 61.4% Great: 68%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 3.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 170 173 188 181 174 169 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	75.7% Very good	Read 86.7 Write 130 Mixed 56.4 SusWrite 176 82% 112 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 4.8 4K Mixed 0.6 197% 2.13 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 75.7% Great: 90%
WL600GSA32RA100B 600GB 20 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 547GB free Firmware: 04.05G04 SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 139 140 140 141 138 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	80.4% Excellent	Read 140 Write 128 Mixed 97 SusWrite 139 93% 126 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 3.6 4K Mixed 1.2 242% 1.93 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 80.4% Great: 80%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown KHX3000C15D4/8GX KHX3000C15D4/8GX KHX3000C15D4/8GX KHX3000C15D4/8GX CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 40GB 3000, 3000, 3000, 3000, 3000 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	106% Outstanding	MC Read 46.4 MC Write 34.8 MC Mixed 37.9 113% 39.7 GB/s	SC Read 18.6 SC Write 26.1 SC Mixed 26 67% 23.6 GB/s	Latency 56.5 71% 56.5 ns

Take a copy of your results How to check your in-game FPS

System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Custom PC Builder (Explore upgrades for this PC) Build your perfect PC: compare component prices, popularity, speed and value for money

CHOOSE AN UPGRADE:

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

MBD

Typical X99A GAMING 7 (MS-7885) Builds (Compare 702 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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	127x
Core i7-5930KIntel $150Bench 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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

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