MSI X99A SLI PLUS(MS-7885)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU, SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 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 90.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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

System	MSI MS-7885
Motherboard	MSI X99A SLI PLUS(MS-7885) (all builds)
Memory	11.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160715
Uptime	2.3 Days
Run Date	Mar 19 '19 at 01:49
Run Duration	171 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	16%

PC Performing as expected (48^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 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	90.2% Outstanding	Memory 95.2 1-Core 98.7 2-Core 211 78% 135 Pts	4-Core 460 8-Core 709 72% 584 Pts	64-Core 919 57% 919 Pts
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 90.2% Great: 88%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560 214,030 User benchmarks, average bench 79% EVGA(3842 4995) CLim: 1493 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 388.13 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 92.8 Reflection 110 Parallax 99.1 76% 100 fps	Gravity 97.4 Splatting 90.4 83% 93.9 fps
Poor: 70% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$40 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 231GB free (System drive) Firmware: 01.01V01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 83 89 91 92 95 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	54.1% Above average	Read 98.5 Write 102 Mixed 87.5 SusWrite 89.4 70% 94.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1 197% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 54.1% Great: 76%
WD Blue 3TB (2015)-$80 75,644 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 6GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 89 89 91 89 92 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	48.1% Average	Read 77.2 Write 69.7 Mixed 63.7 SusWrite 90.1 56% 75.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.8 161% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 48.1% Great: 96%
WD Blue 750GB (2008)-$72 4,659 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 60GB free Firmware: 30.04G30 SusWrite @10s intervals: 47 48 49 48 48 48 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	27.8% Poor	Read 48.2 Write 47.2 Mixed 38 SusWrite 48 34% 45.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 164% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 27.8% Great: 52%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$48 144,544 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 3GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 93 Write 90.5 Mixed 62.3 61% 81.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 1 200% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 60% Great: 112%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 5GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 195 Write 156 Mixed 110 114% 154 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.2 240% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 52% Great: 109%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 3GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 82.7 Write 73.5 Mixed 52.8 52% 69.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 140% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 52% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws 4 DDR4 2666 C16 4x4GB 298 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 4 of 8 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 2667 MHz clocked @ 2666 MHz Performing below potential (87^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	105% Outstanding	MC Read 40.9 MC Write 41.9 MC Mixed 38.8 116% 40.5 GB/s	SC Read 13.9 SC Write 20.2 SC Mixed 20.6 52% 18.2 GB/s	Latency 56.5 71% 56.5 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 109%

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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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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 $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	89x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	60x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 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: 94% - Outstanding

Total price: $357

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