MSI X99S 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 way above expectations (90th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 10 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 95.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	232% 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	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7882
Motherboard	MSI X99S GAMING 9 ACK (MS-7882) (all builds)
Memory	21.3 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190613
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 08 '20 at 16:37
Run Duration	175 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6850K-$115 29,279 User benchmarks, average bench 84% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	95.5% Outstanding	Memory 92.8 1-Core 137 2-Core 274 93% 168 Pts	4-Core 528 8-Core 868 85% 698 Pts	64-Core 1,083 67% 1,083 Pts
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 95.5% Great: 93%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560 214,030 User benchmarks, average bench 79% Gigabyte(1458 36B7) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 457.09 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 70% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 157GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1367 304 305 306 308 308 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	232% Outstanding	Read 2,124 Write 1,508 Mixed 634 SusWrite 483 262% 1,187 MB/s	4K Read 48 4K Write 191 4K Mixed 58.2 249% 99.2 MB/s	DQ Read 1053 DQ Write 845 DQ Mixed 669 577% 856 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 232% Great: 236%
OCZ Agility 3 120GB-$102 38,562 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 100GB free Firmware: 2.25 SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 102 101 101 101 99 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	61.8% Good	Read 159 Write 120 Mixed 152 SusWrite 100 30% 133 MB/s	4K Read 29.4 4K Write 105 4K Mixed 34.3 144% 56.2 MB/s	DQ Read 143 DQ Write 109 DQ Mixed 89.8 77% 114 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 61.8% Great: 61%
Seagate Momentus 2.5" 1TB 266,123 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 766GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 99 100 100 101 101 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	57.5% Above average	Read 99.9 Write 91.4 Mixed 57.8 SusWrite 100 64% 87.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 1 169% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 57.5% Great: 59%
Vaseky V800/256GB 256GB 226GB free Firmware: 2A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 393 389 390 391 392 391 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples

SanDisk Ultra USB 3.0 16GB-$6 19,339 User benchmarks, average bench 23% 4GB free, PID 5581 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 12 18 22 22 21 20 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	31.6% Below average	Read 139 Write 22.6 Mixed 36 SusWrite 19.2 54% 54.2 MB/s	4K Read 6.1 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 3.1 193% 3.7 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 31.6% Great: 35%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown DDR4 2800 2OZ 6x4GB 36 User benchmarks, average bench 108% 6 of 8 slots used 24GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2800 MHz Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	MC Read 45.1 MC Write 46.3 MC Mixed 39.7 125% 43.7 GB/s	SC Read 16.6 SC Write 23.2 SC Mixed 24.3 61% 21.4 GB/s	Latency 62.5 64% 62.5 ns
Poor: 88% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 122%

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Gaming 103%

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Desktop 86%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 91%

Nuclear submarine

Motherboard: MSI X99S GAMING 9 ACK (MS-7882)

CPU
Core i7-5820KIntel $130Bench 77%, 101,694 samples	44x
Core i7-5930KIntel $70Bench 80%, 34,039 samples	27x
Core i7-5960XIntel $285Bench 80%, 15,468 samples	22x

GPU
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	17x
RTX 3060Nvidia $270Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	11x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	10x

SSD
CT1000P3SSD8 1TBBench 268%, 44,174 samples	9x
P2 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBCrucial $45Bench 166%, 55,360 samples	7x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 250GBSamsung $46Bench 234%, 87,206 samples	6x

RAM
BLS8G4D240FSC.16FBD BLS8G4D240FSC.16FBD BLS8G4D240FSC.16FBD BLS8G4D240FSC.16FBD BLS8G4D240FSA.M16FA BLS8G4D240FSA.16FAR BLS8G4D240FSA.16FBD BLS8G4D240FSA.16FBD 64GBUnknownBench 133%, 5 samples	5x
DDR4 2800 2OZ 5x4GBUnknownBench 86%, 7 samples	5x
4x8GBUnknownBench 70%, 41,916 samples	4x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 91% - Outstanding

Total price: $470

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $182	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) $30	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