MSI X99S 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 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 87.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	107% 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 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	MSI MS-7885
Motherboard	MSI X99S SLI PLUS (MS-7885) (all builds)
Memory	10.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 8.1
BIOS Date	20141105
Uptime	30.1 Days
Run Date	Oct 06 '16 at 09:46
Run Duration	112 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	13%

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 2.8 GHz, turbo 2.75 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	87.6% Excellent	Memory 94.7 1-Core 110 2-Core 220 82% 142 Pts	4-Core 434 8-Core 663 68% 549 Pts	64-Core 830 51% 830 Pts
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 87.6% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
PNY SSD2SC480G1CS1754D117-533 480GB 961 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 91GB free Firmware: CS111101 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 429 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 39 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AE) Unknown 0 0 10 (B1) Unknown 0 0 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 38 100 38 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 150 (C4) Reallocation count 98 98 0 (C9) Soft read error rate 100 100 0 (CC) Soft ECC correction 100 100 0 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 102 (E7) Temperature 100 100 38 (E9) Unknown 0 0 0 (EA) Unknown 0 0 12 (F1) Unknown 0 0 4988 (F2) Unknown 0 0 5792	94.8% Outstanding	Read 415 Write 403 Mixed 400 91% 406 MB/s	4K Read 25.8 4K Write 100 4K Mixed 34.6 137% 53.6 MB/s	DQ Read 246 DQ Write 289 DQ Mixed 20.7 84% 185 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 94.8% Great: 98%
Samsung 850 EVO M.2 120GB 3,551 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 8GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT21B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 97 97 12340 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 109 (B1) Unknown 92 92 157 (B3) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 54 42 46 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (EB) Unknown 99 99 16 (F1) Unknown 99 99 16138645778	107% Outstanding	Read 515 Write 415 Mixed 419 100% 450 MB/s	4K Read 42.2 4K Write 86.5 4K Mixed 37 157% 55.2 MB/s	DQ Read 331 DQ Write 262 DQ Mixed 91.6 124% 228 MB/s
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 112%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 807GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 176 175 2175 (04) Start/Stop count 98 98 2401 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 84 84 12300 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 253 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 91 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 47 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 2353 (C2) HDA temperature 112 98 31 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	97.2% Outstanding	Read 168 Write 170 Mixed 131 117% 157 MB/s	4K Read 0.67 4K Write 2.43 4K Mixed 0.32 109% 1.14 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 97.2% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 2666 C15 Series 4x4GB 147 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 4 of 8 slots used 16GB DIMM 2667 MHz clocked @ 2427 MHz Performing below potential (84^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	105% Outstanding	MC Read 40.4 MC Write 42.8 MC Mixed 37.8 115% 40.3 GB/s	SC Read 15.9 SC Write 19.8 SC Mixed 21.5 54% 19.1 GB/s	Latency 57.8 69% 57.8 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 109%

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Desktop 82%

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Workstation 41%

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Motherboard: MSI X99S SLI PLUS (MS-7885)

CPU
Core i7-5820KIntel $130Bench 77%, 101,694 samples	789x
Core i7-5930KIntel $70Bench 80%, 34,039 samples	116x
Core i7-5960XIntel $285Bench 80%, 15,468 samples	45x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	126x
GTX 980Nvidia $500Bench 59%, 167,107 samples	79x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	68x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	45x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	32x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	27x

RAM
Ballistix Sport DDR4 2400 C16 4x4GBCrucial $84Bench 97%, 1,914 samples	45x
4x4GBUnknownBench 43%, 106,178 samples	35x
8ATF51264AZ-2G1A1 4x4GBMicronBench 91%, 1,465 samples	28x

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Value: 68% - Good

Total price: $504

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16