MSI X99S GAMING 7 (MS-7885)

Performance Results


Gaming 126% UFO	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 113% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 83.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	149% 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.
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 (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7885
Motherboard	MSI X99S GAMING 7 (MS-7885) (all builds)
Memory	9.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.8 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180615
Uptime	6.6 Days
Run Date	Feb 16 '21 at 20:25
Run Duration	181 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	15%

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PC Performing as expected (45^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-5930K-$70 34,039 User benchmarks, average bench 80% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 4.45 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	83.5% Excellent	Memory 93.9 1-Core 106 2-Core 207 79% 136 Pts	4-Core 394 8-Core 701 66% 548 Pts	64-Core 854 53% 854 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 83.5% Great: 91%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$400 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% Zotac(19DA 2617) CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 461.09 Performing below potential (57^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	149% Outstanding	Lighting 219 Reflection 208 Parallax 220 178% 216 fps	MRender 191 Gravity 151 Splatting 135 128% 159 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 149% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intenso SATA III SSD 240GB 2,727 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 172GB free Firmware: SBFM71.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 408 79 78 83 78 83 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	34.5% Below average	Read 304 Write 102 Mixed 85 SusWrite 135 34% 156 MB/s	4K Read 14.4 4K Write 19 4K Mixed 10 45% 14.5 MB/s	DQ Read 14.1 DQ Write 15.4 DQ Mixed 14.4 11% 14.6 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 34.5% Great: 96%
Sandisk S-1T00 1TB 8,421 User benchmarks, average bench 100% 202GB free Firmware: 411040RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 443 449 455 458 459 458 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	75.2% Very good	Read 300 Write 425 Mixed 292 SusWrite 454 83% 367 MB/s	4K Read 21.4 4K Write 54 4K Mixed 31.3 101% 35.6 MB/s	DQ Read 61.2 DQ Write 108 DQ Mixed 43.7 45% 70.9 MB/s
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 75.2% Great: 120%
Samsung 850 Pro 128GB-$70 18,195 User benchmarks, average bench 99% 14GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXM02B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 485 Write 259 Mixed 266 74% 337 MB/s	4K Read 30.3 4K Write 84.3 4K Mixed 37.9 139% 50.8 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 229 DQ Mixed 295 223% 303 MB/s
Poor: 71% Great: 119%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 1TB-$68 105,708 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 501GB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 149 148 148 147 150 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	81% Excellent	Read 132 Write 133 Mixed 28.8 SusWrite 149 80% 111 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 2.2 395% 2.9 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 81% Great: 112%
Kingston DataTraveler 100 G3 USB 3.0 64GB-$12 26,708 User benchmarks, average bench 18% 55GB free, PID 1666 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 21 21 21 21 19 20 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	13.2% Very poor	Read 41.9 Write 29.4 Mixed 21.6 SusWrite 20.3 36% 28.3 MB/s	4K Read 3.7 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 1 68% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 13.2% Great: 30%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws 4 DDR4 2800 C16 4x4GB-$130 1,513 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 4 of 8 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 2800 MHz clocked @ 2717 MHz Performing below potential (84^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	107% Outstanding	MC Read 41.8 MC Write 42.4 MC Mixed 39.2 118% 41.1 GB/s	SC Read 15.3 SC Write 21.1 SC Mixed 20.2 54% 18.9 GB/s	Latency 60.1 67% 60.1 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 120%

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Gaming 47%

Yacht

Desktop 80%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 42%

Speed boat

Motherboard: MSI X99S GAMING 7 (MS-7885) - $289

CPU
Core i7-5820KIntel $130Bench 77%, 101,694 samples	446x
Core i7-5930KIntel $70Bench 80%, 34,039 samples	87x
Core i7-5960XIntel $285Bench 80%, 15,468 samples	34x

GPU
GTX 980Nvidia $500Bench 59%, 167,107 samples	56x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	50x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	42x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	25x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	25x
TS512GSSD230S 512GBTranscendBench 92%, 2,577 samples	11x

RAM
4x4GBUnknownBench 43%, 106,178 samples	17x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 4x4GBCorsair $115Bench 88%, 5,380 samples	13x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2800 C16 4x4GBCorsair $210Bench 88%, 3,970 samples	12x

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Total price: $1,028

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