MSI Big Bang-XPower (MS-7666)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 17% Surfboard	Desktop 66% Battle cruiser	Workstation 14% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 62.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	25.6% 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	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7666
Motherboard	MSI Big Bang-XPower (MS-7666) (all builds)
Memory	8.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 4.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20100531
Uptime	4 Days
Run Date	Jul 20 '21 at 15:19
Run Duration	181 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	16%

PC Performing as expected (57^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 960-$220 16,233 User benchmarks, average bench 68% CPU1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.35 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	62.6% Good	Memory 83.4 1-Core 71.5 2-Core 135 59% 96.6 Pts	4-Core 227 8-Core 417 39% 322 Pts	64-Core 409 25% 409 Pts
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 62.6% Great: 76%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 660-Ti-$362 42,960 User benchmarks, average bench 26% EVGA(3842 4069) 2GB CLim: 1280 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing below potential (64^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	25.6% Poor	Lighting 28.5 Reflection 38.3 Parallax 34.3 23% 33.7 fps	MRender 39.4 Gravity 38.5 Splatting 33.9 30% 37.3 fps
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 25.6% Great: 29%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 1.5TB free (System drive) Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 65 28 73 132 133 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	80.1% Excellent	Read 191 Write 78.5 Mixed 69.6 SusWrite 87.9 78% 107 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.9 161% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 80.1% Great: 114%
WD Blue 640GB (2008)-$33 94,563 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 595GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 91 90 111 108 103 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	63.3% Good	Read 118 Write 108 Mixed 63.9 SusWrite 102 72% 98.1 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 185% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 63.3% Great: 62%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 8GB 82,857 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 4266, 4266, 4266, 4266 MHz 2048, 2048, 2048, 2048 MB Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	40% Below average	MC Read 16.3 MC Write 12.2 MC Mixed 15.9 42% 14.8 GB/s	SC Read 11 SC Write 2.1 SC Mixed 3.3 16% 5.47 GB/s	Latency 74.5 54% 74.5 ns
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 40% Great: 51%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	8	6	60	23.5"	1280 720	VIZ1005 D24-D1

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Typical Big Bang-XPower (MS-7666) Builds (Compare 34 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 35%

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Desktop 73%

Battleship

Workstation 28%

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Motherboard: MSI Big Bang-XPower (MS-7666) - $305

CPU
Core i7-950Intel $100Bench 66%, 36,389 samples	9x
Core i7 X 990Intel $499Bench 78%, 4,994 samples	5x
Core i7-920Intel $90Bench 62%, 69,074 samples	5x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	3x
GeForce GTX 470NvidiaBench 16%, 5,537 samples	2x
GTX 560 TiNvidia $188Bench 16%, 42,397 samples	2x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	4x
SSD340 128GBTranscend $88Bench 67%, 2,082 samples	3x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	2x

RAM
24GBUnknownBench 43%, 14,716 samples	8x
8GBUnknownBench 34%, 82,857 samples	7x
12GBUnknownBench 35%, 85,415 samples	6x

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Value: 59% - Above average

Total price: $685

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