MSI X99S GAMING 7 (MS-7885)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 67%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 63%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall 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.
ProcessorWith 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 81%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics79.2% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory32GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (91%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7885
MotherboardMSI X99S GAMING 7 (MS-7885)  (all builds)
Memory27.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20141125
Uptime1.9 Days
Run DateJul 03 '17 at 14:33
Run Duration93 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 91%

 PC Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-5960X-$285
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
81% Excellent
Memory 89.1
1-Core 99.2
2-Core 196
74% 128 Pts
4-Core 393
8-Core 686
65% 539 Pts
64-Core 1043
65% 1043 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 81%
Great: 94%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX Titan X-$615
Nvidia(10DE 1132) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 382.53
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
79.2% Very good
Lighting 102
Reflection 110
Parallax 98.3
83% 104 fps
MRender 86.4
Gravity 92.5
Splatting 83.5
71% 87.5 fps
Poor: 68%
This bench: 79.2%
Great: 83%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$48
1.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
88.6% Excellent
Read 162
Write 147
Mixed 150
115% 153 MB/s
4K Read 0.67
4K Write 2.94
4K Mixed 0.21
106% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 88.6%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown DDR4 2400 2OZ 4x8GB
4 of 8 slots used
32GB DIMM 2400 MHz clocked @ 2134 MHz
Performing below potential (98th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
113% Outstanding
MC Read 48.8
MC Write 42.9
MC Mixed 42.3
128% 44.7 GB/s
SC Read 14.4
SC Write 17.8
SC Mixed 20.6
50% 17.6 GB/s
Latency 68.4
58% 68.4 ns
Poor: 66%
This bench: 113%
Great: 107%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical X99S GAMING 7 (MS-7885) Builds (Compare 634 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 47%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 42%
Speed boat

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 40% - Below average Total price: $1,014
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