MSI X99S 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 (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 89.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	255% 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	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 (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7885
Motherboard	MSI X99S SLI PLUS (MS-7885) (all builds)
Memory	25.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors, 3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160715
Uptime	2.9 Days
Run Date	Oct 19 '17 at 09:56
Run Duration	187 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	14%

PC Performing above expectations (61^st 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 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	89.1% Excellent	Memory 95.1 1-Core 95.4 2-Core 217 78% 136 Pts	4-Core 447 8-Core 736 72% 592 Pts	64-Core 960 59% 960 Pts
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 89.1% Great: 88%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3160) CLim: 1561 MHz, MLim: 1907 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 387.92 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 43% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$625 54,978 User benchmarks, average bench 223% 320GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	255% Outstanding	Read 2,255 Write 1,454 Mixed 1,479 382% 1,729 MB/s	4K Read 35.7 4K Write 144 4K Mixed 49.4 194% 76.4 MB/s	DQ Read 405 DQ Write 361 DQ Mixed 169 185% 312 MB/s
Poor: 138% ↑ This bench: 255% Great: 283%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 57GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 97 97 11822 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 1149 (B1) Unknown 98 98 27 (B3) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 70 45 30 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (EB) Unknown 99 99 164 (F1) Unknown 99 99 13613479303	102% Outstanding	Read 506 Write 406 Mixed 417 99% 443 MB/s	4K Read 33.3 4K Write 72.1 4K Mixed 42.8 143% 49.4 MB/s	DQ Read 319 DQ Write 221 DQ Mixed 107 124% 216 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 134%
WD Red 3TB (2012)-$50 68,726 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 487GB free Firmware: 82.00A82 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 189 178 5516 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 298 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 91 91 7047 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 282 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 103 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 1201 (C2) HDA temperature 116 109 34 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 253 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 100 253 0	83.2% Excellent	Read 154 Write 136 Mixed 135 106% 142 MB/s	4K Read 0.56 4K Write 2.15 4K Mixed 0.26 92% 0.99 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 83.2% Great: 88%
WD Red 3TB (2012)-$50 68,726 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 281GB free Firmware: 82.00A82 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 188 177 5575 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 124 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 95 95 3726 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 124 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 68 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 546 (C2) HDA temperature 115 105 35 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 253 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 100 253 0	48.4% Average	Read 91.6 Write 76.8 Mixed 82.4 63% 83.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.07 4K Mixed 0.18 87% 0.98 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 48.4% Great: 88%
WD Elements 25A3 4TB 7,568 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 3.5TB free, PID 25a3 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	69.2% Good	Read 174 Write 162 Mixed 132 196% 156 MB/s	4K Read 0.95 4K Write 2.74 4K Mixed 0.27 106% 1.32 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 69.2% Great: 105%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown + + 4x8GB 462 User benchmarks, average bench 109% 4 of 8 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 2667 MHz clocked @ 2666 MHz Performing below potential (65^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	113% Outstanding	MC Read 43.9 MC Write 43.4 MC Mixed 44.6 126% 44 GB/s	SC Read 16.3 SC Write 18.4 SC Mixed 21.4 53% 18.7 GB/s	Latency 56.8 70% 56.8 ns
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 134%

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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	786x
Core i7-5930KIntel $70Bench 80%, 34,039 samples	115x
Core i7-5960XIntel $285Bench 80%, 15,468 samples	45x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	125x
GTX 980Nvidia $500Bench 59%, 167,107 samples	79x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 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 $130Bench 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 $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