MSI X99S GAMING 7 (MS-7885)

Performance Results


Gaming 95% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 79% Battleship	Workstation 84% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (26th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 74 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 69.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	131% 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 Drive	85.1% 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.

Very high background CPU (50%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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

System	MSI MS-7885
Motherboard	MSI X99S GAMING 7 (MS-7885) (all builds)
Memory	25.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151102
Uptime	14.8 Days
Run Date	Oct 05 '21 at 23:12
Run Duration	164 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	50%

PC Performing below expectations (26^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 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	69.7% Good	Memory 83.9 1-Core 93.5 2-Core 175 69% 117 Pts	4-Core 300 8-Core 517 50% 409 Pts	64-Core 684 42% 684 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 69.7% Great: 91%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX A4000 4,246 User benchmarks, average bench 132% Nvidia(10DE 14AD) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 16GB, Driver: 471.68 Performing below potential (44^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	131% Outstanding	Lighting 179 Reflection 199 Parallax 176 146% 185 fps	MRender 192 Gravity 139 Splatting 138 126% 156 fps
Poor: 125% ↑ This bench: 131% Great: 137%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 2TB-$132 44,787 User benchmarks, average bench 108% 1TB free (System drive) Firmware: M3CR033 SusWrite @10s intervals: 348 401 366 404 361 343 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	85.1% Excellent	Read 371 Write 386 Mixed 269 SusWrite 370 79% 349 MB/s	4K Read 22.4 4K Write 42.8 4K Mixed 39.4 107% 34.9 MB/s	DQ Read 350 DQ Write 244 DQ Mixed 265 206% 286 MB/s
Poor: 83% ↑ This bench: 85.1% Great: 125%
Crucial P2 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$75 52,084 User benchmarks, average bench 200% 458GB free Firmware: P2CR031 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1459 1551 132 90 90 249 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	137% Outstanding	Read 870 Write 1,267 Mixed 1,107 SusWrite 595 217% 960 MB/s	4K Read 36.5 4K Write 71.9 4K Mixed 43.6 149% 50.7 MB/s	DQ Read 564 DQ Write 306 DQ Mixed 425 319% 432 MB/s
Poor: 84% ↑ This bench: 137% Great: 299%
Hitachi HUA721010KLA330 1TB-$28 10,651 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 3GB free Firmware: GKAOA90A Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 59.2 Write 48.7 Mixed 43.5 38% 50.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 152% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 23% Great: 46%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws 4 DDR4 2400 C15 4x8GB 2,702 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 4 of 8 slots used 32GB DIMM 2400 MHz clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (61^st percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	95.2% Outstanding	MC Read 35.9 MC Write 39.9 MC Mixed 34.6 105% 36.8 GB/s	SC Read 13.4 SC Write 19.5 SC Mixed 19.2 50% 17.4 GB/s	Latency 73.7 54% 73.7 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 95.2% Great: 115%

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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	7	5	60	0"	1280 720	BenQ PD3200U

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Gaming 47%

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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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Value: 39% - Below average

Total price: $1,028

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) $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