MSI X99A SLI PLUS(MS-7885)

Performance Results


Gaming 28% Raft	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 24% Surfboard


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 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 82.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	24.1% 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	81.9% 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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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System	MSI MS-7885
Motherboard	MSI X99A SLI PLUS(MS-7885) (all builds)
Memory	12.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20180615
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 16 '19 at 18:34
Run Duration	231 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	15%

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, 6 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	82.9% Excellent	Memory 96.4 1-Core 97.4 2-Core 195 76% 130 Pts	4-Core 387 8-Core 482 56% 434 Pts	64-Core 555 34% 555 Pts
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 82.9% Great: 88%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% MSI(1462 3205) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1430 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 419.35 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	24.1% Poor	Lighting 25.8 Reflection 39.6 Parallax 37.8 21% 34.4 fps	MRender 36.9 Gravity 40 Splatting 34.5 30% 37.1 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 24.1% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 34GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 313 238 219 205 203 194 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	81.9% Excellent	Read 442 Write 441 Mixed 372 SusWrite 229 83% 371 MB/s	4K Read 30.4 4K Write 68 4K Mixed 37.5 130% 45.3 MB/s	DQ Read 240 DQ Write 206 DQ Mixed 140 127% 195 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 81.9% Great: 124%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 466GB free Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 325 335 313 330 412 415 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	86.7% Excellent	Read 466 Write 438 Mixed 422 SusWrite 355 95% 420 MB/s	4K Read 30.5 4K Write 63.2 4K Mixed 35.3 125% 43 MB/s	DQ Read 223 DQ Write 126 DQ Mixed 135 111% 161 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 86.7% Great: 129%
WD Black 3TB (2013)-$151 16,992 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 561GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 117 117 117 117 117 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	73.1% Very good	Read 137 Write 138 Mixed 91.8 SusWrite 117 89% 121 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 3.2 4K Mixed 1 204% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 73.1% Great: 100%
Hitachi HDT725025VLA380 250GB-$132 6,580 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 18GB free Firmware: V5DOA7BA SusWrite @10s intervals: 35 34 35 35 35 35 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	21.8% Poor	Read 40.3 Write 40.8 Mixed 26 SusWrite 35 26% 35.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 134% 1 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 21.8% Great: 35%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 3TB 3,868 User benchmarks, average bench 36% 2TB free, PID a202 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 22 22 22 22 22 22 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	14.4% Very poor	Read 22.8 Write 23.5 Mixed 18 SusWrite 22.1 29% 21.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.7 94% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 14.4% Great: 53%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$78 31,641 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 8 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	85.2% Excellent	MC Read 39.9 MC Write 22.2 MC Mixed 31.9 90% 31.3 GB/s	SC Read 16.4 SC Write 18.1 SC Mixed 21.9 54% 18.8 GB/s	Latency 52.7 76% 52.7 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 85.2% Great: 107%

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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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Typical X99A SLI PLUS(MS-7885) Builds (Compare 1,531 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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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Total price: $371

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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