MSI X99A SLI PLUS(MS-7885)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 101%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 93%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 104%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 86.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics111% 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 Drive268% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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.
Run History
SystemMSI MS-7885
MotherboardMSI X99A SLI PLUS(MS-7885)  (all builds)
Memory28.3 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160715
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 26 '16 at 20:56
Run Duration179 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU0%
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 PC Performing above expectations (74th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6950X-$499
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads
Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (60th percentile)
86.8% Excellent
Memory 90.8
1-Core 111
2-Core 222
81% 141 Pts
4-Core 445
8-Core 889
79% 667 Pts
64-Core 1,476
91% 1,476 Pts
Poor: 77%
This bench: 86.8%
Great: 100%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
Driver: nvd3dumx Ver. 21.21.13.7290
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
111% Outstanding
Lighting 149
Reflection 151
Parallax 142
121% 147 fps
MRender 118
Gravity 142
Splatting 111
100% 124 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 111%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra II 960GB-$226
513GB free
Firmware: X31200RL Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (51st percentile)
84.6% Excellent
Read 490
Write 331
Mixed 328
85% 383 MB/s
4K Read 34.5
4K Write 70.1
4K Mixed 17.7
112% 40.8 MB/s
DQ Read 368
DQ Write 189
DQ Mixed 44.9
96% 200 MB/s
Poor: 62%
This bench: 84.6%
Great: 107%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 480GB
420GB free
Firmware: 1.0.
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
127% Outstanding
Read 927
Write 575
Mixed 703
163% 735 MB/s
4K Read 25.1
4K Write 91.4
4K Mixed 32.9
129% 49.8 MB/s
DQ Read 367
DQ Write 330
DQ Mixed 122
154% 273 MB/s
Poor: 54%
This bench: 127%
Great: 182%
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$625
320GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
268% Outstanding
Read 2,326
Write 1,451
Mixed 1,546
392% 1,774 MB/s
4K Read 50.2
4K Write 144
4K Mixed 59.1
228% 84.4 MB/s
DQ Read 405
DQ Write 325
DQ Mixed 176
183% 302 MB/s
Poor: 138%
This bench: 268%
Great: 283%
WD Red 2TB (2012)-$82
1.5TB free
Firmware: 82.00A82 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
85.2% Excellent
Read 148
Write 149
Mixed 136
108% 144 MB/s
4K Read 0.86
4K Write 2.49
4K Mixed 0.29
115% 1.22 MB/s
Poor: 45%
This bench: 85.2%
Great: 86%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 8GX-D4-3200-MR 8x8GB
8 of 8 slots used
64GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (45th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
122% Outstanding
MC Read 52.5
MC Write 49
MC Mixed 43.8
138% 48.4 GB/s
SC Read 13.9
SC Write 18.4
SC Mixed 19.9
50% 17.4 GB/s
Latency 66.2
60% 66.2 ns
Poor: 115%
This bench: 122%
Great: 158%

 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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