MSI X99A SLI PLUS(MS-7885)

Performance Results


Gaming 55% Gunboat	Desktop 84% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 50% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	62.1% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	98.8% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (32%). 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	27.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160715
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jan 19 '20 at 21:00
Run Duration	164 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	32%

PC Performing above expectations (60^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 3.3 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	77.5% Very good	Memory 90.7 1-Core 103 2-Core 196 76% 130 Pts	4-Core 348 8-Core 584 57% 466 Pts	64-Core 788 49% 788 Pts
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 77.5% Great: 88%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500 167,107 User benchmarks, average bench 59% EVGA(3842 2983) CLim: 1531 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 441.87 Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	62.1% Good	Lighting 78.7 Reflection 82.7 Parallax 79.4 64% 80.3 fps	MRender 77 Gravity 72.4 Splatting 65.7 58% 71.7 fps
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 62.1% Great: 66%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$125 141,929 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 82GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXM04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 344 361 370 374 372 385 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	98.8% Outstanding	Read 456 Write 424 Mixed 311 SusWrite 368 88% 390 MB/s	4K Read 29.6 4K Write 78.4 4K Mixed 39.1 136% 49 MB/s	DQ Read 375 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 342 260% 352 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 98.8% Great: 124%
Samsung Spinpoint F1 750GB-$60 30,974 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 663GB free Firmware: 1AA01117 SusWrite @10s intervals: 37 38 38 38 38 38 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	41.4% Average	Read 107 Write 32.5 Mixed 46 SusWrite 37.7 41% 55.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.5 98% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 41.4% Great: 60%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 2TB (2016)-$79 133,734 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 417GB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 158 158 158 158 159 157 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	88.6% Excellent	Read 150 Write 127 Mixed 26.2 SusWrite 158 83% 115 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 1.9 349% 2.7 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 88.6% Great: 110%
Seagate ST4000DM006-2G5107 4TB 7,216 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 2TB free Firmware: DN04 SusWrite @10s intervals: 185 184 187 188 191 193 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 189 Write 164 Mixed 93 SusWrite 188 116% 159 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 4.7 4K Mixed 1.2 270% 2.37 MB/s
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 126%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 2TB (2016)-$79 133,734 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 211 210 209 211 211 212 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	115% Outstanding	Read 188 Write 166 Mixed 28.2 SusWrite 211 107% 148 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 5.3 4K Mixed 1.9 355% 2.77 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 110%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS8G4D240FSA.16FAD 4x8GB 296 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 4 of 8 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	MC Read 40.8 MC Write 42.9 MC Mixed 40.8 119% 41.5 GB/s	SC Read 15.4 SC Write 16.3 SC Mixed 19.2 48% 17 GB/s	Latency 66.3 60% 66.3 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 121%

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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 $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