MSI X99S GAMING 7 (MS-7885)

Performance Results


Gaming 33% Sail boat	Desktop 82% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 30% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 82.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	37.5% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	96.1% 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	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7885
Motherboard	MSI X99S GAMING 7 (MS-7885) (all builds)
Memory	3.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180615
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 24 '20 at 14:11
Run Duration	151 Seconds
Run User	MOZ-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-5930K-$70 34,039 User benchmarks, average bench 80% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	82.5% Excellent	Memory 88.6 1-Core 96.3 2-Core 209 75% 131 Pts	4-Core 412 8-Core 662 66% 537 Pts	64-Core 761 47% 761 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 82.5% Great: 91%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 770-$279 116,895 User benchmarks, average bench 34% Gigabyte(1458 360C) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1293 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 451.67 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	37.5% Below average	Lighting 45 Reflection 41.5 Parallax 54.8 37% 47.1 fps	MRender 57 Gravity 51.7 Splatting 38.9 39% 49.2 fps
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 37.5% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk X400 M.2 2280 512GB 1,473 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 280GB free (System drive) Firmware: X4130012 SusWrite @10s intervals: 366 293 294 297 290 291 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	96.1% Outstanding	Read 478 Write 459 Mixed 331 SusWrite 305 88% 393 MB/s	4K Read 33.7 4K Write 79.3 4K Mixed 40.9 146% 51.3 MB/s	DQ Read 322 DQ Write 281 DQ Mixed 229 191% 277 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 96.1% Great: 97%
WD WD60PURX-64LZMY0 6TB 1,184 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 963GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 85 85 86 86 86 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	54.8% Above average	Read 105 Write 102 Mixed 64.5 SusWrite 85.2 66% 89.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.9 180% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 54.8% Great: 100%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$30 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 492GB free Firmware: MS2OA750 SusWrite @10s intervals: 145 149 151 154 153 152 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	88.3% Excellent	Read 157 Write 149 Mixed 30.8 SusWrite 151 88% 122 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.6 133% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 88.3% Great: 107%
Seagate IronWolf 12TB (2017)-$150 40 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 4TB free Firmware: SC60 SusWrite @10s intervals: 180 183 186 187 186 185 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 24% Great: 86%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Micron 8ATF1G64AZ-2G6E1 1x8GB 7,364 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 1 of 8 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 2667 MHz clocked @ 2666 MHz Performing below potential (27^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	40.3% Average	MC Read 18.2 MC Write 10.5 MC Mixed 11.2 38% 13.3 GB/s	SC Read 13.4 SC Write 10.7 SC Mixed 13.8 36% 12.6 GB/s	Latency 69 58% 69 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 40.3% Great: 49%

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Desktop 80%

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Workstation 42%

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Motherboard: MSI X99S GAMING 7 (MS-7885) - $289

CPU
Core i7-5820KIntel $130Bench 77%, 101,694 samples	446x
Core i7-5930KIntel $70Bench 80%, 34,039 samples	87x
Core i7-5960XIntel $285Bench 80%, 15,468 samples	34x

GPU
GTX 980Nvidia $500Bench 59%, 167,107 samples	56x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	50x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	42x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	25x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	25x
TS512GSSD230S 512GBTranscendBench 92%, 2,577 samples	11x

RAM
4x4GBUnknownBench 43%, 106,178 samples	17x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 4x4GBCorsair $115Bench 88%, 5,380 samples	13x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2800 C16 4x4GBCorsair $210Bench 88%, 3,970 samples	12x

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Value: 39% - Below average

Total price: $1,028

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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