MSI X99S GAMING 7 (MS-7885)

Performance Results


Gaming 35% Jet ski	Desktop 85% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 32% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 82.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	34.8% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (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	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.

System	MSI MS-7885
Motherboard	MSI X99S GAMING 7 (MS-7885) (all builds)
Memory	21.1 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 8.1
BIOS Date	20151102
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 04 '16 at 01:27
Run Duration	198 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	10%

PC Performing as expected (59^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-5820K-$130 101,694 User benchmarks, average bench 77% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	82.8% Excellent	Memory 91.5 1-Core 106 2-Core 207 78% 135 Pts	4-Core 400 8-Core 630 63% 515 Pts	64-Core 808 50% 808 Pts
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 82.8% Great: 88%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% EVGA(3842 3962) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1481 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 376.9 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	34.8% Below average	Lighting 45 Reflection 44 Parallax 39.4 37% 42.8 fps	MRender 40.1 Gravity 40 Splatting 35.4 31% 38.5 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 34.8% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk X300 128GB-$170 2,748 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 11GB free (System drive) Firmware: X3310000 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 253 100 3433 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 625 (A5) Unknown 100 100 1937296657905 (A6) Unknown 100 100 2 (A7) Unknown 100 100 17 (A8) Unknown 100 100 74 (A9) Unknown 100 100 112 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 42 (AE) Unknown 100 100 29 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 64 43 184684904484 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 2615735748096 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (E9) Unknown 100 100 6060 (EA) Unknown 100 100 9202 (F1) Unknown 253 253 7666 (F2) Unknown 253 253 7821	67.4% Good	Read 379 Write 122 Mixed 253 55% 252 MB/s	4K Read 26.4 4K Write 88.7 4K Mixed 20.6 113% 45.2 MB/s	DQ Read 284 DQ Write 232 DQ Mixed 60.7 99% 192 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 67.4% Great: 92%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$30 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 753GB free Firmware: MS2OA750 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 142 142 71 (03) Spinup time 126 126 12896698552 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 1901 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 118 118 33 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 2965 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 620 (C0) Power-off retract count 99 99 1902 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 99 99 1902 (C2) HDA temperature 187 187 176094773280 (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	97.7% Outstanding	Read 175 Write 166 Mixed 150 123% 164 MB/s	4K Read 0.75 4K Write 1.91 4K Mixed 0.18 87% 0.95 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 97.7% Great: 107%
Toshiba DT01ACA050 500GB-$25 163,843 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 334GB free Firmware: MS1OA750 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 142 142 68 (03) Spinup time 124 124 12897026232 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 2194 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 113 113 35 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 3295 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 620 (C0) Power-off retract count 99 99 2196 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 99 99 2196 (C2) HDA temperature 193 193 163209936927 (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	94.1% Outstanding	Read 161 Write 167 Mixed 156 122% 162 MB/s	4K Read 0.58 4K Write 1.83 4K Mixed 0.2 80% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 94.1% Great: 103%
WD Elements 1TB 51,914 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 856GB free, PID 1042 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	19.6% Very poor	Read 38.4 Write 40.4 Mixed 34.9 49% 37.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.46 4K Write 1.66 4K Mixed 0.21 65% 0.78 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 19.6% Great: 43%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws 4 DDR4 2400 C15 6x4GB 18 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 6 of 8 slots used 24GB DIMM 2400 MHz clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	81.6% Excellent	MC Read 35 MC Write 27.4 MC Mixed 28.8 87% 30.4 GB/s	SC Read 14.3 SC Write 18.8 SC Mixed 20.6 51% 17.9 GB/s	Latency 65 62% 65 ns
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 81.6% Great: 106%

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Desktop 80%

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Workstation 42%

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Motherboard: MSI X99S GAMING 7 (MS-7885) - $289

CPU
Core i7-5820KIntel $130Bench 77%, 101,694 samples	446x
Core i7-5930KIntel $70Bench 80%, 34,039 samples	87x
Core i7-5960XIntel $285Bench 80%, 15,468 samples	34x

GPU
GTX 980Nvidia $500Bench 59%, 167,107 samples	56x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	50x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	42x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	25x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	25x
TS512GSSD230S 512GBTranscendBench 92%, 2,577 samples	11x

RAM
4x4GBUnknownBench 43%, 106,178 samples	17x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 4x4GBCorsair $115Bench 88%, 5,380 samples	13x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2800 C16 4x4GBCorsair $210Bench 88%, 3,970 samples	12x

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Total price: $1,028

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 $52

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