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 above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 88.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	86.3% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7882
Motherboard	MSI X99S GAMING 9 ACK (MS-7882) (all builds)
Memory	16.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors, 3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160721
Uptime	4.2 Days
Run Date	Oct 19 '17 at 19:43
Run Duration	157 Seconds
Run User	ZAF-User
Background CPU	17%

PC Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-5960X-$285 15,468 User benchmarks, average bench 80% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	88.5% Excellent	Memory 92.6 1-Core 111 2-Core 226 82% 143 Pts	4-Core 454 8-Core 821 76% 637 Pts	64-Core 1,121 69% 1,121 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 88.5% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500 167,107 User benchmarks, average bench 59% MSI(1462 3170) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 385.41 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 53% Great: 66%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
HyperX Savage 240GB-$120 39,518 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 84GB free Firmware: SAFM00.Y Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 100 100 0 (03) Spinup time 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 1571 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 413 (A8) Unknown 100 100 0 (AA) Unknown 100 100 631 (AD) Unknown 100 100 131085 (AF) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 119 (C2) HDA temperature 63 58 180389806117 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (DA) Unknown 100 100 0 (E7) Temperature 100 100 100 (E9) Unknown 100 100 554 (F0) Head flying hours 100 100 0 (F1) Unknown 100 100 515 (F2) Unknown 100 100 1095 (F4) Unknown 100 100 2 (F5) Unknown 100 100 13 (F6) Unknown 100 100 153856	88.5% Excellent	Read 520 Write 507 Mixed 508 114% 512 MB/s	4K Read 24.4 4K Write 79.1 4K Mixed 13.2 96% 38.9 MB/s	DQ Read 90.7 DQ Write 326 DQ Mixed 13.3 67% 143 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 88.5% Great: 111%
Asus RAIDR Express PCIe 1,224 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 32GB free (System drive) Firmware: MV.R00-0 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value	86.3% Excellent	Read 744 Write 311 Mixed 366 104% 474 MB/s	4K Read 19.7 4K Write 57.4 4K Mixed 18.6 84% 31.9 MB/s	DQ Read 234 DQ Write 325 DQ Mixed 28.7 92% 196 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 86.3% Great: 101%
WD Red 6TB (2014)-$105 11,340 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 3.5TB free Firmware: 82.00A82 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 215 201 8208 (04) Start/Stop count 98 98 2017 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 0 (09) Power-on hours count 80 80 15118 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1013 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 365 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 191 191 28548 (C2) HDA temperature 113 106 39 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 253 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 198 651 (C8) Write error rate 100 253 0	90.9% Outstanding	Read 180 Write 137 Mixed 142 115% 153 MB/s	4K Read 0.69 4K Write 2.24 4K Mixed 0.25 98% 1.06 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 90.9% Great: 99%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown DDR4 2400 2OZ 4x8GB 1,487 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 4 of 8 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	MC Read 48.7 MC Write 43 MC Mixed 41.1 126% 44.3 GB/s	SC Read 15.2 SC Write 20.4 SC Mixed 21.6 54% 19.1 GB/s	Latency 63 64% 63 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 107%

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Gaming 103%

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Desktop 86%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 91%

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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

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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