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 (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.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: 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 90.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	87.3% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago, 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	11.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 8.1
BIOS Date	20141105
Uptime	1.9 Days
Run Date	Dec 07 '17 at 14:13
Run Duration	136 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing above expectations (69^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 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	90.6% Outstanding	Memory 92.7 1-Core 128 2-Core 256 89% 159 Pts	4-Core 476 8-Core 808 78% 642 Pts	64-Core 1,017 63% 1,017 Pts
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 90.6% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC WDBNCE0010PNC-WRSN 1TB 1,183 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 237GB free Firmware: X41110WD Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 3790 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 54 (A5) Unknown 100 100 8978536 (A6) Unknown 100 100 1 (A7) Unknown 100 100 53 (A8) Unknown 100 100 9 (A9) Unknown 100 100 1252 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 1 (AE) Unknown 100 100 42 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 69 62 266289348639 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 124554969117 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (E9) Unknown 100 100 1731 (EA) Unknown 100 100 2284 (F1) Unknown 253 253 2169 (F2) Unknown 253 253 2908 (F4) Unknown 0 100 0	91.3% Outstanding	Read 475 Write 384 Mixed 404 94% 421 MB/s	4K Read 29.6 4K Write 92.8 4K Mixed 30 132% 50.8 MB/s	DQ Read 114 DQ Write 289 DQ Mixed 28 71% 144 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 91.3% Great: 107%
PNY SSD2SC480G1CS1754D117-533 480GB 961 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 214GB free Firmware: CS111101 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 920 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 116 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AE) Unknown 0 0 37 (B1) Unknown 0 0 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 40 100 40 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 350 (C4) Reallocation count 98 98 0 (C9) Soft read error rate 100 100 0 (CC) Soft ECC correction 100 100 0 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 102 (E7) Temperature 100 100 40 (E9) Unknown 0 0 0 (EA) Unknown 0 0 18 (F1) Unknown 0 0 7061 (F2) Unknown 0 0 8317	92.2% Outstanding	Read 415 Write 402 Mixed 402 91% 406 MB/s	4K Read 24.1 4K Write 96.9 4K Mixed 31.4 128% 50.8 MB/s	DQ Read 260 DQ Write 285 DQ Mixed 64.9 106% 203 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 92.2% Great: 98%
Samsung 850 EVO M.2 120GB 3,551 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 23GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT21B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 95 95 22352 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 186 (B1) Unknown 86 86 293 (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 50 39 50 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (EB) Unknown 99 99 48 (F1) Unknown 99 99 28757984327	87.3% Excellent	Read 511 Write 415 Mixed 421 100% 449 MB/s	4K Read 38.3 4K Write 83.1 4K Mixed 23 132% 48.2 MB/s	DQ Read 39.8 DQ Write 92.4 DQ Mixed 23.1 30% 51.8 MB/s
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 87.3% Great: 112%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 475GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 177 174 2141 (04) Start/Stop count 98 98 2511 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 70 70 22304 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 143 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 86 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 2429 (C2) HDA temperature 110 98 33 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	99.5% Outstanding	Read 168 Write 179 Mixed 137 121% 161 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.25 108% 1.18 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 99.5% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 2666 C15 Series 4x4GB 147 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 4 of 8 slots used 16GB DIMM 2667 MHz clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (76^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	98.1% Outstanding	MC Read 37.1 MC Write 39.9 MC Mixed 34.4 106% 37.1 GB/s	SC Read 15.4 SC Write 23.7 SC Mixed 22.2 58% 20.4 GB/s	Latency 62.7 64% 62.7 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 98.1% Great: 109%

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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	785x
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 $109Bench 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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Value: 66% - Good

Total price: $523

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	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