MSI X99S GAMING 7 (MS-7885)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 58%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 53%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 81.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics63% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive70.3% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory32GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMSI MS-7885
MotherboardMSI X99S GAMING 7 (MS-7885)  (all builds)
Memory17.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20151102
Uptime20.5 Days
Run DateAug 11 '20 at 12:37
Run Duration151 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU3%

 PC Performing above expectations (77th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-5930K-$70
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
81.1% Excellent
Memory 88.9
1-Core 107
2-Core 210
78% 135 Pts
4-Core 396
8-Core 663
64% 529 Pts
64-Core 839
52% 839 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 81.1%
Great: 91%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500
CLim: 1531 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 432.00
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
63% Good
Lighting 82.1
Reflection 83.6
Parallax 78.3
67% 81.3 fps
MRender 81.9
Gravity 77.2
Splatting 51.5
56% 70.2 fps
Poor: 53%
This bench: 63%
Great: 66%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
OCZ Trion 100 960GB-$310
218GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SAFM11.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 167 99 73 97 74 75 MB/s
Performing as expected (46th percentile)
70.3% Very good
Read 468
Write 418
Mixed 86
SusWrite 97.5
59% 267 MB/s
4K Read 23.6
4K Write 78.1
4K Mixed 34.7
122% 45.5 MB/s
DQ Read 313
DQ Write 41.8
DQ Mixed 7.8
49% 121 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 70.3%
Great: 89%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85
150GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 0 0 13 29 30 23 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 49% Great: 101%
Patriot Memory 16GB
14GB free, PID 4100
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 9.3 5.9 6.1 6.1 6 6.2 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
8.26% Terrible
Read 19.5
Write 11.2
Mixed 15.5
SusWrite 6.6
17% 13.2 MB/s
4K Read 5.2
4K Write 0.9
4K Mixed 1.4
98% 2.5 MB/s
Poor: 3%
This bench: 8.26%
Great: 9%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 3000 C16 Series 4x8GB
4 of 8 slots used
32GB DIMM 3000 MHz clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (93rd percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
105% Outstanding
MC Read 39.7
MC Write 42.7
MC Mixed 39.6
116% 40.7 GB/s
SC Read 14
SC Write 19.7
SC Mixed 20.4
52% 18 GB/s
Latency 68.6
58% 68.6 ns
Poor: 65%
This bench: 105%
Great: 109%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical X99S GAMING 7 (MS-7885) Builds (Compare 634 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 47%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 42%
Speed boat

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 40% - Below average Total price: $1,014
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