MSI X99A GAMING 7 (MS-7885)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 48%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 42%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics57.8% 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 Drive74.8% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMSI MS-7885
MotherboardMSI X99A GAMING 7 (MS-7885)  (all builds)
Memory12.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.5 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180615
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 18 '19 at 00:57
Run Duration129 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%
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 PC Performing above expectations (65th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-5820K-$130
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (60th percentile)
77.2% Very good
Memory 81.8
1-Core 99.2
2-Core 178
70% 120 Pts
4-Core 391
8-Core 624
62% 508 Pts
64-Core 730
45% 730 Pts
Poor: 68%
This bench: 77.2%
Great: 88%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119
CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 430.39
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
57.8% Above average
Lighting 71.8
Reflection 71.4
Parallax 62
58% 68.4 fps
MRender 71.2
Gravity 67.7
Splatting 68.5
56% 69.1 fps
Poor: 48%
This bench: 57.8%
Great: 56%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel SSDSC2BF180A5H REF 180GB
32GB free (System drive)
Firmware: LWDi
SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 110 102 115 102 104 MB/s
Performing above expectations (64th percentile)
74.8% Very good
Read 336
Write 244
Mixed 258
SusWrite 110
53% 237 MB/s
4K Read 30.8
4K Write 87.7
4K Mixed 38.9
143% 52.5 MB/s
DQ Read 292
DQ Write 184
DQ Mixed 137
129% 204 MB/s
Poor: 50%
This bench: 74.8%
Great: 87%
Sandisk X600 M.2 2280 SATA 128GB
118GB free
Firmware: X6113012
SusWrite @10s intervals: 209 107 106 107 107 106 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
89.8% Excellent
Read 485
Write 472
Mixed 341
SusWrite 124
80% 356 MB/s
4K Read 35.2
4K Write 92.2
4K Mixed 45
160% 57.5 MB/s
DQ Read 302
DQ Write 301
DQ Mixed 262
208% 288 MB/s
Poor: 45%
This bench: 89.8%
Great: 82%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR4 3600 C18 2x8GB-$248
2 of 8 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 3500 MHz clocked @ 3597 MHz
Performing below potential (5th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
56.5% Above average
MC Read 25.4
MC Write 18.5
MC Mixed 16.1
57% 20 GB/s
SC Read 13.2
SC Write 17.5
SC Mixed 16.7
45% 15.8 GB/s
Latency 77.2
52% 77.2 ns
Poor: 60%
This bench: 56.5%
Great: 112%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical X99A GAMING 7 (MS-7885) Builds (Compare 700 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 78%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 69%
Battle cruiser

Motherboard: MSI X99A GAMING 7 (MS-7885)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 61% - Good Total price: $639
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