MSI X99A SLI PLUS(MS-7885)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 86.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	165% 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.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

System	MSI MS-7885
Motherboard	MSI X99A SLI PLUS(MS-7885) (all builds)
Memory	13.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150320
Uptime	9 Days
Run Date	Jan 21 '17 at 13:16
Run Duration	318 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (66^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 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	86.4% Excellent	Memory 94.5 1-Core 103 2-Core 208 78% 135 Pts	4-Core 422 8-Core 682 68% 552 Pts	64-Core 859 53% 859 Pts
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 86.4% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung XP941 PCIe M.2 512GB 1,482 User benchmarks, average bench 128% 455GB free Firmware: UXM62H1Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 2639 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 779 (B1) Unknown 95 95 158 (B2) Unknown 92 92 390 (B3) Unknown 92 92 744 (B4) Unknown 92 92 9752 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0	155% Outstanding	Read 1,001 Write 963 Mixed 949 217% 971 MB/s	4K Read 30.2 4K Write 111 4K Mixed 42.7 159% 61.2 MB/s	DQ Read 33.1 DQ Write 288 DQ Mixed 23.1 58% 115 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 155% Great: 166%
Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB-$35 176,713 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 94GB free Firmware: 580ABBF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 95 95 18109760 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 -129699422404443 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 26 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AE) Unknown 0 0 0 (B1) Unknown 0 0 1 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 27 51 1005025689627 (C2) HDA temperature 27 51 1005025689627 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 120 120 18109760 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C9) Soft read error rate 120 120 18109760 (CC) Soft ECC correction 120 120 18109760 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 100 (E7) Temperature 99 99 1 (E9) Unknown 0 0 4294962122 (EA) Unknown 0 0 9 (F1) Unknown 0 0 9 (F2) Unknown 0 0 11	66.7% Good	Read 514 Write 192 Mixed 244 69% 317 MB/s	4K Read 21.9 4K Write 85.7 4K Mixed 11.5 93% 39.7 MB/s	DQ Read 144 DQ Write 208 DQ Mixed 9.84 54% 121 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 66.7% Great: 85%
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$250 40,327 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 67GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	165% Outstanding	Read 1,518 Write 678 Mixed 961 232% 1,052 MB/s	4K Read 39.3 4K Write 132 4K Mixed 27.9 165% 66.5 MB/s	DQ Read 401 DQ Write 266 DQ Mixed 26.2 102% 231 MB/s
Poor: 131% ↑ This bench: 165% Great: 243%
ORIC0 8628US3-C 3TB 40 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 934GB free, PID 0551 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	53.1% Above average	Read 149 Write 128 Mixed 126 169% 134 MB/s	4K Read 0.81 4K Write 1.12 4K Mixed 0.33 52% 0.75 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 53.1% Great: 70%
ORIC0 8628US3-C 1TB 43 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 617GB free, PID 0551 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	40.2% Average	Read 104 Write 95.6 Mixed 104 130% 101 MB/s	4K Read 0.76 4K Write 1.34 4K Mixed 0.52 66% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 40.2% Great: 69%
Imation Nano Pro II 16GB 54 User benchmarks, average bench 7% 9GB free, PID 0619 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	7.14% Terrible	Read 25.6 Write 7.58 Mixed 9.74 15% 14.3 MB/s	4K Read 7.21 4K Write 0.02 4K Mixed 0.05 29% 2.43 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 7.14% Great: 10%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 4x4GB 106,178 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 4 of 8 slots used 16GB DIMM 2667 MHz clocked @ 2666 MHz Performing below potential (97^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	78.9% Very good	MC Read 36.5 MC Write 22.1 MC Mixed 26.9 81% 28.5 GB/s	SC Read 17.1 SC Write 19.9 SC Mixed 23.2 57% 20.1 GB/s	Latency 58.6 68% 58.6 ns
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 78.9% Great: 61%

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Desktop 81%

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Workstation 57%

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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	117x

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 $90Bench 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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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 $45	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