MSI X99S GAMING 7 (MS-7885)

Performance Results


Gaming 49% Yacht	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 44% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 85.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	48.1% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	192% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7885
Motherboard	MSI X99S GAMING 7 (MS-7885) (all builds)
Memory	10.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190613
Uptime	0.8 Days
Run Date	Mar 17 '20 at 17:22
Run Duration	157 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing above expectations (73^rd 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 3.55 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	85.3% Excellent	Memory 94.5 1-Core 97.7 2-Core 199 76% 130 Pts	4-Core 410 8-Core 640 65% 525 Pts	64-Core 815 50% 815 Pts
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 85.3% Great: 88%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Nvidia(10DE 120F) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 442.59 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	48.1% Average	Lighting 54.3 Reflection 62.9 Parallax 50.9 44% 56 fps	MRender 77.6 Gravity 54.3 Splatting 70.8 56% 67.6 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 48.1% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 165,668 User benchmarks, average bench 213% 158GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 833 592 592 586 582 533 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	192% Outstanding	Read 1,576 Write 1401 Mixed 718 SusWrite 620 240% 1,079 MB/s	4K Read 41.9 4K Write 107 4K Mixed 54.1 189% 67.6 MB/s	DQ Read 803 DQ Write 678 DQ Mixed 724 547% 735 MB/s
Poor: 153% ↑ This bench: 192% Great: 254%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 89GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 5,276 Write 5,384 Mixed 5,161 1,180% 5,274 MB/s	4K Read 527 4K Write 282 4K Mixed 337 1,380% 382 MB/s	DQ Read 1063 DQ Write 804 DQ Mixed 890 678% 919 MB/s
Poor: 80% Great: 134%
Seagate Expansion+ Desk 5TB 25 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 3.5TB free, PID 3323 SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 130 131 130 130 129 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	71.1% Very good	Read 136 Write 95 Mixed 40 SusWrite 129 129% 100 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 7.5 4K Mixed 0.7 282% 3.03 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 71.1% Great: 71%
Seagate Backup+ Desk 4TB 678 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 817GB free, PID a0a4 SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 116 117 116 116 116 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	44.8% Average	Read 114 Write 69.2 Mixed 67.5 SusWrite 116 120% 91.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.6 53% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 44.8% Great: 65%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS4G4D240FSB.8FBD 4x4GB 3,476 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 4 of 8 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	MC Read 38.2 MC Write 41.5 MC Mixed 36.3 110% 38.7 GB/s	SC Read 15.3 SC Write 18.8 SC Mixed 21 52% 18.4 GB/s	Latency 58.4 68% 58.4 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 101%

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Gaming 47%

Yacht

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	449x
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	51x
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 $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16