MSI X99S SLI PLUS (MS-7885)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 22% Surfboard	Desktop 54% Yacht	Workstation 19% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 47%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	32.8% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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.

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System	MSI MS-7885
Motherboard	MSI X99S SLI PLUS (MS-7885) (all builds)
Memory	25.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	4096 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20141105
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Jan 19 '20 at 01:36
Run Duration	171 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	100%

PC Performing above expectations (66^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 1.2 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (0^th percentile)	47% Average	Memory 68.1 1-Core 34.6 2-Core 69.7 38% 57.5 Pts	4-Core 142 8-Core 227 23% 185 Pts	64-Core 287 18% 287 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 47% Great: 91%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 280-$185 33,175 User benchmarks, average bench 30% PowerColor(148C 3000) 3GB CLim: 960 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 19.20.37.01 Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	32.8% Below average	Lighting 43 Reflection 30.9 Parallax 53.2 35% 42.4 fps	MRender 21.2 Gravity 42.1 Splatting 38.1 28% 33.8 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 32.8% Great: 34%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Adata Premier SP610 256GB-$100 1,898 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 57GB free (System drive) Firmware: N0530C SusWrite @10s intervals: 12 7.8 6.4 6.2 6.4 6.5 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 56% Great: 98%
Micron_1100_MTFDDAK2T0TBN 2TB 5,114 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 1.5TB free Firmware: M0MU020 SusWrite @10s intervals: 0.1 4.7 6.3 6.1 6.2 6.4 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 64% Great: 101%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$50 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2TB free Firmware: MX4OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 138 127 127 125 125 122 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	89.7% Excellent	Read 185 Write 173 Mixed 21.8 SusWrite 128 91% 127 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.6 153% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 89.7% Great: 108%
Hitachi HDT721010SLA360 1TB-$30 27,212 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 59GB free Firmware: ST6OA3AA SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 105 104 104 106 102 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	62% Good	Read 111 Write 105 Mixed 56 SusWrite 105 69% 94.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 1 179% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 62% Great: 61%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 1TB 1,758 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 675GB free, PID 0100 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 96 98 97 97 97 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	41.6% Average	Read 102 Write 95 Mixed 36.9 SusWrite 97.3 109% 82.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.6 84% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 41.6% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown Team-Elite-2400 DDR4 2400 2OZ Team-Elite-2400 DDR4 2400 2OZ Team-Elite-2400 DDR4 2400 2OZ Team-Elite-2400 DDR4 2400 2OZ 32GB 2400, 2133, 2400, 2133, 2400, 2133, 2400, 2133 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	97.4% Outstanding	MC Read 40.6 MC Write 37.9 MC Mixed 42.1 115% 40.2 GB/s	SC Read 9.1 SC Write 6.6 SC Mixed 10 24% 8.57 GB/s	Latency 106 38% 106 ns

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Gaming 45%

Yacht

Desktop 82%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 41%

Speed boat

Motherboard: MSI X99S SLI PLUS (MS-7885)

CPU
Core i7-5820KIntel $130Bench 77%, 101,694 samples	786x
Core i7-5930KIntel $70Bench 80%, 34,039 samples	115x
Core i7-5960XIntel $285Bench 80%, 15,468 samples	45x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	125x
GTX 980Nvidia $500Bench 59%, 167,107 samples	79x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	68x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	45x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	32x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	27x

RAM
Ballistix Sport DDR4 2400 C16 4x4GBCrucial $84Bench 97%, 1,914 samples	45x
4x4GBUnknownBench 43%, 106,178 samples	35x
8ATF51264AZ-2G1A1 4x4GBMicronBench 91%, 1,465 samples	28x

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Value: 67% - Good

Total price: $508

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