MSI X99A GAMING 7 (MS-7885)

Performance Results


Gaming 102% UFO	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 92% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 91.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	108% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	96.6% 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	48GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 48GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7885
Motherboard	MSI X99A GAMING 7 (MS-7885) (all builds)
Memory	44.2 GB free of 48 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20190613
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 14 '21 at 14:36
Run Duration	182 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6850K-$115 29,279 User benchmarks, average bench 84% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	91.3% Outstanding	Memory 91.2 1-Core 124 2-Core 249 87% 155 Pts	4-Core 491 8-Core 776 78% 634 Pts	64-Core 985 61% 985 Pts
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 91.3% Great: 93%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$245 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Asus(1043 859B) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2088 MHz, MLim: 2672 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 496.13 Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Lighting 136 Reflection 149 Parallax 140 111% 142 fps	MRender 126 Gravity 142 Splatting 127 108% 132 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue 3D 250GB-$50 23,658 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 181GB free (System drive) Firmware: X61190WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 266 198 190 193 197 194 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	96.6% Outstanding	Read 486 Write 467 Mixed 251 SusWrite 206 79% 353 MB/s	4K Read 35.3 4K Write 90.3 4K Mixed 44.7 159% 56.8 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 319 DQ Mixed 272 224% 323 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 96.6% Great: 105%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 3.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 177 177 180 180 189 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	75.8% Very good	Read 95.2 Write 157 Mixed 72.4 SusWrite 168 90% 123 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 4.8 4K Mixed 0.8 224% 2.23 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 75.8% Great: 90%
SanDisk Ultra USB 3.0 32GB-$7 33,725 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 24GB free, PID 5581 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 21 21 21 21 21 21 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	18.5% Very poor	Read 38.8 Write 20.1 Mixed 24.7 SusWrite 20.8 33% 26.1 MB/s	4K Read 6.7 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 3.1 205% 4 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 18.5% Great: 38%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX 2133 C14 6x8GB 16 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 6 of 8 slots used 48GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 2200 MHz Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	MC Read 39.9 MC Write 44.3 MC Mixed 37.6 116% 40.6 GB/s	SC Read 14.9 SC Write 20.9 SC Mixed 21 54% 18.9 GB/s	Latency 65.4 61% 65.4 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 105%

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

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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 $245Bench 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 $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	51x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	24x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 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: 84% - Excellent

Total price: $465

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	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 $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) $37	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