MSI X99A GAMING 7 (MS-7885)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	88.4% 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	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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

System	MSI MS-7885
Motherboard	MSI X99A GAMING 7 (MS-7885) (all builds)
Memory	9.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160715
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jan 06 '21 at 12:01
Run Duration	147 Seconds
Run User	ESP-User
Background CPU	14%

PC Performing as expected (40^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 3.65 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	78.4% Very good	Memory 83.7 1-Core 118 2-Core 213 79% 138 Pts	4-Core 393 8-Core 670 65% 532 Pts	64-Core 754 47% 754 Pts
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 78.4% Great: 93%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$130 154,399 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 231GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 263 213 223 221 207 188 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	88.4% Excellent	Read 433 Write 330 Mixed 314 SusWrite 219 72% 324 MB/s	4K Read 29.7 4K Write 78.3 4K Mixed 40.7 139% 49.6 MB/s	DQ Read 372 DQ Write 285 DQ Mixed 306 235% 321 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 88.4% Great: 133%
Samsung 870 QVO 2TB-$149 41,734 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 2TB free Firmware: SVQ01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 425 445 444 444 444 445 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 452 Write 380 Mixed 370 SusWrite 441 92% 411 MB/s	4K Read 33.9 4K Write 93.7 4K Mixed 48.8 164% 58.8 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 333 DQ Mixed 353 266% 357 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 128%
WD Green 1.5TB (2010)-$170 41,439 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 358GB free Firmware: AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 103 104 104 104 104 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	55.1% Above average	Read 88.6 Write 87 Mixed 82.7 SusWrite 103 67% 90.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.6 144% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 55.1% Great: 63%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GB-$40 98,777 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 2 of 8 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 2400 MHz clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (20^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	65% Good	MC Read 27.4 MC Write 22.7 MC Mixed 20.6 67% 23.6 GB/s	SC Read 12.7 SC Write 20 SC Mixed 16.9 47% 16.5 GB/s	Latency 73.9 54% 73.9 ns
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 65% Great: 88%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming 78%

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Desktop 80%

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Workstation 69%

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Motherboard: MSI X99A GAMING 7 (MS-7885)

CPU
Core i7-5820KIntel $130Bench 77%, 101,694 samples	319x
Core i7-6800KIntel $78Bench 81%, 50,196 samples	126x
Core i7-5930KIntel $70Bench 80%, 34,039 samples	120x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	82x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	64x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	61x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	51x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	24x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	22x

RAM
4x4GBUnknownBench 43%, 106,178 samples	28x
4x8GBUnknownBench 70%, 41,916 samples	27x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	24x

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Value: 61% - Good

Total price: $639

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