MSI X99A RAIDER (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 (42nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 58 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 83.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	57.5% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7885
Motherboard	MSI X99A RAIDER (MS-7885) (all builds)
Memory	9.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151102
Uptime	2.3 Days
Run Date	Mar 15 '18 at 00:01
Run Duration	149 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	19%

PC Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-5820K-$130 101,694 User benchmarks, average bench 77% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	83.7% Excellent	Memory 90.1 1-Core 101 2-Core 215 77% 135 Pts	4-Core 416 8-Core 712 68% 564 Pts	64-Core 866 54% 866 Pts
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 83.7% Great: 88%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560 214,030 User benchmarks, average bench 79% MSI(1462 3236) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1531 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 390.77 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 70% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 292GB free Firmware: EMT01B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 97 97 11507 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 759 (B1) Unknown 98 98 27 (B3) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 58 48 42 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (EB) Unknown 99 99 359 (F1) Unknown 99 99 26879996583	92.5% Outstanding	Read 505 Write 408 Mixed 419 99% 444 MB/s	4K Read 31.7 4K Write 63.9 4K Mixed 39.1 132% 44.9 MB/s	DQ Read 34.2 DQ Write 244 DQ Mixed 107 92% 129 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 92.5% Great: 134%
SanDisk Z400s 256GB-$221 10,770 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 81GB free (System drive) Firmware: Z2201000 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 33 100 3361 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 396 (A6) Unknown 100 100 1874 (A7) Unknown 100 100 0 (A8) Unknown 100 100 1926 (A9) Unknown 100 100 406 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 2321 (AE) Unknown 100 100 326 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 50 100 274877906994 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 2 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 63 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (E9) Unknown 100 100 368204 (F1) Unknown 253 253 23499 (F2) Unknown 253 253 18049	57.5% Above average	Read 458 Write 301 Mixed 359 83% 373 MB/s	4K Read 17.1 4K Write 56 4K Mixed 3.57 60% 25.6 MB/s	DQ Read 19.4 DQ Write 174 DQ Mixed 3.61 30% 65.6 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 57.5% Great: 84%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2TB free Firmware: CC25 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 116 99 116001832 (03) Spinup time 97 96 0 (04) Start/Stop count 94 94 6641 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 78 60 70262342 (09) Power-on hours count 78 78 19431 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 367 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 62 57 706347046 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 122 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 26 26 148206 (C2) HDA temperature 38 43 60129542182 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 377957130523 (F1) Unknown 100 253 14877374929 (F2) Unknown 100 253 1083227761503	108% Outstanding	Read 190 Write 185 Mixed 181 140% 185 MB/s	4K Read 0.78 4K Write 1.86 4K Mixed 0.2 90% 0.95 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$40 653,654 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 8 slots used 16GB DIMM 3200 MHz clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (10^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	64.6% Good	MC Read 26.1 MC Write 21.3 MC Mixed 21.2 65% 22.9 GB/s	SC Read 13.4 SC Write 21.9 SC Mixed 18.8 52% 18 GB/s	Latency 67.2 60% 67.2 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 64.6% Great: 110%

Take a copy of your results How to check your in-game FPS

System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Custom PC Builder (Explore upgrades for this PC) Build your perfect PC: compare component prices, popularity, speed and value for money

CHOOSE AN UPGRADE:

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

MBD

Typical X99A RAIDER (MS-7885) Builds (Compare 883 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 64%

Destroyer

Desktop 81%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 57%

Gunboat

Motherboard: MSI X99A RAIDER (MS-7885)

CPU
Core i7-5820KIntel $130Bench 77%, 101,694 samples	397x
Core i7-6800KIntel $78Bench 81%, 50,196 samples	244x
Core i7-6850KIntel $115Bench 84%, 29,279 samples	56x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	104x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	91x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	53x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	30x
SSDNow V300 240GBKingston $35Bench 64%, 176,713 samples	18x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	17x

RAM
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	34x
4x8GBUnknownBench 70%, 41,916 samples	23x
HyperX 2400 C15 4x8GBKingstonBench 82%, 9,100 samples	22x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 91% - Outstanding

Total price: $371

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