MSI X99S SLI PLUS (MS-7885)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 74% Battleship	Desktop 84% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 67% Battle cruiser


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 86.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	82.9% 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.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7885
Motherboard	MSI X99S SLI PLUS (MS-7885) (all builds)
Memory	8.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140925
Uptime	11.9 Days
Run Date	Oct 23 '18 at 18:46
Run Duration	197 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	8%

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PC Performing as expected (57^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 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	86.6% Excellent	Memory 80.5 1-Core 125 2-Core 247 83% 151 Pts	4-Core 498 8-Core 770 78% 634 Pts	64-Core 961 60% 961 Pts
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 86.6% Great: 88%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% EVGA(3842 6173) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 399.7 Performing below potential (79^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	82.9% Excellent	Lighting 103 Reflection 116 Parallax 94.9 84% 105 fps	MRender 96.3 Gravity 96 Splatting 103 81% 98.4 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 82.9% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Seagate Desktop SSHD 1TB-$68 105,708 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 376GB free (System drive) Firmware: CC44 SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 135 161 157 157 150 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	85.1% Excellent	Read 143 Write 174 Mixed 26.5 SusWrite 152 89% 124 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 5.6 4K Mixed 2 380% 2.97 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 85.1% Great: 112%
Samsung Spinpoint F1 1TB-$100 65,786 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 546GB free Firmware: 1AA01118 SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 89 88 88 90 87 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	54.2% Above average	Read 100 Write 104 Mixed 55.5 SusWrite 88.1 64% 87 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1 185% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 54.2% Great: 62%
Hitachi Deskstar P7K500 500GB-$159 43,620 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 168GB free Firmware: GM4OA52A SusWrite @10s intervals: 63 62 59 63 63 63 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	37.7% Below average	Read 69.1 Write 69.3 Mixed 39.5 SusWrite 62 44% 60 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 37.7% Great: 51%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 2TB-$50 94,145 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 364GB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 131 129 131 130 130 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	81.6% Excellent	Read 153 Write 151 Mixed 27.6 SusWrite 130 83% 115 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 1.9 353% 2.73 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 81.6% Great: 108%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 2TB (2016)-$79 133,734 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 131 129 131 130 131 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	81.4% Excellent	Read 152 Write 165 Mixed 26.5 SusWrite 130 86% 118 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 1.9 353% 2.73 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 81.4% Great: 110%
WDC WD32 00JB-00KFA0 320GB 18 User benchmarks, average bench 14% 41GB free, PID 6830 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 15 15 15 15 15 15 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	14.7% Very poor	Read 33.4 Write 24.5 Mixed 24 SusWrite 14.9 31% 24.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 104% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 14.7% Great: 19%
SAMSUNG HD501LJ 500GB 63 User benchmarks, average bench 16% 36GB free, PID 2339 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 15 15 15 15 15 15 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	10.7% Very poor	Read 31.4 Write 28 Mixed 24.9 SusWrite 14.9 32% 24.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.6 53% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 10.7% Great: 19%
Hitachi HDT725032VLAT80 320GB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 5GB free, PID 2338 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 45 44 46 46 43 46 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	20.6% Poor	Read 32.9 Write 37 Mixed 24.7 SusWrite 45 48% 34.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 91% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 20.6% Great: 21%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws 4 DDR4 2400 C15 4x4GB 1,266 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 4 of 8 slots used 16GB DIMM 2400 MHz clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (60^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	96.2% Outstanding	MC Read 37.4 MC Write 39.3 MC Mixed 34.4 106% 37 GB/s	SC Read 13.8 SC Write 22.6 SC Mixed 20.5 54% 19 GB/s	Latency 79.6 50% 79.6 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 96.2% 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	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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Total price: $523

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 $15	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