MSI X99S SLI PLUS (MS-7885)

Performance Results


Gaming 69% Battle cruiser	Desktop 85% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 60% Destroyer


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 82.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	76% 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	74.8% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7885
Motherboard	MSI X99S SLI PLUS (MS-7885) (all builds)
Memory	28.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.8 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160715
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 10 '17 at 06:40
Run Duration	185 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	16%

PC Performing as expected (58^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 way above expectations (86^th percentile)	82.9% Excellent	Memory 90.3 1-Core 103 2-Core 200 76% 131 Pts	4-Core 408 8-Core 599 63% 503 Pts	64-Core 783 48% 783 Pts
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 82.9% Great: 88%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560 214,030 User benchmarks, average bench 79% MSI(1462 3230) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 378.78 Performing below potential (36^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	76% Very good	Lighting 98.5 Reflection 102 Parallax 102 80% 101 fps	MRender 87.8 Gravity 89.9 Splatting 74 68% 83.9 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 76% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Patriot Ignite 480GB-$148 2,730 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 209GB free (System drive) Firmware: SAFM01.3 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 487 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 317 (11) Unknown 100 100 51 (A8) Unknown 100 100 0 (AA) Unknown 100 100 1028 (AD) Unknown 100 100 327703 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 87 (C2) HDA temperature 70 70 128850919454 (DA) Unknown 100 100 0 (E7) Temperature 100 100 100 (E9) Unknown 100 100 2533 (F1) Unknown 100 100 1949	74.8% Very good	Read 508 Write 492 Mixed 433 107% 478 MB/s	4K Read 20.6 4K Write 44.8 4K Mixed 8.99 66% 24.8 MB/s	DQ Read 21.3 DQ Write 224 DQ Mixed 9.13 41% 84.7 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 74.8% Great: 113%
Seagate FreeAgent XTreme 640GB 27 User benchmarks, average bench 15% 494GB free, PID 3101 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	18.2% Very poor	Read 33.8 Write 41.2 Mixed 14.7 37% 29.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.62 4K Write 1.36 4K Mixed 0.39 62% 0.79 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 18.2% Great: 20%
SanDisk Cruzer Glide 128GB 2,131 User benchmarks, average bench 9% 113GB free, PID 5575 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	17.2% Very poor	Read 37.1 Write 36.4 Mixed 27 42% 33.5 MB/s	4K Read 4.03 4K Write 0.96 4K Mixed 0.51 65% 1.84 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 17.2% Great: 16%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Dominator DDR4 2666 C16 8x4GB 94 User benchmarks, average bench 118% 8 of 8 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 2800 MHz clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (21^st percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	106% Outstanding	MC Read 40.7 MC Write 42.8 MC Mixed 39.8 117% 41.1 GB/s	SC Read 15.3 SC Write 18.7 SC Mixed 21.1 52% 18.4 GB/s	Latency 66.8 60% 66.8 ns
Poor: 101% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 141%

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

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Desktop 82%

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Workstation 41%

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Motherboard: MSI X99S SLI PLUS (MS-7885)

CPU
Core i7-5820KIntel $130Bench 77%, 101,694 samples	789x
Core i7-5930KIntel $70Bench 80%, 34,039 samples	116x
Core i7-5960XIntel $285Bench 80%, 15,468 samples	45x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	126x
GTX 980Nvidia $500Bench 59%, 167,107 samples	79x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	68x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	45x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	32x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	27x

RAM
Ballistix Sport DDR4 2400 C16 4x4GBCrucial $84Bench 97%, 1,914 samples	45x
4x4GBUnknownBench 43%, 106,178 samples	35x
8ATF51264AZ-2G1A1 4x4GBMicronBench 91%, 1,465 samples	28x

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Total price: $508

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16