MSI X99A SLI PLUS(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 (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 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 80.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	236% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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.

System	MSI MS-7885
Motherboard	MSI X99A SLI PLUS(MS-7885) (all builds)
Memory	59.5 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160323
Uptime	2.2 Days
Run Date	Apr 23 '16 at 11:37
Run Duration	156 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing as expected (48^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-5960X-$285 15,468 User benchmarks, average bench 80% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	80.7% Excellent	Memory 90.2 1-Core 100 2-Core 194 75% 128 Pts	4-Core 383 8-Core 712 65% 548 Pts	64-Core 1,044 65% 1,044 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 80.7% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560 214,030 User benchmarks, average bench 79% EVGA(3842 4996) ≥ 4GB Driver: nvd3dumx.dll Ver. 10.18.13.6472 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 70% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 2TB-$320 2,669 User benchmarks, average bench 108% 1.5TB free Firmware: EXM02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (20^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 42 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 29 (B1) Unknown 100 99 0 (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 64 56 36 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (EB) Unknown 99 99 2 (F1) Unknown 99 99 556636360	97.1% Outstanding	Read 518 Write 500 Mixed 510 114% 509 MB/s	4K Read 32.1 4K Write 74.2 4K Mixed 29.1 125% 45.1 MB/s	DQ Read 91.8 DQ Write 274 DQ Mixed 24.8 64% 130 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 97.1% Great: 130%
Intel 730 Series 480GB-$230 5,159 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 444GB free Firmware: L2010420 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 97 97 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 4390 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 118 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AE) Unknown 100 100 4 (AF) Unknown 100 100 55844733563 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 67 66 571408417 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 4 (C2) HDA temperature 100 100 33 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (E1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 68044 (E2) Load-in time 100 100 0 (E3) Torque amplification count 100 100 40 (E4) Power-off retract count 100 100 155 (E8) Unknown 100 100 0 (E9) Unknown 100 100 0 (EA) Unknown 100 100 0 (F1) Unknown 100 100 68044 (F2) Unknown 100 100 192133	83.8% Excellent	Read 515 Write 477 Mixed 491 110% 495 MB/s	4K Read 28.1 4K Write 69.5 4K Mixed 20.8 106% 39.5 MB/s	DQ Read 29.7 DQ Write 86 DQ Mixed 134 80% 83.2 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 83.8% Great: 110%
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$625 54,978 User benchmarks, average bench 223% 439GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	236% Outstanding	Read 2,313 Write 1,460 Mixed 1,518 390% 1,764 MB/s	4K Read 39.8 4K Write 128 4K Mixed 31.5 168% 66.4 MB/s	DQ Read 43.2 DQ Write 180 DQ Mixed 171 114% 131 MB/s
Poor: 138% ↑ This bench: 236% Great: 283%
WD My Book Duo 0A10 6TB 370 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 5TB free, PID 0a10 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	61.2% Good	Read 159 Write 145 Mixed 101 167% 135 MB/s	4K Read 0.88 4K Write 2.06 4K Mixed 0.3 84% 1.08 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 61.2% Great: 91%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C15 4x16GB-$420 211 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 4 of 8 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (73^rd percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	111% Outstanding	MC Read 47.8 MC Write 42 MC Mixed 41 125% 43.6 GB/s	SC Read 14.4 SC Write 17.9 SC Mixed 20.7 50% 17.7 GB/s	Latency 66.9 60% 66.9 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 157%

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Desktop 81%

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Workstation 57%

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Motherboard: MSI X99A SLI PLUS(MS-7885)

CPU
Core i7-5820KIntel $130Bench 77%, 101,694 samples	823x
Core i7-6800KIntel $103Bench 81%, 50,196 samples	329x
Core i7-5930KIntel $70Bench 80%, 34,039 samples	117x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	148x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	137x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	116x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	89x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	60x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	40x

RAM
4x8GBUnknownBench 70%, 41,916 samples	59x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	52x
4x4GBUnknownBench 43%, 106,178 samples	46x

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Value: 94% - Outstanding

Total price: $357

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	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