MSI X99A SLI PLUS(MS-7885)

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (25th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 75 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 63.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Boot Drive	66.8% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7885
Motherboard	MSI X99A SLI PLUS(MS-7885) (all builds)
Memory	8.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit cores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160607
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 04 '19 at 01:57
Run Duration	202 Seconds
Run User	BRA-User
Background CPU	18%

PC Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Xeon E5-2620 v4 1,471 User benchmarks, average bench 68% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 2.1 GHz, turbo 2.3 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	63.9% Good	Memory 80.5 1-Core 71.1 2-Core 136 58% 96 Pts	4-Core 255 8-Core 459 43% 357 Pts	64-Core 615 38% 615 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 63.9% Great: 74%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Spcc Solid State Disk 1TB 17,192 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 422GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFM61.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 158 155 221 120 200 180 MB/s Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	66.8% Good	Read 384 Write 349 Mixed 284 SusWrite 172 66% 297 MB/s	4K Read 23.9 4K Write 48.8 4K Mixed 26.5 96% 33.1 MB/s	DQ Read 267 DQ Write 245 DQ Mixed 181 156% 231 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 66.8% Great: 101%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$23 574,344 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 398GB free Firmware: JC4B SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 100 101 100 102 102 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	46.3% Average	Read 60.3 Write 87.2 Mixed 53.2 SusWrite 101 55% 75.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 1 172% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 46.3% Great: 88%
Seagate Barracuda Green 2TB-$78 81,608 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 848GB free Firmware: CC32 SusWrite @10s intervals: 36 41 41 39 44 36 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	14.5% Very poor	Read 10 Write 26.5 Mixed 13.5 SusWrite 39.4 16% 22.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 4 4K Mixed 0.2 113% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 14.5% Great: 75%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 125GB free Firmware: JC4B SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 92 88 90 91 92 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	48.8% Average	Read 79.7 Write 69.7 Mixed 53.8 SusWrite 90.3 54% 73.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.8 140% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 48.8% Great: 68%
WD Green 1.5TB (2010)-$70 41,439 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 1.5TB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 88 85 84 86 87 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	26.8% Poor	Read 7.5 Write 8.7 Mixed 7.7 SusWrite 86 20% 27.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.1 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.1 23% 0.2 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 26.8% Great: 63%
JMicron Tech 750GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 21% 176GB free, PID 0562 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 70 71 71 68 72 71 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	28.8% Poor	Read 76.7 Write 52 Mixed 49.5 SusWrite 70.5 82% 62.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.6 46% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 28.8% Great: 29%
Seagate USB 2.0 Cable 500GB 191 User benchmarks, average bench 19% 419GB free, PID 5020 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 36 38 39 38 38 39 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	20.4% Poor	Read 33.7 Write 33.2 Mixed 33.2 SusWrite 38.1 48% 34.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1 115% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 20.4% Great: 58%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown + + 2x8GB 303 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 2 of 8 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	63% Good	MC Read 26.5 MC Write 24.1 MC Mixed 20.6 68% 23.7 GB/s	SC Read 10.1 SC Write 11.6 SC Mixed 14.9 35% 12.2 GB/s	Latency 79.6 50% 79.6 ns
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 63% Great: 83%

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Desktop 81%

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Workstation 57%

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Motherboard: MSI X99A SLI PLUS(MS-7885)

CPU
Core i7-5820KIntel $130Bench 77%, 101,694 samples	827x
Core i7-6800KIntel $103Bench 81%, 50,196 samples	332x
Core i7-5930KIntel $150Bench 80%, 34,039 samples	118x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	150x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	138x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	117x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	91x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	60x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	41x

RAM
4x8GBUnknownBench 70%, 41,916 samples	59x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	52x
4x4GBUnknownBench 43%, 106,178 samples	47x

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Value: 94% - Outstanding

Total price: $357

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $289	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	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) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16