MSI X99A GAMING 7 (MS-7885)

Performance Results


Gaming 113% UFO	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 103% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 97%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	114% 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	92.3% 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.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7885
Motherboard	MSI X99A GAMING 7 (MS-7885) (all builds)
Memory	29.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160715
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 20 '17 at 05:16
Run Duration	200 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-5820K-$130 101,694 User benchmarks, average bench 77% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	97% Outstanding	Memory 95.2 1-Core 130 2-Core 265 91% 163 Pts	4-Core 532 8-Core 868 86% 700 Pts	64-Core 1,069 66% 1,069 Pts
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 97% Great: 88%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Zotac(19DA 0426) CLim: 2088 MHz, MLim: 2902 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 388.13 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	Lighting 153 Reflection 160 Parallax 133 124% 148 fps	MRender 124 Gravity 142 Splatting 114 103% 127 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$130 154,399 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 614GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 3662 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 754 (B1) Unknown 99 99 8 (B3) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 62 57 38 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 99 99 1 (EB) Unknown 99 99 114 (F1) Unknown 99 99 22056563954	92.3% Outstanding	Read 514 Write 409 Mixed 425 100% 449 MB/s	4K Read 29.9 4K Write 71.4 4K Mixed 25.8 116% 42.4 MB/s	DQ Read 276 DQ Write 263 DQ Mixed 123 133% 221 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 92.3% Great: 133%
WD Green 5TB (2014)-$170 1,889 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 247 192 6650 (04) Start/Stop count 98 98 2256 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 96 96 3490 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 831 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 232 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 197 197 11000 (C2) HDA temperature 120 107 32 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	79% Very good	Read 135 Write 140 Mixed 135 103% 137 MB/s	4K Read 0.66 4K Write 2.74 4K Mixed 0.21 102% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 79% Great: 97%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$40 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 855GB free Firmware: CC26 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 117 99 119391440 (03) Spinup time 95 93 0 (04) Start/Stop count 98 98 2283 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 66 60 4382237 (09) Power-on hours count 96 96 3523 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 753 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 1 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 70 68 522059806 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 99 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 69 69 62935 (C2) HDA temperature 30 40 38654705694 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 1 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 87617332839679 (F1) Unknown 100 253 5720623649 (F2) Unknown 100 253 9488456926	83.7% Excellent	Read 152 Write 140 Mixed 132 106% 141 MB/s	4K Read 0.79 4K Write 1.59 4K Mixed 0.17 81% 0.85 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 83.7% Great: 113%
Seagate Expansion Desk 4TB 713 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 1.5TB free, PID 3322 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	70.2% Very good	Read 78.4 Write 134 Mixed 80.3 132% 97.5 MB/s	4K Read 1.46 4K Write 9.54 4K Mixed 0.56 349% 3.85 MB/s	DQ Read 1.05 DQ Write 10.2 DQ Mixed 0.28 361% 3.85 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 70.2% Great: 70%
Generic- USB3.0 CRW -1 64GB 34 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 59GB free, PID 0301 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	42.6% Average	Read 90.4 Write 83.8 Mixed 68.5 102% 80.9 MB/s	4K Read 8.88 4K Write 2.97 4K Mixed 2.34 214% 4.73 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 42.6% Great: 42%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 2400 C15 4x8GB 3,679 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 4 of 8 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 2400 MHz clocked @ 2666 MHz Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	MC Read 44.2 MC Write 43.4 MC Mixed 43 124% 43.5 GB/s	SC Read 17.3 SC Write 24.6 SC Mixed 23.1 62% 21.7 GB/s	Latency 56.6 71% 56.6 ns
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 115%

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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 $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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	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