MSI X99S SLI PLUS (MS-7885)

Performance Results


Gaming 79% Battleship	Desktop 90% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 71% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 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 88.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	87.2% 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	131% 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

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7885
Motherboard	MSI X99S SLI PLUS (MS-7885) (all builds)
Memory	28.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160715
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 14 '18 at 15:01
Run Duration	214 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	6%

PC Performing as expected (52^nd 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 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	88.9% Excellent	Memory 92.4 1-Core 114 2-Core 229 83% 145 Pts	4-Core 460 8-Core 721 73% 590 Pts	64-Core 895 55% 895 Pts
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 88.9% Great: 88%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560 214,030 User benchmarks, average bench 79% Asus(1043 855B) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1532 MHz, MLim: 1800 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 416.81 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	87.2% Excellent	Lighting 111 Reflection 119 Parallax 107 90% 112 fps	MRender 98 Gravity 105 Splatting 94.1 81% 99.1 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 87.2% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Corsair Force MP500 NVMe PCIe M.2 240GB-$43 14,860 User benchmarks, average bench 151% 126GB free (System drive) Firmware: E7FM04.C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 545 576 581 424 588 582 MB/s Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	131% Outstanding	Read 604 Write 602 Mixed 510 SusWrite 549 128% 566 MB/s	4K Read 29.5 4K Write 88.7 4K Mixed 39.1 142% 52.4 MB/s	DQ Read 720 DQ Write 612 DQ Mixed 591 463% 641 MB/s
Poor: 106% ↑ This bench: 131% Great: 210%
Patriot Blast 240GB 5,061 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 82GB free Firmware: SAFM12.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 291 166 91 91 91 92 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	85.7% Excellent	Read 489 Write 453 Mixed 370 SusWrite 137 81% 362 MB/s	4K Read 29.6 4K Write 91.1 4K Mixed 36.9 140% 52.5 MB/s	DQ Read 323 DQ Write 341 DQ Mixed 176 176% 280 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 85.7% Great: 94%
WD Green 1TB (2011)-$64 143,477 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 414GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 127 129 130 130 130 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	58.1% Above average	Read 73.2 Write 73.3 Mixed 76.2 SusWrite 129 65% 87.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.7 144% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 58.1% Great: 85%
Toshiba MK1059GSM 1TB 4,891 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 72GB free Firmware: GU001U SusWrite @10s intervals: 58 57 58 60 60 60 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	34% Below average	Read 59.5 Write 60 Mixed 23.2 SusWrite 58.7 37% 50.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.5 102% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 34% Great: 49%
Seagate Barracuda 6TB (2017)-$87 14,331 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 3.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 135 130 130 131 131 136 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	64.3% Good	Read 90.7 Write 111 Mixed 64.2 SusWrite 132 73% 99.4 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 4.9 4K Mixed 0.6 212% 2.27 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 64.3% Great: 87%
Seagate Expansion 1TB 60,540 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 872GB free Firmware: 0502 SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 92 90 92 92 92 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	51.3% Above average	Read 87.8 Write 63.2 Mixed 53.7 SusWrite 90.7 54% 73.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 158% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 51.3% Great: 66%
TOSHIBA USB 3.5"-HDD 1TB 621 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 336GB free, PID 0b09 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 22 23 24 25 24 24 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	16.4% Very poor	Read 33.3 Write 26.5 Mixed 26 SusWrite 23.7 36% 27.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 102% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 16.4% Great: 20%
Kingston DataTraveler 3.0 124GB 9,173 User benchmarks, average bench 22% 52GB free, PID 1666 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 22 22 19 19 22 21 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	15.8% Very poor	Read 42 Write 39.3 Mixed 15 SusWrite 20.9 37% 29.3 MB/s	4K Read 6.1 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 1.9 128% 3.07 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 15.8% Great: 39%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2133 C14 4x8GB-$165 6,271 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 4 of 8 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 2134 MHz Performing below potential (18^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	67.6% Good	MC Read 27.9 MC Write 22.1 MC Mixed 21.7 68% 23.9 GB/s	SC Read 15.2 SC Write 21.9 SC Mixed 19.7 54% 18.9 GB/s	Latency 63.3 63% 63.3 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 67.6% Great: 113%

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Desktop 82%

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Workstation 41%

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Motherboard: MSI X99S SLI PLUS (MS-7885)

CPU
Core i7-5820KIntel $130Bench 77%, 101,694 samples	789x
Core i7-5930KIntel $150Bench 80%, 34,039 samples	116x
Core i7-5960XIntel $285Bench 80%, 15,468 samples	45x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	126x
GTX 980Nvidia $500Bench 59%, 167,107 samples	79x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	68x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	45x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	32x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 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: $504

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 $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16