MSI X99A SLI PLUS(MS-7885)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 71%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 83%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 64%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 80%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics82.6% 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 Drive68.8% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
SystemMSI MS-7885
MotherboardMSI X99A SLI PLUS(MS-7885)  (all builds)
Memory14 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20151030
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 04 '16 at 01:08
Run Duration95 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU9%

 PC Performing as expected (55th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-5820K-$130
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.05 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
80% Excellent
Memory 87.3
1-Core 105
2-Core 193
75% 128 Pts
4-Core 392
8-Core 643
63% 518 Pts
64-Core 810
50% 810 Pts
Poor: 68%
This bench: 80%
Great: 88%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560
Driver: nvd3dumx.dll Ver. 10.18.13.6472
Performing below potential (80th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
82.6% Excellent
Lighting 106
Reflection 112
Parallax 101
87% 106 fps
MRender 91
Gravity 95.5
Splatting 88.2
75% 91.6 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 82.6%
Great: 87%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Mushkin Reactor 512GB-$280
403GB free (System drive)
Firmware: O0821D Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
68.8% Good
Read 505
Write 331
Mixed 401
92% 412 MB/s
4K Read 19.8
4K Write 74.8
4K Mixed 15.9
90% 36.9 MB/s
DQ Read 22
DQ Write 63.3
DQ Mixed 15.5
20% 33.6 MB/s
Poor: 65%
This bench: 68.8%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3000 C15 4x4GB
4 of 8 slots used
16GB DIMM 3000 MHz clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (58th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
95.7% Outstanding
MC Read 37.4
MC Write 39.6
MC Mixed 34.4
106% 37.1 GB/s
SC Read 13.6
SC Write 18.1
SC Mixed 17.8
47% 16.5 GB/s
Latency 70.2
57% 70.2 ns
Poor: 67%
This bench: 95.7%
Great: 127%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical X99A SLI PLUS(MS-7885) Builds (Compare 1,533 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 65%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 57%
Gunboat

Motherboard: MSI X99A SLI PLUS(MS-7885)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 94% - Outstanding Total price: $357
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