MSI Big Bang-XPower II (MS-7737)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 48% Yacht	Desktop 63% Destroyer	Workstation 41% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (30th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 70 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 55.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	83.5% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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 (73%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7737
Motherboard	MSI Big Bang-XPower II (MS-7737) (all builds)
Memory	46.8 GB free of 64 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20141208
Uptime	1.9 Days
Run Date	Apr 29 '21 at 17:01
Run Duration	300 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	73%

PC Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-3930K-$280 33,172 User benchmarks, average bench 74% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	55.6% Above average	Memory 66.3 1-Core 77.5 2-Core 145 56% 96.2 Pts	4-Core 242 8-Core 399 39% 321 Pts	64-Core 432 27% 432 Pts
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 55.6% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560 214,030 User benchmarks, average bench 79% MSI(1462 3233) CLim: 1531 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 466.11 Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	83.5% Excellent	Lighting 104 Reflection 117 Parallax 116 85% 112 fps	MRender 100 Gravity 104 Splatting 95.6 81% 99.9 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 83.5% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 1TB-$210 25,365 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 144GB free (System drive) Firmware: 4B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 624 128 184 153 151 181 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 77% Great: 124%
Hitachi HDS5C3030ALA630 3TB-$124 3,178 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 2.5TB free Firmware: MEAO SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 95 118 116 117 118 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	58.8% Above average	Read 91 Write 114 Mixed 55.2 SusWrite 114 68% 93.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 126% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 58.8% Great: 66%
WD Black 6TB (2015)-$296 5,447 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 4.5TB free Firmware: 1A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 158 136 172 169 166 165 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	92.8% Outstanding	Read 161 Write 140 Mixed 87 SusWrite 161 101% 137 MB/s	4K Read 3.2 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1.1 309% 2.4 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 92.8% Great: 118%
Hitachi HDS724040ALE640 4TB-$465 6,270 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 3.5TB free Firmware: A580 SusWrite @10s intervals: 155 123 153 156 155 153 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	47.3% Average	Read 15 Write 134 Mixed 11.2 SusWrite 149 56% 77.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.2 96% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 47.3% Great: 91%
WD Blue 6TB (2015)-$215 8,416 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2.5TB free Firmware: 0A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 83 102 96 99 102 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	34.8% Below average	Read 24.7 Write 65 Mixed 75.4 SusWrite 96.2 49% 65.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.8 159% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 34.8% Great: 97%
Toshiba X300 6TB-$78 5,594 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2.5TB free Firmware: FS2A SusWrite @10s intervals: 159 123 160 163 163 164 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	58.7% Above average	Read 49.1 Write 125 Mixed 29.4 SusWrite 155 65% 89.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 162% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 58.7% Great: 109%
Hitachi HDS5C3030ALA630 3TB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 12% 2.5TB free, PID 2329 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 24 19 23 25 25 26 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	6.39% Terrible	Read 6 Write 19.1 Mixed 4.5 SusWrite 23.6 20% 13.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 0.1 4K Mixed 0 4% 0.13 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 6.39% Great: 15%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F3 DDR3 1333 C9 8x8GB 16 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 8 of 8 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	73.2% Very good	MC Read 30.2 MC Write 31.1 MC Mixed 24.8 82% 28.7 GB/s	SC Read 13.7 SC Write 12.4 SC Mixed 10.6 35% 12.2 GB/s	Latency 110 36% 110 ns
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 73.2% Great: 82%

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

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Gaming 30%

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Desktop 80%

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Workstation 27%

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Motherboard: MSI Big Bang-XPower II (MS-7737) - $305

CPU
Core i7-3930KIntel $280Bench 74%, 33,172 samples	38x
Core i7-4930KIntel $90Bench 77%, 22,204 samples	25x
Core i7-3820IntelBench 70%, 38,674 samples	17x

GPU
GTX 680Nvidia $360Bench 32%, 38,995 samples	8x
RTX 3080Nvidia $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	7x
GTX 770Nvidia $279Bench 34%, 116,895 samples	6x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	5x
Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB (2019)WD $74Bench 277%, 114,373 samples	5x
SU635 480GBAdata $40Bench 71%, 5,092 samples	5x

RAM
HyperX DDR3 2400 C11 4x8GBKingstonBench 78%, 249 samples	5x
Dominator DDR3 4x8GBCorsairBench 113%, 17 samples	4x
F3 DDR3 1600 C10 8x8GBG.SKILLBench 81%, 72 samples	4x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	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 $178	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