MSI X99A SLI PLUS(MS-7885)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 90%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 82%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 80%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 79.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics107% 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 Drive51% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory32GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7885
MotherboardMSI X99A SLI PLUS(MS-7885)  (all builds)
Memory24.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20151030
Uptime0.8 Days
Run DateDec 11 '18 at 00:31
Run Duration126 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 11%
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 PC Performing as expected (49th 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, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
79.6% Very good
Memory 91.1
1-Core 89.5
2-Core 181
71% 120 Pts
4-Core 368
8-Core 627
60% 497 Pts
64-Core 793
49% 793 Pts
Poor: 68%
This bench: 79.6%
Great: 88%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 417.22
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
107% Outstanding
Lighting 141
Reflection 151
Parallax 144
115% 145 fps
MRender 117
Gravity 134
Splatting 111
98% 121 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 107%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Mushkin ECO2 240GB-$109
39GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 609ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 155 27 100 20 91 39 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
51% Above average
Read 270
Write 293
Mixed 297
SusWrite 72
52% 233 MB/s
4K Read 22.8
4K Write 63.8
4K Mixed 29.6
106% 38.7 MB/s
DQ Read 28.1
DQ Write 104
DQ Mixed 32.3
34% 54.7 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 51%
Great: 83%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30
242GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 121 121 120 119 119 MB/s
Performing below expectations (33rd percentile)
76% Very good
Read 145
Write 101
Mixed 70.5
SusWrite 119
80% 109 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 1.1
229% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 76%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C14 8x4GB
8 of 8 slots used
32GB DIMM 2667 MHz clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below potential (47th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
108% Outstanding
MC Read 42.2
MC Write 43.4
MC Mixed 42.8
122% 42.8 GB/s
SC Read 14.3
SC Write 16.2
SC Mixed 16.9
45% 15.8 GB/s
Latency 65.6
61% 65.6 ns
Poor: 100%
This bench: 108%
Great: 133%

 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: 91% - Outstanding Total price: $371
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