MSI X99S GAMING 7 (MS-7885)

Performance Results


Gaming 59% Gunboat	Desktop 83% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 53% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 79.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	66.6% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	97.4% 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.

System	MSI MS-7885
Motherboard	MSI X99S GAMING 7 (MS-7885) (all builds)
Memory	10.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150529
Uptime	20.4 Days
Run Date	Oct 03 '18 at 19:06
Run Duration	194 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-5820K-$130 101,694 User benchmarks, average bench 77% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	79.1% Very good	Memory 91.4 1-Core 84.1 2-Core 200 72% 125 Pts	4-Core 361 8-Core 602 59% 481 Pts	64-Core 796 49% 796 Pts
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 79.1% Great: 88%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500 167,107 User benchmarks, average bench 59% Gigabyte(1458 367D) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1493 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 398.36 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	66.6% Good	Lighting 85.9 Reflection 84.2 Parallax 75 70% 81.7 fps	MRender 79.4 Gravity 75.7 Splatting 67.3 60% 74.1 fps
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 66.6% Great: 66%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$115 141,929 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 51GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXM04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 235 221 216 209 209 249 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	97.4% Outstanding	Read 492 Write 201 Mixed 298 SusWrite 223 67% 303 MB/s	4K Read 32.9 4K Write 93.1 4K Mixed 44.1 156% 56.7 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 349 265% 356 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 97.4% Great: 124%
Kingston SSDNow KC300 180GB-$122 410 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 22GB free Firmware: 507KC4 SusWrite @10s intervals: 169 181 189 160 126 98 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	81.2% Excellent	Read 408 Write 217 Mixed 230 SusWrite 154 56% 252 MB/s	4K Read 33.8 4K Write 94.8 4K Mixed 36.8 148% 55.1 MB/s	DQ Read 276 DQ Write 187 DQ Mixed 147 133% 203 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 81.2% Great: 85%
Crucial BX300 240GB-$43 7,269 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 74GB free Firmware: M2CR010 SusWrite @10s intervals: 377 372 369 375 380 384 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	95.9% Outstanding	Read 496 Write 452 Mixed 234 SusWrite 376 87% 390 MB/s	4K Read 30 4K Write 71.2 4K Mixed 40.5 135% 47.2 MB/s	DQ Read 316 DQ Write 177 DQ Mixed 166 145% 219 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 95.9% Great: 114%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$48 144,544 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 413GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 102 103 103 103 105 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	69.9% Good	Read 140 Write 142 Mixed 79.8 SusWrite 103 85% 116 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 3.3 4K Mixed 1.1 225% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 69.9% Great: 112%
WD Green 4TB (2013)-$136 31,988 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 268GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 72 75 75 74 76 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	45.2% Average	Read 83.7 Write 80.5 Mixed 48.8 SusWrite 73.6 53% 71.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.9 171% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 45.2% Great: 87%
Adata DashDrive UV128 USB 3.0 16GB 2,489 User benchmarks, average bench 16% 10GB free, PID db8a Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 24 25 25 25 25 13 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	26.2% Poor	Read 122 Write 25.5 Mixed 4.8 SusWrite 23 42% 43.8 MB/s	4K Read 5.9 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 1.1 83% 2.57 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 26.2% Great: 30%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 4x4GB 106,178 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 4 of 8 slots used 16GB DIMM clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	96.5% Outstanding	MC Read 37.1 MC Write 39.9 MC Mixed 34.4 106% 37.1 GB/s	SC Read 13.6 SC Write 18.8 SC Mixed 19.7 50% 17.4 GB/s	Latency 65.1 61% 65.1 ns
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 96.5% Great: 61%

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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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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	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