MSI X99A SLI PLUS(MS-7885)

Performance Results


Gaming 83% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 115% UFO	Workstation 97% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 88%, this CPUs suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	78.6% 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	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	Windows 10 is the most recent version of Windows, and the best to date in our opinion.

Run History

System	MSI MS-7885
Motherboard	MSI X99A SLI PLUS(MS-7885) (all builds)
Memory	28.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160715
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 13 '18 at 09:11
Run Duration	157 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Single core	Quad core	Multi core
Intel Core i7-5820K-$369 33,025 User benchmarks, average bench 85% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	88% Excellent	SC Int 109 SC Float 114 SC Mixed 109 88% 111 Pts	QC Int 433 QC Float 448 QC Mixed 434 99% 438 Pts	MC Int 817 MC Float 896 MC Mixed 873 129% 862 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 88% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500 52,776 User benchmarks, average bench 76% Gigabyte(1458 367C) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1493 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 390.65 Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	78.6% Very good	Lighting 255 Reflection 218 Parallax 246 78% 240 fps	MRender 170 Gravity 225 Splatting 155 79% 183 fps
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 78.6% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$586 19,518 User benchmarks, average bench 214% 353GB free Firmware: 2B0Q Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s SYSTEM 4KALIGNED Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	255% Outstanding	Read 2,263 Write 1,442 Mixed 1,599 391% 1,768 MB/s	4K Read 47.3 4K Write 119 4K Mixed 54.3 204% 73.6 MB/s	DQ Read 372 DQ Write 236 DQ Mixed 138 147% 249 MB/s
Poor: 147% ↑ This bench: 255% Great: 263%
Lacie P9227 Mobile 4TB 56 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 3.5TB free Firmware: 1153 4KALIGNED Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	61.5% Good	Read 99.1 Write 113 Mixed 89.6 75% 101 MB/s	4K Read 2.16 4K Write 6.64 4K Mixed 0.65 286% 3.15 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 61.5% Great: 70%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 4TB-$200 5,736 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 2.5TB free Firmware: CC45 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s NCQ 5900 RPM 4KALIGNED S.M.A.R.T Performing as expected (50^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 113 99 54015784 (03) Spinup time 92 91 0 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 1807 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 72 60 20562050 (09) Power-on hours count 96 96 4279 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1068 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 92 515403939975 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 69 53 555679775 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 86 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 97 97 7095 (C2) HDA temperature 31 47 60129542175 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 -87329570025699 (F1) Unknown 100 253 64490150063 (F2) Unknown 100 253 281198173000	73.9% Very good	Read 91.3 Write 165 Mixed 142 100% 133 MB/s	4K Read 0.44 4K Write 5.41 4K Mixed 0.8 207% 2.22 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 73.9% Great: 92%
WD My Book 25EE 4TB 715 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 3.5TB free, PID 25ee Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	53.1% Above average	Read 83.6 Write 160 Mixed 117 167% 120 MB/s	4K Read 0.86 4K Write 1.93 4K Mixed 0.19 76% 1 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 53.1% Great: 69%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB 922 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 4 of 8 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (81^st percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled	106% Outstanding	MC Read 40.8 MC Write 42.3 MC Mixed 39.7 117% 40.9 GB/s	SC Read 16 SC Write 21 SC Mixed 21.7 56% 19.6 GB/s	Latency 64.3 62% 64.3 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 119%

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Typical X99A SLI PLUS(MS-7885) Builds (Compare 2,279 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings.

Gaming 104%

UFO

Desktop 78%

Battleship

Workstation 74%

Battleship

Motherboard: MSI X99A SLI PLUS(MS-7885)

CPU
Core i7-5820KIntel $369Bench 85%, 33,025 samples	1,169x
Core i7-6800KIntel $395Bench 90%, 14,612 samples	621x
Core i7-5930KIntel $599Bench 89%, 13,365 samples	160x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $538Bench 125%, 192,223 samples	372x
GTX 1070Nvidia $447Bench 100%, 265,250 samples	356x
GTX 970Nvidia $370Bench 64%, 247,983 samples	273x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $137Bench 95%, 184,154 samples	217x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $80Bench 94%, 282,195 samples	195x
950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsung $586Bench 214%, 19,518 samples	86x

RAM
2x8GBUnknownBench 50%, 34,315 samples	77x
4x4GBUnknownBench 44%, 23,918 samples	74x
4x8GBUnknownBench 76%, 6,838 samples	66x

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Value: 93% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,044

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i7-8700K $330	Nvidia GTX 1070 $447	Samsung 850 Evo 250GB $80
Intel Core i7-7700K $290	Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB $300	Samsung 850 Evo 500GB $137
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 $170	AMD RX 480 $350	Samsung 850 Pro 256GB $158

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $44	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $183	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $70
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016) $75	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $957	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $45
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $36	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $195	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $12