MSI X99S SLI PLUS (MS-7885)

Performance Results


Gaming 60% Destroyer	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 54% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 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 81.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	65.2% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	93.8% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7885
Motherboard	MSI X99S SLI PLUS (MS-7885) (all builds)
Memory	60.5 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140925
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Oct 18 '18 at 03:08
Run Duration	201 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	15%

PC Performing as expected (47^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-5930K-$70 34,039 User benchmarks, average bench 80% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	81.8% Excellent	Memory 92.5 1-Core 104 2-Core 202 77% 133 Pts	4-Core 383 8-Core 623 62% 503 Pts	64-Core 853 53% 853 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 81.8% Great: 91%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500 167,107 User benchmarks, average bench 59% EVGA(3842 2983) CLim: 1531 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 391.35 Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	65.2% Good	Lighting 81.8 Reflection 89.7 Parallax 78.7 67% 83.4 fps	MRender 83.4 Gravity 76.1 Splatting 71 62% 76.9 fps
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 65.2% Great: 66%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$125 141,929 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 101GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXM01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 194 210 213 215 215 214 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	93.8% Outstanding	Read 478 Write 459 Mixed 368 SusWrite 210 85% 379 MB/s	4K Read 29.6 4K Write 98.1 4K Mixed 40.6 149% 56.1 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 336 DQ Mixed 349 265% 356 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 93.8% Great: 124%
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$130 154,399 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 478GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 215 216 216 216 216 217 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 472 Write 454 Mixed 421 SusWrite 216 88% 390 MB/s	4K Read 38.2 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 51 177% 63.7 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 357 268% 359 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 133%
Samsung 850 Pro 128GB-$66 18,195 User benchmarks, average bench 99% 118GB free Firmware: EXM01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 260 264 263 262 263 263 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	97.4% Outstanding	Read 475 Write 455 Mixed 296 SusWrite 262 83% 372 MB/s	4K Read 31.1 4K Write 94.4 4K Mixed 41.7 150% 55.7 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 332 DQ Mixed 298 240% 338 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 97.4% Great: 119%
Samsung 850 Pro 512GB-$210 68,849 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 365GB free Firmware: EXM01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 214 215 216 216 216 216 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	95.8% Outstanding	Read 481 Write 464 Mixed 396 SusWrite 216 87% 389 MB/s	4K Read 31.6 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 41.1 154% 57.9 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 339 DQ Mixed 355 268% 359 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 95.8% Great: 124%
Samsung 850 Pro 128GB-$66 18,195 User benchmarks, average bench 99% 114GB free Firmware: EXM01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 214 216 216 216 216 216 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	92.3% Outstanding	Read 480 Write 454 Mixed 296 SusWrite 216 81% 361 MB/s	4K Read 30.5 4K Write 94.1 4K Mixed 37 143% 53.9 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 297 240% 340 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 92.3% Great: 119%
WD Black 4TB (2012)-$323 4,113 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 2TB free Firmware: 01.01L01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 133 134 135 134 135 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	79.4% Very good	Read 143 Write 132 Mixed 85 SusWrite 133 91% 123 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 3.5 4K Mixed 1.1 224% 1.83 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 79.4% Great: 93%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS8G4D240FSA.M16FA 8x8GB 76 User benchmarks, average bench 117% 8 of 8 slots used 64GB DIMM clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (32^nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	113% Outstanding	MC Read 45.3 MC Write 45.3 MC Mixed 41.4 126% 44 GB/s	SC Read 16 SC Write 19.8 SC Mixed 21.9 55% 19.2 GB/s	Latency 63 63% 63 ns
Poor: 108% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 127%

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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	785x
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 $109Bench 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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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	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) $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