MSI X99S GAMING 7 (MS-7885)

Performance Results


Gaming 35% Jet ski	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 32% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 80%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	32.8% 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	107% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/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 X99S GAMING 7 (MS-7885) (all builds)
Memory	12.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.8 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180323
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 17 '21 at 21:16
Run Duration	177 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing above expectations (69^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 3.25 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	80% Excellent	Memory 92.5 1-Core 100 2-Core 201 76% 131 Pts	4-Core 364 8-Core 671 62% 518 Pts	64-Core 823 51% 823 Pts
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 80% Great: 88%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% MSI(1462 3202) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 497.09 Performing below potential (65^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	32.8% Below average	Lighting 41.9 Reflection 44.9 Parallax 40.2 34% 42.3 fps	MRender 35 Gravity 40 Splatting 35.6 30% 36.9 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 32.8% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 342GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 439 442 443 432 440 442 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 472 Write 442 Mixed 416 SusWrite 440 100% 442 MB/s	4K Read 32.8 4K Write 70.1 4K Mixed 46.2 146% 49.7 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 335 DQ Mixed 352 265% 355 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 133%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 585GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 152 154 155 155 156 156 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	90.9% Outstanding	Read 162 Write 151 Mixed 91.7 SusWrite 154 103% 140 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1 215% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 90.9% Great: 109%
WD WD5000AACS-00ZUB0 500GB 19,716 User benchmarks, average bench 36% 408GB free Firmware: 01.01B01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 68 73 74 73 74 75 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	41.5% Average	Read 71.2 Write 68.2 Mixed 51.8 SusWrite 72.8 49% 66 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.8 156% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 41.5% Great: 49%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 162 164 164 165 168 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 197 Write 131 Mixed 36.8 SusWrite 160 95% 131 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 4.3 4K Mixed 0.5 168% 1.87 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 4x4GB-$115 5,380 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 4 of 8 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 2800 MHz clocked @ 2774 MHz Performing below potential (92^nd percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	106% Outstanding	MC Read 41.8 MC Write 41.8 MC Mixed 39.2 117% 40.9 GB/s	SC Read 16.8 SC Write 19.8 SC Mixed 22 56% 19.5 GB/s	Latency 63.2 63% 63.2 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 111%

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Gaming 47%

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Desktop 80%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 42%

Speed boat

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 $94Bench 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: $1,014

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	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