MSI X99S GAMING 7 (MS-7885)

Performance Results


Gaming 134% UFO	Desktop 85% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 118% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (27th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 73 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 a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	173% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	85.8% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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.

High background CPU (21%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7885
Motherboard	MSI X99S GAMING 7 (MS-7885) (all builds)
Memory	15.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140925
Uptime	24.2 Days
Run Date	Sep 10 '23 at 20:18
Run Duration	368 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	21%

PC Performing below expectations (27^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-$143 34,039 User benchmarks, average bench 80% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	76.4% Very good	Memory 83 1-Core 108 2-Core 198 75% 130 Pts	4-Core 376 8-Core 610 60% 493 Pts	64-Core 737 46% 737 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 76.4% Great: 91%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-Ti-$660 155,335 User benchmarks, average bench 204% Gigabyte(1458 4087) CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 536.23 Performing below potential (8^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	173% Outstanding	Lighting 230 Reflection 264 Parallax 333 187% 276 fps	MRender 327 Gravity 248 Splatting 183 199% 253 fps
Poor: 162% ↑ This bench: 173% Great: 225%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 157GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 157 146 159 175 172 162 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	85.8% Excellent	Read 470 Write 439 Mixed 324 SusWrite 162 78% 349 MB/s	4K Read 33.6 4K Write 59.5 4K Mixed 39.1 132% 44.1 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 337 DQ Mixed 350 265% 356 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 85.8% Great: 134%
Samsung 830 256GB-$261 25,763 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 131GB free Firmware: CXM03B1Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 145 157 179 183 166 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	64.6% Good	Read 462 Write 355 Mixed 285 SusWrite 164 71% 317 MB/s	4K Read 19.5 4K Write 53.5 4K Mixed 24.1 89% 32.4 MB/s	DQ Read 293 DQ Write 102 DQ Mixed 152 124% 182 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 64.6% Great: 86%
CT1000BX500SSD1 1TB 46,239 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 252GB free Firmware: M6CR030 SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 145 154 176 183 164 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	68.8% Good	Read 482 Write 425 Mixed 396 SusWrite 163 82% 366 MB/s	4K Read 23.6 4K Write 63.4 4K Mixed 21.3 97% 36.1 MB/s	DQ Read 154 DQ Write 324 DQ Mixed 37 86% 172 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 68.8% Great: 100%
CT1000BX500SSD1 1TB 46,239 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 813GB free Firmware: M6CR030 SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 143 91 42 42 88 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	65.3% Good	Read 480 Write 419 Mixed 391 SusWrite 93.6 77% 346 MB/s	4K Read 25.9 4K Write 63.3 4K Mixed 20.9 100% 36.7 MB/s	DQ Read 157 DQ Write 325 DQ Mixed 36.4 86% 173 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 65.3% Great: 100%
Crucial P5 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$120 24,278 User benchmarks, average bench 287% 353GB free Firmware: P4CR324 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1529 1728 1705 949 763 735 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	201% Outstanding	Read 1,427 Write 1,714 Mixed 1,414 SusWrite 1235 327% 1,447 MB/s	4K Read 38.1 4K Write 59.1 4K Mixed 45.8 148% 47.7 MB/s	DQ Read 689 DQ Write 314 DQ Mixed 462 353% 488 MB/s
Poor: 175% ↑ This bench: 201% Great: 370%
Intel SSDPEDME016T4S 1.5TB 216 User benchmarks, average bench 217% 398GB free Firmware: 8DV1RA13 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1304 1285 1295 1298 1292 1262 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	177% Outstanding	Read 694 Write 1,361 Mixed 632 SusWrite 1,290 226% 994 MB/s	4K Read 29.9 4K Write 88.6 4K Mixed 41.5 145% 53.3 MB/s	DQ Read 746 DQ Write 411 DQ Mixed 495 391% 551 MB/s
Poor: 133% ↑ This bench: 177% Great: 271%
WD Black 3TB (2013)-$151 16,992 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 952GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 14 16 17 17 17 18 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 61% Great: 100%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$58 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 425GB free Firmware: 05.00K05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 82 81 80 81 81 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	49.1% Average	Read 89.7 Write 84.8 Mixed 64.2 SusWrite 80.8 59% 79.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.9 180% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 49.1% Great: 76%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 1TB 9,009 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 604GB free, PID a006 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 74 73 72 72 74 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	31.2% Below average	Read 69 Write 57 Mixed 37.2 SusWrite 72.7 79% 59 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.6 80% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 31.2% Great: 43%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMK16GX4M4B3000C15 CMK16GX4M4C3000C16 CMK16GX4M4B3000C15 CMK16GX4M4C3000C16 CMK16GX4M4B3000C15 CMK16GX4M4C3000C16 CMK16GX4M4B3000C15 CMK16GX4M4C3000C16 32GB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 107% 3000, 3000, 3000, 3000, 3000, 3000, 3000, 3000 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing below potential (17^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	101% Outstanding	MC Read 37.3 MC Write 42.6 MC Mixed 37.9 112% 39.3 GB/s	SC Read 14.2 SC Write 21.3 SC Mixed 20.8 54% 18.8 GB/s	Latency 75.2 53% 75.2 ns
Poor: 101% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 118%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	70	59	144	27"	1280 720	GSM5B7F LG ULTRAGEAR

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Gaming 47%

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Desktop 80%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 42%

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

CPU
Core i7-5820KIntel $130Bench 77%, 101,694 samples	451x
Core i7-5930KIntel $143Bench 80%, 34,039 samples	88x
Core i7-5960XIntel $400Bench 80%, 15,468 samples	34x

GPU
GTX 980Nvidia $500Bench 59%, 167,107 samples	58x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	51x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $350Bench 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
4x8GBUnknownBench 70%, 41,916 samples	12x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $150
Intel Core i5-13600K $270	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $388	WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB $90
Intel Core i5-12400F $110	Nvidia RTX 4070 $520	Crucial T700 M.2 4TB $353