MSI X99S SLI PLUS (MS-7885)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 46%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 73%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 41%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (22nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 78 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 72.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics63.3% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemMSI MS-7885
MotherboardMSI X99S SLI PLUS (MS-7885)  (all builds)
Memory7.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20160715
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateJun 02 '18 at 04:23
Run Duration89 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 12%

 PC Performing below expectations (22nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-5820K-$130
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz
Performing below expectations (24th percentile)
72.1% Very good
Memory 82.8
1-Core 88.3
2-Core 185
69% 119 Pts
4-Core 332
8-Core 525
53% 428 Pts
64-Core 771
48% 771 Pts
Poor: 68%
This bench: 72.1%
Great: 88%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 397.93
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
63.3% Good
Lighting 79.5
Reflection 87.3
Parallax 69.9
65% 78.9 fps
MRender 70.2
Gravity 74.9
Splatting 75.3
60% 73.5 fps
Poor: 86%
This bench: 63.3%
Great: 101%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$40
1TB free (System drive)
Firmware: MX4OABB0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (19th percentile)
70.1% Very good
Read 130
Write 115
Mixed 90
83% 111 MB/s
4K Read 0.47
4K Write 1.67
4K Mixed 0.23
77% 0.79 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 70.1%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Micron 16ATF1G64AZ-2G1A1 2x8GB
2 of 8 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below expectations (24th percentile)
64% Good
MC Read 26.8
MC Write 21.6
MC Mixed 21.5
67% 23.3 GB/s
SC Read 12.6
SC Write 17.8
SC Mixed 17.1
45% 15.8 GB/s
Latency 75.4
53% 75.4 ns
Poor: 41%
This bench: 64%
Great: 79%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical X99S SLI PLUS (MS-7885) Builds (Compare 1,025 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 45%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 82%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 41%
Speed boat

Motherboard: MSI X99S SLI PLUS (MS-7885)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 66% - Good Total price: $523
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