MSI X99A SLI PLUS(MS-7885)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 36% Jet ski	Desktop 74% Battleship	Workstation 32% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (31st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 69 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 72.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	52.3% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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.

High background CPU (30%). 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 X99A SLI PLUS(MS-7885) (all builds)
Memory	8.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180615
Uptime	1.7 Days
Run Date	Dec 17 '18 at 15:41
Run Duration	146 Seconds
Run User	ROU-User
Background CPU	30%

PC Performing below expectations (31^st 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 below expectations (30^th percentile)	72.7% Very good	Memory 89 1-Core 95.2 2-Core 182 72% 122 Pts	4-Core 304 8-Core 566 52% 435 Pts	64-Core 748 46% 748 Pts
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 72.7% Great: 88%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Gigabyte(1458 366A) CLim: 1519 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 417.35 Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	52.3% Above average	Lighting 64.2 Reflection 70.3 Parallax 63.2 52% 65.9 fps	MRender 73.9 Gravity 65.7 Splatting 55.8 52% 65.1 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 52.3% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$100 154,949 User benchmarks, average bench 235% 32GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,222 Write 1,326 Mixed 1,087 340% 1,545 MB/s	4K Read 48.5 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 63.9 214% 74.1 MB/s	DQ Read 738 DQ Write 476 DQ Mixed 670 482% 628 MB/s
Poor: 160% Great: 280%
SSD 240GB 38,401 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 7GB free Firmware: S8FM08.0 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 435 Write 295 Mixed 222 70% 317 MB/s	4K Read 21.4 4K Write 76.5 4K Mixed 16.3 94% 38.1 MB/s	DQ Read 167 DQ Write 208 DQ Mixed 56.3 79% 144 MB/s
Poor: 45% Great: 95%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$31 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 54GB free Firmware: MS2OA750 SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 93 93 93 93 93 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	52.3% Above average	Read 90 Write 96.8 Mixed 21.2 SusWrite 92 54% 75 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.6 123% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 52.3% Great: 107%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GB-$125 59,072 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 2 of 8 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 2134 MHz Performing below potential (1^st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	37.2% Below average	MC Read 14.9 MC Write 11.2 MC Mixed 10.8 35% 12.3 GB/s	SC Read 10.8 SC Write 10.5 SC Mixed 10.7 30% 10.7 GB/s	Latency 68.5 58% 68.5 ns
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 37.2% Great: 85%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Gaming 65%

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Desktop 81%

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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 $92Bench 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 $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