MSI X99A SLI PLUS(MS-7885)

Performance Results


Gaming 64% Destroyer	Desktop 81% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 58% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 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.
Processor	With 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 74.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	77.2% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	92.3% 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.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	MSI MS-7885
Motherboard	MSI X99A SLI PLUS(MS-7885) (all builds)
Memory	25.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180615
Uptime	2 Days
Run Date	Jan 02 '19 at 01:15
Run Duration	137 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	8%

PC Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-5820K-$130 101,694 User benchmarks, average bench 77% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	74.9% Very good	Memory 88.2 1-Core 83 2-Core 190 70% 120 Pts	4-Core 333 8-Core 589 56% 461 Pts	64-Core 728 45% 728 Pts
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 74.9% Great: 88%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560 214,030 User benchmarks, average bench 79% Gigabyte(1458 36B7) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1544 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 417.35 Performing below potential (43^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	77.2% Very good	Lighting 98.5 Reflection 105 Parallax 93.8 80% 99.1 fps	MRender 88.1 Gravity 90.9 Splatting 83.9 71% 87.6 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 77.2% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 42GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 312 109 109 107 104 98 MB/s Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	92.3% Outstanding	Read 468 Write 448 Mixed 366 SusWrite 140 80% 355 MB/s	4K Read 35.3 4K Write 86.7 4K Mixed 47.7 160% 56.6 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 296 DQ Mixed 354 260% 343 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 92.3% Great: 124%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 311GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 126 126 128 129 129 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	78.5% Very good	Read 146 Write 132 Mixed 73.2 SusWrite 127 88% 120 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1.1 218% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 78.5% Great: 109%
WD WD80EMAZ-00WJTA0 8TB 5,351 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 6.5TB free Firmware: 83.H0A83 SusWrite @10s intervals: 177 171 180 176 182 176 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	99.2% Outstanding	Read 168 Write 179 Mixed 93.3 SusWrite 177 113% 154 MB/s	4K Read 1.9 4K Write 4.8 4K Mixed 1 279% 2.57 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 99.2% Great: 105%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws 4 DDR4 2400 C15 8x4GB 83 User benchmarks, average bench 111% 8 of 8 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 2400 MHz clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (7^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	102% Outstanding	MC Read 38.2 MC Write 42.9 MC Mixed 38.1 114% 39.7 GB/s	SC Read 13.7 SC Write 18.4 SC Mixed 20.3 50% 17.5 GB/s	Latency 69.4 58% 69.4 ns
Poor: 102% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 127%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Typical X99A SLI PLUS(MS-7885) Builds (Compare 1,533 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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 $103Bench 81%, 50,196 samples	329x
Core i7-5930KIntel $70Bench 80%, 34,039 samples	118x

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 $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	89x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	60x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 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: 94% - Outstanding

Total price: $357

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	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 $40	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