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 above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 89.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	172% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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.

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Run History

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System	MSI MS-7885
Motherboard	MSI X99S SLI PLUS (MS-7885) (all builds)
Memory	27.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180615
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 31 '20 at 03:08
Run Duration	172 Seconds
Run User	MEX-User
Background CPU	27%

PC Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-5930K-$70 34,039 User benchmarks, average bench 80% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	89.3% Excellent	Memory 98 1-Core 131 2-Core 266 92% 165 Pts	4-Core 434 8-Core 778 73% 606 Pts	64-Core 1,057 65% 1,057 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 89.3% Great: 91%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$150 200,600 User benchmarks, average bench 336% 883GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 494 518 525 526 525 527 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	172% Outstanding	Read 750 Write 575 Mixed 626 SusWrite 519 139% 618 MB/s	4K Read 59.9 4K Write 119 4K Mixed 78.9 255% 86 MB/s	DQ Read 777 DQ Write 592 DQ Mixed 846 589% 738 MB/s
Poor: 223% ↑ This bench: 172% Great: 435%
Toshiba DT01ACA300 3TB-$80 85,620 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 1.5TB free Firmware: MX6OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 148 153 155 150 154 153 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	89.7% Excellent	Read 160 Write 138 Mixed 52 SusWrite 152 91% 126 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.6 157% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 89.7% Great: 107%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$36 203,102 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 245GB free Firmware: CC46 SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 114 115 113 114 114 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	60.7% Good	Read 98 Write 86.8 Mixed 60.5 SusWrite 113 66% 89.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 1 174% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 60.7% Great: 70%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$33 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 183GB free Firmware: CC4D SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 136 137 130 133 121 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 55% Great: 112%
SanDisk Ultra USB 3.0 64GB 6,021 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 40GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 67 35 26 26 23 25 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	39.4% Below average	Read 158 Write 62.2 Mixed 79.5 SusWrite 33.8 97% 83.5 MB/s	4K Read 6.9 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 3.5 226% 4.27 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 39.4% Great: 40%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x8GB 785 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 4 of 8 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	MC Read 43.9 MC Write 42 MC Mixed 40.8 121% 42.2 GB/s	SC Read 18.1 SC Write 24.6 SC Mixed 24.3 64% 22.3 GB/s	Latency 46.2 87% 46.2 ns
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 130%

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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	785x
Core i7-5930KIntel $70Bench 80%, 34,039 samples	115x
Core i7-5960XIntel $285Bench 80%, 15,468 samples	45x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	125x
GTX 980Nvidia $500Bench 59%, 167,107 samples	79x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	68x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	45x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	32x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 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: 66% - Good

Total price: $523

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $274	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $42	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