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 below expectations (36th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 64 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 79.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	67.3% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

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

System	MSI MS-7885
Motherboard	MSI X99S SLI PLUS (MS-7885) (all builds)
Memory	4.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140826
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Apr 16 '18 at 01:57
Run Duration	94 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	10%

PC Performing below expectations (36^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 3.2 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	79.1% Very good	Memory 84.1 1-Core 97.2 2-Core 195 72% 125 Pts	4-Core 399 8-Core 616 63% 508 Pts	64-Core 752 47% 752 Pts
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 79.1% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX100 128GB-$74 9,892 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 45GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (20^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 6897 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 2088 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 93 93 226 (AE) Unknown 100 100 68 (B4) Unknown 0 0 1036 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 68 53 201864249376 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 16 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (CA) Data Address Mark errors 93 93 7 (CE) Flying height 100 100 0 (D2) Unknown 100 100 0 (F6) Unknown 100 100 17414270558 (F7) Unknown 100 100 553715011 (F8) Unknown 100 100 1339528266	67.3% Good	Read 515 Write 184 Mixed 270 71% 323 MB/s	4K Read 21.8 4K Write 47.5 4K Mixed 23.9 89% 31.1 MB/s	DQ Read 236 DQ Write 130 DQ Mixed 49 72% 138 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 67.3% Great: 89%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 133GB free Firmware: JC4B Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 117 99 153387585 (03) Spinup time 100 100 0 (04) Start/Stop count 96 96 4778 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 83 60 213154831 (09) Power-on hours count 89 89 9761 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 97 97 3745 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 99 65539 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 65 52 605356067 (C2) HDA temperature 35 48 64424509475 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 50 30 153387585 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 4 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 -64776696737689 (F1) Unknown 100 253 3913531241 (F2) Unknown 100 253 2288803434	45.8% Average	Read 81.6 Write 77.9 Mixed 76.1 59% 78.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.55 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.38 93% 0.81 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 45.8% Great: 68%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial CT4G4DFS8213.C8FAR 2x4GB 196 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 2 of 8 slots used 8GB DIMM clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (29^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	62.5% Good	MC Read 26.6 MC Write 20.7 MC Mixed 20.1 64% 22.5 GB/s	SC Read 13.2 SC Write 18.5 SC Mixed 17.5 47% 16.4 GB/s	Latency 73.3 55% 73.3 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 62.5% Great: 79%

Take a copy of your results How to check your in-game FPS

System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Custom PC Builder (Explore upgrades for this PC) Build your perfect PC: compare component prices, popularity, speed and value for money

CHOOSE AN UPGRADE:

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

MBD

Typical X99S SLI PLUS (MS-7885) Builds (Compare 1,027 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 45%

Yacht

Desktop 82%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 41%

Speed boat

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 67% - Good

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