MSI X99S MPOWER (MS-7885)

Performance Results


Gaming 39% Jet ski	Desktop 84% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 36% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (37th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 63 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With 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 82.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	42% 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 Drive	92.4% 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	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

System	MSI MS-7885
Motherboard	MSI X99S MPOWER (MS-7885) (all builds)
Memory	12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit färger
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151102
Uptime	16.3 Days
Run Date	Jan 10 '20 at 23:53
Run Duration	187 Seconds
Run User	NOR-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing below expectations (37^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 2.85 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	82.3% Excellent	Memory 90.2 1-Core 102 2-Core 195 75% 129 Pts	4-Core 401 8-Core 669 65% 535 Pts	64-Core 806 50% 806 Pts
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 82.3% 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: 1418 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 441.66 Performing below potential (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	42% Average	Lighting 47.5 Reflection 55 Parallax 44.5 39% 49 fps	MRender 67.8 Gravity 47.5 Splatting 61.9 48% 59 fps
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 42% Great: 66%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 110GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 428 307 166 148 138 141 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	92.4% Outstanding	Read 462 Write 448 Mixed 381 SusWrite 221 85% 378 MB/s	4K Read 31.5 4K Write 90.4 4K Mixed 38.7 145% 53.5 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 336 DQ Mixed 355 267% 356 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 92.4% Great: 134%
Kingston HyperX 3K 240GB-$70 27,495 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 98GB free Firmware: 580ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 206 205 180 201 174 159 MB/s Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)	78.9% Very good	Read 376 Write 276 Mixed 295 SusWrite 187 64% 284 MB/s	4K Read 29.6 4K Write 84.2 4K Mixed 34.8 134% 49.5 MB/s	DQ Read 273 DQ Write 239 DQ Mixed 290 208% 267 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 78.9% Great: 94%
Intel X25-M 80GB 12,660 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 2GB free Firmware: 2CV102HD SusWrite @10s intervals: 51 14 17 14 11 15 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	17% Very poor	Read 245 Write 32 Mixed 23.3 SusWrite 20.3 17% 80.1 MB/s	4K Read 4.6 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 7.8 18% 4.83 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 17% Great: 44%
WD WD1500AHFD-00RAR5 150GB 1,105 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 3GB free Firmware: 21.07QR5 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 50.3 Write 50 Mixed 35.8 34% 45.4 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 1 190% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 25% Great: 47%
Samsung Spinpoint T166 500GB-$40 43,024 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 355GB free Firmware: CR100-12 SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 74 74 74 74 75 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	42.6% Average	Read 74.8 Write 73 Mixed 49 SusWrite 73.6 50% 67.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.5 101% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 42.6% Great: 44%
Samsung Spinpoint T166 500GB-$40 43,024 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 239GB free Firmware: CR100-12 SusWrite @10s intervals: 55 56 55 55 54 56 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	33% Below average	Read 59.5 Write 59.5 Mixed 40.7 SusWrite 55.2 40% 53.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.7 121% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 33% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C16 2x8GB-$42 105,447 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2 of 8 slots used 16GB DIMM 2400 MHz clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (15^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	67.5% Good	MC Read 29.2 MC Write 21.5 MC Mixed 22 69% 24.2 GB/s	SC Read 14.6 SC Write 19.3 SC Mixed 19.2 51% 17.7 GB/s	Latency 67 60% 67 ns
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 67.5% Great: 88%

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Typical X99S MPOWER (MS-7885) Builds (Compare 125 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 67%

Battle cruiser

Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 60%

Gunboat

Motherboard: MSI X99S MPOWER (MS-7885)

CPU
Core i7-5820KIntel $130Bench 77%, 101,694 samples	79x
Core i7-5930KIntel $70Bench 80%, 34,039 samples	23x
Core i7-6950XIntel $499Bench 87%, 6,135 samples	10x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	15x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	13x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	12x

SSD
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GBSamsung $45Bench 199%, 240,629 samples	8x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	8x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	6x

RAM
F4 DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBG.SKILLBench 92%, 30,689 samples	11x
Dominator DDR4 3200 C16 4x4GBCorsairBench 101%, 366 samples	11x
8ATF51264AZ-2G1A1 4x4GBMicronBench 91%, 1,465 samples	5x

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Value: 108% - Outstanding

Total price: $307

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