MSI X99A SLI PLUS(MS-7885)

Performance Results


Gaming 65% Destroyer	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 58% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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 86.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	66.6% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	225% 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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

System	MSI MS-7885
Motherboard	MSI X99A SLI PLUS(MS-7885) (all builds)
Memory	18.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160715
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Oct 14 '18 at 00:30
Run Duration	158 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (80^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 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	86.2% Excellent	Memory 92.2 1-Core 109 2-Core 220 80% 140 Pts	4-Core 433 8-Core 683 69% 558 Pts	64-Core 897 56% 897 Pts
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 86.2% Great: 88%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500 167,107 User benchmarks, average bench 59% Gigabyte(1458 367C) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1493 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 416.16 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	66.6% Good	Lighting 85.4 Reflection 85.7 Parallax 74.2 70% 81.8 fps	MRender 80.9 Gravity 75.9 Splatting 68.4 61% 75.1 fps
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 66.6% Great: 66%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$625 54,978 User benchmarks, average bench 223% 327GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1396 1418 1403 1402 1115 838 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	225% Outstanding	Read 1,903 Write 1,432 Mixed 801 SusWrite 1262 301% 1,349 MB/s	4K Read 41.1 4K Write 87.5 4K Mixed 49.6 172% 59.4 MB/s	DQ Read 439 DQ Write 374 DQ Mixed 388 296% 400 MB/s
Poor: 138% ↑ This bench: 225% Great: 283%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 4TB-$230 19,674 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 2.5TB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 155 155 128 156 154 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Read 243 Write 141 Mixed 130 SusWrite 150 122% 166 MB/s	4K Read 2.4 4K Write 5.3 4K Mixed 3.5 587% 3.73 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 94%
Lacie P9227 Mobile 4TB 565 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 3.5TB free Firmware: 1153 SusWrite @10s intervals: 50 130 126 127 128 128 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	63.3% Good	Read 104 Write 119 Mixed 84.7 SusWrite 115 78% 106 MB/s	4K Read 2.2 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 0.9 288% 2.77 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 63.3% Great: 69%
WD My Book 25EE 4TB 13,827 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 3.5TB free, PID 25ee Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 174 173 172 173 173 172 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	59.2% Above average	Read 92.2 Write 168 Mixed 112 SusWrite 173 197% 136 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1 126% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 59.2% Great: 100%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB 30,689 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 4 of 8 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (88^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	106% Outstanding	MC Read 40.5 MC Write 42.4 MC Mixed 39.6 117% 40.8 GB/s	SC Read 15.7 SC Write 21 SC Mixed 22 56% 19.6 GB/s	Latency 63.7 63% 63.7 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 118%

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Typical X99A SLI PLUS(MS-7885) Builds (Compare 1,540 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 65%

Destroyer

Desktop 81%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 57%

Gunboat

Motherboard: MSI X99A SLI PLUS(MS-7885)

CPU
Core i7-5820KIntel $130Bench 77%, 101,694 samples	825x
Core i7-6800KIntel $103Bench 81%, 50,196 samples	331x
Core i7-5930KIntel $70Bench 80%, 34,039 samples	118x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	150x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	138x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	117x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	89x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	60x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $96Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	41x

RAM
4x8GBUnknownBench 70%, 41,916 samples	59x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	52x
4x4GBUnknownBench 43%, 106,178 samples	47x

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Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $352

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16