MSI X99A SLI PLUS(MS-7885)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 66%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 97%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 60%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 93.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics62.9% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive206% 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.
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 X99A SLI PLUS(MS-7885)  (all builds)
Memory29 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160715
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 26 '17 at 12:47
Run Duration236 Seconds
Run User IND-User
Background CPU0%
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 PC Performing above expectations (79th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6800K-$103
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.75 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
93.8% Outstanding
Memory 96.4
1-Core 124
2-Core 248
88% 156 Pts
4-Core 491
8-Core 801
79% 646 Pts
64-Core 956
59% 956 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 93.8%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 384.94
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
62.9% Good
Lighting 78.9
Reflection 77
Parallax 75.4
64% 77.1 fps
MRender 72.6
Gravity 72.3
Splatting 74.5
60% 73.1 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 62.9%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel 750 Series NVMe PCIe 400GB-$550
34GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 8EV10174 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
206% Outstanding
Read 1,893
Write 944
Mixed 1,257
301% 1,365 MB/s
4K Read 39.8
4K Write 176
4K Mixed 29.5
191% 81.7 MB/s
DQ Read 219
DQ Write 560
DQ Mixed 172
193% 317 MB/s
Poor: 123%
This bench: 206%
Great: 230%
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$38
19GB free
Firmware: 600ABBF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
65.1% Good
Read 513
Write 129
Mixed 204
61% 282 MB/s
4K Read 24.8
4K Write 98.4
4K Mixed 16.2
110% 46.5 MB/s
DQ Read 86.8
DQ Write 124
DQ Mixed 29.4
44% 80.2 MB/s
Poor: 30%
This bench: 65.1%
Great: 73%
Corsair Force 3 120GB-$109
13GB free
Firmware: 5.07 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (66th percentile)
52.4% Above average
Read 206
Write 112
Mixed 161
35% 160 MB/s
4K Read 27.4
4K Write 97
4K Mixed 14.8
112% 46.4 MB/s
DQ Read 127
DQ Write 107
DQ Mixed 32
47% 88.4 MB/s
Poor: 32%
This bench: 52.4%
Great: 61%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 250GB-$33
43GB free
Firmware: CC38 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing below expectations (31st percentile)
44.1% Average
Read 95
Write 58.6
Mixed 68.6
56% 74.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.54
4K Write 1.08
4K Mixed 0.48
96% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 19%
This bench: 44.1%
Great: 68%
Seagate FA GOFlex Desk 120GB
31GB free, PID 5030
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
12.4% Very poor
Read 31.2
Write 23.9
Mixed 21
31% 25.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.29
4K Write 0.84
4K Mixed 0.17
36% 0.43 MB/s
Poor: 12%
This bench: 12.4%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GB
4 of 8 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
117% Outstanding
MC Read 41.4
MC Write 53.1
MC Mixed 40.9
129% 45.1 GB/s
SC Read 15.5
SC Write 20.9
SC Mixed 22.1
56% 19.5 GB/s
Latency 52.5
76% 52.5 ns
Poor: 68%
This bench: 117%
Great: 115%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical X99A SLI PLUS(MS-7885) Builds (Compare 1,531 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 65%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 57%
Gunboat

Motherboard: MSI X99A SLI PLUS(MS-7885)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 91% - Outstanding Total price: $371
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