MSI X99A GAMING 9 ACK (MS-7882)

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 90.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	295% 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	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 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.

System	MSI MS-7882
Motherboard	MSI X99A GAMING 9 ACK (MS-7882) (all builds)
Memory	28.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 8.1
BIOS Date	20150320
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Apr 08 '19 at 05:09
Run Duration	223 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (79^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 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	90.5% Outstanding	Memory 94.7 1-Core 120 2-Core 235 85% 150 Pts	4-Core 466 8-Core 676 71% 571 Pts	64-Core 914 56% 914 Pts
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 90.5% Great: 88%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500 167,107 User benchmarks, average bench 59% MSI(1462 3170) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 419.35 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 53% Great: 66%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$150 38,097 User benchmarks, average bench 241% 681GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1637 1648 1546 1095 1089 1085 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	295% Outstanding	Read 1,993 Write 1,698 Mixed 881 SusWrite 1350 331% 1,480 MB/s	4K Read 50 4K Write 202 4K Mixed 72.8 276% 108 MB/s	DQ Read 1,229 DQ Write 958 DQ Mixed 953 751% 1,047 MB/s
Poor: 157% ↑ This bench: 295% Great: 302%
SanDisk Ultra II 240GB-$40 53,931 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 33GB free Firmware: X31200RL Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 912 Write 762 Mixed 429 155% 701 MB/s	4K Read 31.3 4K Write 85.4 4K Mixed 37.8 141% 51.5 MB/s	DQ Read 29.7 DQ Write 595 DQ Mixed 344 257% 323 MB/s
Poor: 58% Great: 101%
HyperX Savage 120GB-$80 7,194 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 53GB free Firmware: SAFM00.r SusWrite @10s intervals: 328 337 339 316 338 339 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 509 Write 345 Mixed 284 SusWrite 333 82% 368 MB/s	4K Read 32 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 40.7 157% 59.7 MB/s	DQ Read 360 DQ Write 328 DQ Mixed 65.5 125% 251 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 104%
SanDisk Cruzer Blade 64GB 7,850 User benchmarks, average bench 12% 4GB free, PID 5567 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.4 5.3 5.3 4.9 5.3 5.4 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	6.4% Terrible	Read 10.7 Write 2.5 Mixed 4.5 SusWrite 5.1 7% 5.7 MB/s	4K Read 2.8 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 1.6 99% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 6.4% Great: 18%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 4x8GB 41,916 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 4 of 8 slots used 32GB DIMM 2400 MHz clocked @ 2666 MHz Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	MC Read 43.9 MC Write 43.4 MC Mixed 43.3 124% 43.5 GB/s	SC Read 16.7 SC Write 22.2 SC Mixed 23.1 59% 20.7 GB/s	Latency 57.9 69% 57.9 ns
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 115%

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Desktop 82%

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Workstation 73%

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Motherboard: MSI X99A GAMING 9 ACK (MS-7882)

CPU
Core i7-5820KIntel $130Bench 77%, 101,694 samples	37x
Core i7-6800KIntel $103Bench 81%, 50,196 samples	20x
Core i7-5960XIntel $285Bench 80%, 15,468 samples	16x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	13x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	12x
GTX 980-TiNvidia $560Bench 79%, 214,030 samples	10x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	9x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	7x
950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsung $625Bench 223%, 54,978 samples	6x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 93%, 89,024 samples	6x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 2x8GBCorsair $42Bench 77%, 131,007 samples	5x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $80Bench 88%, 110,884 samples	5x

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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