MSI X99A GAMING 7 (MS-7885)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (91st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 9 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 83.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	91.9% 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	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.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7885
Motherboard	MSI X99A GAMING 7 (MS-7885) (all builds)
Memory	28.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit väriä
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160411
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 14 '18 at 14:55
Run Duration	150 Seconds
Run User	FIN-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing way above expectations (91^st 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 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	83.5% Excellent	Memory 95.4 1-Core 76.3 2-Core 207 73% 126 Pts	4-Core 387 8-Core 642 63% 514 Pts	64-Core 823 51% 823 Pts
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 83.5% Great: 88%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560 214,030 User benchmarks, average bench 79% MSI(1462 3232) CLim: 1651 MHz, MLim: 1902 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 399.7 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	91.9% Outstanding	Lighting 118 Reflection 124 Parallax 122 96% 121 fps	MRender 103 Gravity 107 Splatting 98.6 84% 103 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 91.9% Great: 87%

Drives	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston HyperX 3K 120GB-$100 46,066 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 41GB free (System drive) Firmware: 506ABBF0 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 4,723 Write 69.7 Mixed 134 342% 1,642 MB/s	4K Read 682 4K Write 4.2 4K Mixed 8.4 1,046% 232 MB/s
Poor: 57% Great: 87%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 35GB free Firmware: EMT03B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 482 Write 407 Mixed 407 96% 432 MB/s	4K Read 41.3 4K Write 114 4K Mixed 57.1 196% 70.8 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 354 267% 357 MB/s
Poor: 80% Great: 134%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$49 170,877 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 210GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 104 Write 86 Mixed 62.5 63% 84.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1 187% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 40% Great: 84%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws 4 DDR4 2666 C15 4x8GB 1,125 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 4 of 8 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 2667 MHz clocked @ 2666 MHz Performing below potential (84^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	116% Outstanding	MC Read 45.6 MC Write 43.6 MC Mixed 45.5 128% 44.9 GB/s	SC Read 16.6 SC Write 19.5 SC Mixed 22.9 56% 19.7 GB/s	Latency 56 72% 56 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 156%

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Gaming 78%

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Desktop 80%

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Workstation 69%

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Motherboard: MSI X99A GAMING 7 (MS-7885)

CPU
Core i7-5820KIntel $130Bench 77%, 101,694 samples	319x
Core i7-6800KIntel $78Bench 81%, 50,196 samples	126x
Core i7-5930KIntel $70Bench 80%, 34,039 samples	120x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	82x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	64x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	61x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 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

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Value: 61% - Good

Total price: $639

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