MSI X99A SLI PLUS(MS-7885)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 89%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 78%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 90.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics99.4% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive115% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (91%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7885
MotherboardMSI X99A SLI PLUS(MS-7885)  (all builds)
Memory10.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display5880 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180615
Uptime0.6 Days
Run DateFeb 11 '19 at 14:11
Run Duration185 Seconds
Run User ESP-User
Background CPU 91%
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 PC Performing above expectations (64th 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 3.55 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
90.9% Outstanding
Memory 96.4
1-Core 118
2-Core 235
85% 150 Pts
4-Core 460
8-Core 668
70% 564 Pts
64-Core 909
56% 909 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 90.9%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 1936 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 418.81
Performing below potential (34th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
99.4% Outstanding
Lighting 128
Reflection 139
Parallax 120
104% 129 fps
MRender 108
Gravity 125
Splatting 101
90% 111 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 99.4%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 250GB-$40
165GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M3CR022
SusWrite @10s intervals: 433 443 446 390 217 210 MB/s
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
115% Outstanding
Read 504
Write 460
Mixed 444
SusWrite 356
99% 441 MB/s
4K Read 39.8
4K Write 103
4K Mixed 53.7
183% 65.4 MB/s
DQ Read 368
DQ Write 336
DQ Mixed 275
227% 326 MB/s
Poor: 73%
This bench: 115%
Great: 123%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$100
5GB free
Firmware: 1B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 2426
Write 1,472
Mixed 1257
378% 1,718 MB/s
4K Read 58.8
4K Write 166
4K Mixed 80.9
281% 102 MB/s
DQ Read 974
DQ Write 978
DQ Mixed 999
744% 984 MB/s
Poor: 160% Great: 280%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$23
19GB free
Firmware: KC45
SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 79 80 79 80 80 MB/s
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
63.7% Good
Read 143
Write 140
Mixed 69
SusWrite 78.9
79% 108 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 0.9
151% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 27%
This bench: 63.7%
Great: 88%
Seagate ST3250310AS 250GB-$44
2GB free
Firmware: 3.AAC
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 69.3
Write 31.2
Mixed 44.7
36% 48.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 0.9
151% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 20% Great: 54%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50
705GB free
Firmware: CC25
SusWrite @10s intervals: 195 203 204 204 205 204 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
116% Outstanding
Read 204
Write 162
Mixed 86.2
SusWrite 202
119% 164 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.8
150% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 116%
Great: 114%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 1TB
250GB free, PID a208
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 82 82 82 82 81 MB/s
Performing above expectations (66th percentile)
35.1% Below average
Read 82.2
Write 81.5
Mixed 32
SusWrite 81.8
92% 69.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.6
80% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 12%
This bench: 35.1%
Great: 44%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 2666 C13 2x8GB
2 of 8 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2667 MHz clocked @ 2666 MHz
Performing below potential (6th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
47.4% Average
MC Read 17.6
MC Write 15
MC Mixed 13.3
44% 15.3 GB/s
SC Read 14.7
SC Write 15.6
SC Mixed 15.2
43% 15.2 GB/s
Latency 52.4
76% 52.4 ns
Poor: 43%
This bench: 47.4%
Great: 97%

 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: 80% - Excellent Total price: $422
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