MSI X99A SLI PLUS(MS-7885)

Performance Results


Gaming 42% Speed boat	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 39% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (86th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 14 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 92.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	36.5% 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	132% 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	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, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7885
Motherboard	MSI X99A SLI PLUS(MS-7885) (all builds)
Memory	11.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150320
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Nov 20 '18 at 00:01
Run Duration	137 Seconds
Run User	VNM-User
Background CPU	8%

PC Performing way above expectations (86^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 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	92.3% Outstanding	Memory 84.5 1-Core 88.5 2-Core 228 74% 134 Pts	4-Core 537 8-Core 843 85% 690 Pts	64-Core 1,039 64% 1,039 Pts
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 92.3% Great: 88%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% MSI(1462 3202) CLim: 1615 MHz, MLim: 1818 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 399.24 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	36.5% Below average	Lighting 46.3 Reflection 41.3 Parallax 37.4 38% 41.7 fps	MRender 40.5 Gravity 45.3 Splatting 39.4 34% 41.8 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 36.5% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX6000 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$40 8,737 User benchmarks, average bench 119% 147GB free (System drive) Firmware: V6005-ac Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 431 740 777 628 598 596 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	132% Outstanding	Read 558 Write 363 Mixed 589 SusWrite 628 121% 535 MB/s	4K Read 32.5 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 52.2 174% 64.8 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 396 DQ Mixed 291 246% 356 MB/s
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 132% Great: 153%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 674GB free Firmware: CC46 SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 121 121 123 120 119 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	64.2% Good	Read 105 Write 101 Mixed 64.3 SusWrite 119 71% 97.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.9 161% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 64.2% Great: 68%
WD Blue 2.5" 1TB (2013)-$40 57,200 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 754GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 90 91 89 87 89 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	49.9% Average	Read 85 Write 61.2 Mixed 49.5 SusWrite 88.5 52% 71.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.7 142% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 49.9% Great: 63%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 4x4GB 106,178 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 4 of 8 slots used 16GB DIMM clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	95.6% Outstanding	MC Read 36.6 MC Write 40 MC Mixed 34.4 106% 37 GB/s	SC Read 13.6 SC Write 20.1 SC Mixed 17.7 49% 17.1 GB/s	Latency 72.6 55% 72.6 ns
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 95.6% Great: 61%

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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	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 $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	89x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	60x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 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: 91% - Outstanding

Total price: $371

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