MSI X99A GAMING 7 (MS-7885)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 90%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 83%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 81.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics113% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot DriveThe 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.
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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
SystemMSI MS-7885
MotherboardMSI X99A GAMING 7 (MS-7885)  (all builds)
Memory11.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.8 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20160715
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateApr 17 '17 at 20:04
Run Duration89 Seconds
Run User NLD-User
Background CPU6%
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 PC Performing as expected (44th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6850K-$115
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz
Performing as expected (42nd percentile)
81.9% Excellent
Memory 91.7
1-Core 120
2-Core 239
85% 150 Pts
4-Core 389
8-Core 714
66% 552 Pts
64-Core 916
57% 916 Pts
Poor: 74%
This bench: 81.9%
Great: 93%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
Asus(1043 8593) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2062 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 372.70
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
113% Outstanding
Lighting 151
Reflection 163
Parallax 139
123% 151 fps
MRender 119
Gravity 143
Splatting 114
102% 126 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 113%
Great: 110%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49
286GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 05.01D05 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (15th percentile)
44.1% Average
Read 77.3
Write 76.2
Mixed 75.7
58% 76.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.38
4K Write 1.27
4K Mixed 0.26
68% 0.64 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 44.1%
Great: 76%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 2800 C15 2x8GB
2 of 8 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2800 MHz clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (22nd percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
70.3% Very good
MC Read 28.4
MC Write 25.5
MC Mixed 22.4
73% 25.4 GB/s
SC Read 13
SC Write 20.2
SC Mixed 19.3
50% 17.5 GB/s
Latency 64.6
62% 64.6 ns
Poor: 63%
This bench: 70.3%
Great: 101%

 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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