MSI X99A SLI PLUS(MS-7885)

Performance Results


Gaming 25% Raft	Desktop 85% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 23% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 82.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	18.9% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	84.2% 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	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 X99A SLI PLUS(MS-7885) (all builds)
Memory	11.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151030
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Oct 21 '18 at 22:28
Run Duration	215 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing above expectations (74^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 3.4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	82.4% Excellent	Memory 93.7 1-Core 102 2-Core 183 75% 126 Pts	4-Core 383 8-Core 655 63% 519 Pts	64-Core 795 49% 795 Pts
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 82.4% Great: 88%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 750-Ti-$92 309,423 User benchmarks, average bench 17% EVGA(3842 3753) CLim: 1450 MHz, MLim: 1350 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 391.35 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	18.9% Very poor	Lighting 23.5 Reflection 19.2 Parallax 22.6 19% 21.7 fps	MRender 26 Gravity 23.6 Splatting 19.1 18% 22.9 fps
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 18.9% Great: 19%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial M500 960GB-$59 4,389 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 675GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 211 316 310 293 291 285 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	84.2% Excellent	Read 398 Write 394 Mixed 311 SusWrite 284 78% 347 MB/s	4K Read 22.1 4K Write 89.3 4K Mixed 32.1 122% 47.8 MB/s	DQ Read 300 DQ Write 309 DQ Mixed 183 171% 264 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 84.2% Great: 101%
Crucial MX100 512GB-$200 31,545 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 476GB free Firmware: MU01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 215 330 337 338 343 346 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	89.2% Excellent	Read 414 Write 446 Mixed 329 SusWrite 318 85% 377 MB/s	4K Read 26.2 4K Write 95.3 4K Mixed 37 138% 52.8 MB/s	DQ Read 156 DQ Write 333 DQ Mixed 180 156% 223 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 89.2% Great: 107%
Adata Premier SP550 240GB-$74 29,295 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 219GB free Firmware: P0121AA SusWrite @10s intervals: 212 60 51 52 52 52 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	82% Excellent	Read 480 Write 414 Mixed 387 SusWrite 79.9 76% 340 MB/s	4K Read 29.3 4K Write 88.1 4K Mixed 40.4 143% 52.6 MB/s	DQ Read 294 DQ Write 321 DQ Mixed 239 199% 285 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 82% Great: 92%
Adata Premier SP550 240GB-$74 29,295 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 223GB free Firmware: P0121AA SusWrite @10s intervals: 213 62 52 52 51 52 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	82.1% Excellent	Read 481 Write 426 Mixed 388 SusWrite 80.2 77% 344 MB/s	4K Read 29.1 4K Write 89.5 4K Mixed 40.4 143% 53 MB/s	DQ Read 290 DQ Write 322 DQ Mixed 240 199% 284 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 82.1% Great: 92%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC25 SusWrite @10s intervals: 190 213 210 214 213 214 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	119% Outstanding	Read 205 Write 164 Mixed 87.7 SusWrite 209 121% 166 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 931GB free Firmware: CC46 SusWrite @10s intervals: 181 186 201 203 197 190 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 188 Write 147 Mixed 87 SusWrite 193 112% 154 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.8 163% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 112%
SanDisk Cruzer Glide 16GB 33,521 User benchmarks, average bench 11% 3GB free, PID 5575 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 9.3 11 14 14 13 11 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	13.1% Very poor	Read 24.3 Write 10.5 Mixed 8.5 SusWrite 11.9 16% 13.8 MB/s	4K Read 6 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 2.6 172% 3.47 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 13.1% Great: 17%

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 (78^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	MC Read 39.1 MC Write 41 MC Mixed 36.6 111% 38.9 GB/s	SC Read 15.2 SC Write 18.7 SC Mixed 21.7 53% 18.5 GB/s	Latency 60.4 66% 60.4 ns
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 108%

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Gaming 65%

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Desktop 81%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 57%

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Motherboard: MSI X99A SLI PLUS(MS-7885)

CPU
Core i7-5820KIntel $130Bench 77%, 101,694 samples	823x
Core i7-6800KIntel $103Bench 81%, 50,196 samples	329x
Core i7-5930KIntel $70Bench 80%, 34,039 samples	117x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	148x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	137x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	116x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	89x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	60x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	40x

RAM
4x8GBUnknownBench 70%, 41,916 samples	59x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	52x
4x4GBUnknownBench 43%, 106,178 samples	46x

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Value: 94% - Outstanding

Total price: $357

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