MSI X99A GAMING 7 (MS-7885)

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 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 85.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	89.6% 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.

System	MSI MS-7885
Motherboard	MSI X99A GAMING 7 (MS-7885) (all builds)
Memory	28.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit Farben, 3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160715
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 20 '16 at 12:59
Run Duration	183 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (82^nd 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 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	85.8% Excellent	Memory 93.7 1-Core 111 2-Core 225 82% 143 Pts	4-Core 420 8-Core 716 69% 568 Pts	64-Core 848 52% 848 Pts
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 85.8% Great: 88%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560 214,030 User benchmarks, average bench 79% Zotac(19DA 1396) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1607 MHz, MLim: 1805 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 376.33 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 70% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX200 500GB-$90 17,487 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 418GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU02 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 1928 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 773 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 13 (AE) Unknown 100 100 268 (B4) Unknown 0 0 5574 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 63 51 210454577189 (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 100 100 0 (CA) Data Address Mark errors 100 100 0 (CE) Flying height 100 100 0 (D2) Unknown 100 100 0 (F6) Unknown 100 100 8762287940 (F7) Unknown 100 100 274617296 (F8) Unknown 100 100 197261280	89.6% Excellent	Read 509 Write 398 Mixed 390 96% 432 MB/s	4K Read 29.5 4K Write 85.4 4K Mixed 26.8 124% 47.2 MB/s	DQ Read 133 DQ Write 213 DQ Mixed 38.3 67% 128 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 89.6% Great: 105%
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$625 54,978 User benchmarks, average bench 223% 177GB free Firmware: 1B0QBXX7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	270% Outstanding	Read 2,285 Write 1,457 Mixed 1,636 397% 1,793 MB/s	4K Read 50 4K Write 148 4K Mixed 60.5 232% 86.3 MB/s	DQ Read 504 DQ Write 351 DQ Mixed 203 212% 353 MB/s
Poor: 138% ↑ This bench: 270% Great: 283%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 6TB 2,132 User benchmarks, average bench 175% 3TB free Firmware: 1.0. Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 88% Great: 293%
Toshiba MQ01ABB200 2TB 1,626 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 1.5TB free Firmware: AY000U Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 100 100 0 (03) Spinup time 100 100 3089 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 2167 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 70 70 12146 (0A) Spinup retry count 143 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 643 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 4 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 54 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 83 83 174829 (C2) HDA temperature 100 100 184684707870 (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 (DC) Disk shift 100 100 0 (DE) Loaded hours 94 94 2684 (DF) Load/unload retry count 100 100 0 (E0) Load friction 100 100 0 (E2) Load-in time 100 100 266 (F0) Head flying hours 100 100 0	55.2% Above average	Read 101 Write 91.8 Mixed 89.7 71% 94.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.43 4K Write 1.37 4K Mixed 0.2 65% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 55.2% Great: 61%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown DDR4 2400 2OZ 4x8GB 1,487 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 4 of 8 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	MC Read 43.2 MC Write 43.4 MC Mixed 41.5 122% 42.7 GB/s	SC Read 16.6 SC Write 21 SC Mixed 23.1 58% 20.2 GB/s	Latency 60.5 66% 60.5 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 107%

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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 $103Bench 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 $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	51x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	24x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 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: 62% - Good

Total price: $624

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