MSI X99A SLI PLUS(MS-7885)

Performance Results


Gaming 134% UFO	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 121% UFO


PC Status	Overall 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.
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 96.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	138% 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	106% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.

System	MSI MS-7885
Motherboard	MSI X99A SLI PLUS(MS-7885) (all builds)
Memory	27.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160715
Uptime	1.3 Days
Run Date	Aug 09 '19 at 20:39
Run Duration	156 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-5930K-$70 34,039 User benchmarks, average bench 80% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	96.4% Outstanding	Memory 94.8 1-Core 115 2-Core 267 88% 159 Pts	4-Core 528 8-Core 822 83% 675 Pts	64-Core 1,062 66% 1,062 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 96.4% Great: 91%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Asus(1043 8508) CLim: 1555 MHz, MLim: 1827 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 431.60 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	55.6% Above average	Lighting 69.4 Reflection 73.5 Parallax 65.4 57% 69.4 fps	MRender 78.3 Gravity 65.8 Splatting 57.4 54% 67.2 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 55.6% Great: 54%
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% MSI(1462 3602) CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 2952 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 431.60 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	138% Outstanding	Lighting 196 Reflection 208 Parallax 188 160% 197 fps	MRender 132 Gravity 190 Splatting 129 122% 151 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 138% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 295GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 387 359 337 375 370 388 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 490 Write 475 Mixed 394 SusWrite 370 97% 432 MB/s	4K Read 39.9 4K Write 109 4K Mixed 48.5 180% 65.8 MB/s	DQ Read 267 DQ Write 112 DQ Mixed 159 126% 179 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 134%
Samsung 860 EVO M.2 1TB 27,887 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 293GB free Firmware: RVT22B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 390 381 385 402 400 411 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	116% Outstanding	Read 496 Write 475 Mixed 463 SusWrite 395 103% 457 MB/s	4K Read 40.1 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 56.6 194% 70.7 MB/s	DQ Read 287 DQ Write 254 DQ Mixed 286 210% 276 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 133%
Sandisk PLUS 240 GB 240GB 24,911 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 147GB free Firmware: UF3000RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 43 44 43 33 30 32 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 29% Great: 56%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 1TB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 91 91 92 93 93 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	49.8% Average	Read 81.5 Write 78.2 Mixed 77 SusWrite 91.6 61% 82.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.6 129% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 49.8% Great: 67%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 4x8GB-$182 7,414 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 4 of 8 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 2400 MHz clocked @ 2666 MHz Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	MC Read 40.9 MC Write 41.5 MC Mixed 38.8 116% 40.4 GB/s	SC Read 16.1 SC Write 24.7 SC Mixed 23.2 61% 21.3 GB/s	Latency 57.7 69% 57.7 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 101%

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Gaming 65%

Destroyer

Desktop 81%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 57%

Gunboat

Motherboard: MSI X99A SLI PLUS(MS-7885)

CPU
Core i7-5820KIntel $130Bench 77%, 101,694 samples	823x
Core i7-6800KIntel $78Bench 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 $279	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 $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	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