MSI X99A SLI PLUS(MS-7885)

Performance Results


Gaming 131% UFO	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 129% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 97.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	132% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	206% 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	32GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7885
Motherboard	MSI X99A SLI PLUS(MS-7885) (all builds)
Memory	21.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160715
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Jan 23 '18 at 15:20
Run Duration	153 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	20%

PC Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6900K-$120 6,755 User benchmarks, average bench 86% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	97.7% Outstanding	Memory 97.2 1-Core 120 2-Core 261 89% 159 Pts	4-Core 527 8-Core 990 90% 758 Pts	64-Core 1,369 85% 1,369 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 97.7% Great: 98%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Nvidia(10DE 120F) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 388.13 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	132% Outstanding	Lighting 187 Reflection 207 Parallax 182 152% 192 fps	MRender 131 Gravity 178 Splatting 127 118% 145 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 132% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 120GB free Firmware: EMT01B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 98 98 8805 (0C) Power cycle count 97 97 2873 (B1) Unknown 99 99 12 (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 78 49 22 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (EB) Unknown 99 99 53 (F1) Unknown 99 99 13066071591	106% Outstanding	Read 515 Write 414 Mixed 421 100% 450 MB/s	4K Read 44.9 4K Write 89.9 4K Mixed 44.9 173% 59.9 MB/s	DQ Read 46.3 DQ Write 275 DQ Mixed 106 98% 143 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 134%
Samsung SM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB 21,542 User benchmarks, average bench 238% 76GB free (System drive) Firmware: CXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	206% Outstanding	Read 2,087 Write 565 Mixed 681 240% 1,111 MB/s	4K Read 48.9 4K Write 167 4K Mixed 41.3 216% 85.9 MB/s	DQ Read 720 DQ Write 393 DQ Mixed 147 219% 420 MB/s
Poor: 149% ↑ This bench: 206% Great: 306%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 3TB 3,868 User benchmarks, average bench 36% 2.5TB free, PID a202 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	48.4% Average	Read 120 Write 114 Mixed 94.9 138% 109 MB/s	4K Read 0.53 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.17 76% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 48.4% Great: 53%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB 31,785 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 4 of 8 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	127% Outstanding	MC Read 50.1 MC Write 55.2 MC Mixed 42.9 141% 49.4 GB/s	SC Read 15.7 SC Write 22.1 SC Mixed 22.9 58% 20.2 GB/s	Latency 49.6 81% 49.6 ns
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 127% Great: 119%

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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 $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	89x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	60x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 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: 91% - Outstanding

Total price: $371

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 $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