MSI X99A SLI PLUS(MS-7885)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 97%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 86%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 87.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics110% 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 Drive76.8% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait 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 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)
Memory11.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160715
Uptime1.2 Days
Run DateSep 06 '17 at 18:44
Run Duration145 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 11%
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 PC Performing above expectations (69th 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 3.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
87.7% Excellent
Memory 94
1-Core 112
2-Core 227
82% 144 Pts
4-Core 439
8-Core 676
69% 558 Pts
64-Core 860
53% 860 Pts
Poor: 68%
This bench: 87.7%
Great: 88%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 385.41
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
110% Outstanding
Lighting 145
Reflection 152
Parallax 131
118% 143 fps
MRender 117
Gravity 140
Splatting 112
100% 123 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 110%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 1TB
133GB free
Firmware: 1.0.
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
151% Outstanding
Read 895
Write 929
Mixed 907
204% 911 MB/s
4K Read 26.9
4K Write 93.5
4K Mixed 35.7
136% 52 MB/s
DQ Read 372
DQ Write 393
DQ Mixed 114
160% 293 MB/s
Poor: 88%
This bench: 151%
Great: 149%
Adata Premier SP550 240GB-$74
66GB free (System drive)
Firmware: P0330AA Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (35th percentile)
76.8% Very good
Read 491
Write 260
Mixed 273
75% 341 MB/s
4K Read 31.4
4K Write 53.5
4K Mixed 23.7
106% 36.2 MB/s
DQ Read 279
DQ Write 146
DQ Mixed 30.8
71% 152 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 76.8%
Great: 92%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 8TB
7.5TB free
Firmware: 1.0.
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
168% Outstanding
Read 298
Write 288
Mixed 161
185% 249 MB/s
4K Read 0.99
4K Write 4.66
4K Mixed 0.47
179% 2.04 MB/s
Poor: 86%
This bench: 168%
Great: 262%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 4x4GB
4 of 8 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below potential (36th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
73.3% Very good
MC Read 32.3
MC Write 21.9
MC Mixed 24.4
75% 26.2 GB/s
SC Read 16.4
SC Write 21
SC Mixed 21.1
56% 19.5 GB/s
Latency 59.8
67% 59.8 ns
Poor: 66%
This bench: 73.3%
Great: 96%

 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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