MSI X99S SLI PLUS (MS-7885)

Performance Results


Gaming 81% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 73% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 85.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	88.7% 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	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

System	MSI MS-7885
Motherboard	MSI X99S SLI PLUS (MS-7885) (all builds)
Memory	10.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140904
Uptime	1.4 Days
Run Date	Jul 05 '18 at 09:49
Run Duration	195 Seconds
Run User	ZAF-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing above expectations (71^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 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	85.5% Excellent	Memory 93.1 1-Core 109 2-Core 221 81% 141 Pts	4-Core 420 8-Core 680 67% 550 Pts	64-Core 883 55% 883 Pts
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 85.5% Great: 88%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% MSI(1462 3301) CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 398.11 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	88.7% Excellent	Lighting 113 Reflection 116 Parallax 99.2 92% 109 fps	MRender 98.4 Gravity 100 Splatting 102 82% 100 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 88.7% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX100 256GB-$116 55,768 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 238GB free Firmware: MU01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 324 326 324 324 326 325 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	91.1% Outstanding	Read 441 Write 316 Mixed 313 SusWrite 325 78% 349 MB/s	4K Read 28.1 4K Write 88.9 4K Mixed 38.8 139% 51.9 MB/s	DQ Read 171 DQ Write 307 DQ Mixed 179 153% 219 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 91.1% Great: 97%
WD Black NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB (2017)-$154 14,088 User benchmarks, average bench 131% 176GB free Firmware: B35500WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 438 376 376 375 377 376 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	126% Outstanding	Read 764 Write 533 Mixed 438 SusWrite 386 118% 530 MB/s	4K Read 26.3 4K Write 97.1 4K Mixed 50.6 156% 58 MB/s	DQ Read 615 DQ Write 410 DQ Mixed 473 364% 499 MB/s
Poor: 84% ↑ This bench: 126% Great: 155%
Seagate Momentus Thin 5400.9 2.5" 320GB-$54 8,918 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 167GB free (System drive) Firmware: 0001SDM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 57 57 58 53 58 57 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	31.2% Below average	Read 52 Write 43 Mixed 43.7 SusWrite 56.6 36% 48.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.6 98% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 31.2% Great: 50%
Toshiba P300 1TB-$45 318,836 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 779GB free Firmware: MS2OA8J0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 283 286 270 312 287 286 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 52% Great: 107%
Innostor Ext. HDD 60GB 12 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 56GB free, PID 0621 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 38 38 38 39 39 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	67.2% Good	Read 37.7 Write 38.7 Mixed 37.5 SusWrite 38.4 52% 38.1 MB/s	4K Read 11.3 4K Write 16.5 4K Mixed 12.8 1,038% 13.5 MB/s	DQ Read 12.5 DQ Write 18.6 DQ Mixed 13.5 1,138% 14.9 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 67.2% Great: 140%
ST2000LM 003 HN-M201R 2TB 408 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 1.5TB free, PID 0237 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 129 130 129 128 130 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	62.2% Good	Read 127 Write 97.5 Mixed 63.8 SusWrite 128 137% 104 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 5.1 4K Mixed 1.1 213% 2.27 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 62.2% Great: 55%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial Ballistix Sport DDR4 2400 C16 4x4GB-$84 1,914 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 4 of 8 slots used 16GB DIMM clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	MC Read 37.4 MC Write 41.6 MC Mixed 35.9 110% 38.3 GB/s	SC Read 13.9 SC Write 21 SC Mixed 21 53% 18.6 GB/s	Latency 61.9 65% 61.9 ns
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 108%

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Gaming 45%

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Desktop 82%

Aircraft carrier

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