MSI X99S SLI PLUS (MS-7885)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 93.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	63.2% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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 X99S SLI PLUS (MS-7885) (all builds)
Memory	26.4 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	0.7 Days
Run Date	Dec 09 '17 at 16:09
Run Duration	174 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6850K-$115 29,279 User benchmarks, average bench 84% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	93.9% Outstanding	Memory 93.2 1-Core 121 2-Core 254 87% 156 Pts	4-Core 509 8-Core 805 81% 657 Pts	64-Core 1,000 62% 1,000 Pts
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 93.9% Great: 93%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 760-$209 161,132 User benchmarks, average bench 26% PNY(196E 0984) 2GB CLim: 1202 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 388.59 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 24% Great: 28%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial M4 256GB-$218 17,938 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 144GB free (System drive) Firmware: 040H Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (60^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 6723 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1986 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 96 96 140 (AE) Unknown 100 100 78 (B5) Unknown 100 100 7816899199899 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 92 (C2) HDA temperature 100 100 0 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 111 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (CA) Data Address Mark errors 96 96 4 (CE) Flying height 100 100 0	63.2% Good	Read 486 Write 260 Mixed 309 78% 352 MB/s	4K Read 22.3 4K Write 78.4 4K Mixed 5.89 83% 35.5 MB/s	DQ Read 119 DQ Write 101 DQ Mixed 5.94 33% 75.5 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 63.2% Great: 74%
Hitachi HDN726040ALE614 4TB 4,649 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 3TB free Firmware: APGNW7JH Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 137 137 104 (03) Spinup time 148 148 34381431175 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 136 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 128 128 18 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 2656 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 136 (C0) Power-off retract count 98 98 3092 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 98 98 3092 (C2) HDA temperature 214 214 158915035164 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0	102% Outstanding	Read 179 Write 175 Mixed 167 131% 174 MB/s	4K Read 0.85 4K Write 3.4 4K Mixed 0.5 154% 1.58 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 113%
WD WD10EAVS-00D7B1 1TB 26,179 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 508GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 1 (03) Spinup time 168 164 6558 (04) Start/Stop count 96 96 4345 (05) Reallocated sector count 199 199 3 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 0 (09) Power-on hours count 87 87 10109 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2583 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 116 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 199 199 4345 (C2) HDA temperature 127 97 23 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	35.7% Below average	Read 46.2 Write 77.9 Mixed 66.7 48% 63.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.52 4K Mixed 0.26 73% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 35.7% Great: 51%
WD WD10EACS-00ZJB0 1TB 28,352 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 473GB free Firmware: 01.01B01 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 186 73 7675 (04) Start/Stop count 96 96 4356 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 85 85 11293 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2656 (C0) Power-off retract count 199 199 932 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 187 187 41495 (C2) HDA temperature 128 100 24 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 257 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	33.1% Below average	Read 63.7 Write 51.3 Mixed 52.5 42% 55.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.33 4K Write 2.01 4K Mixed 0.25 79% 0.86 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 33.1% Great: 51%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial Ballistix Sport DDR4 2400 C16 8x4GB 125 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 8 of 8 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	119% Outstanding	MC Read 43.4 MC Write 54.5 MC Mixed 42.4 134% 46.8 GB/s	SC Read 14.8 SC Write 21.5 SC Mixed 21.3 55% 19.2 GB/s	Latency 61.6 65% 61.6 ns
Poor: 103% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 119%

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Desktop 82%

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Workstation 41%

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Motherboard: MSI X99S SLI PLUS (MS-7885)

CPU
Core i7-5820KIntel $130Bench 77%, 101,694 samples	785x
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 $109Bench 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: 66% - Good

Total price: $523

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