MSI X99S SLI PLUS (MS-7885)

Performance Results


Gaming 64% Destroyer	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 63% Destroyer


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 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 90.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	63% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	71.9% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	128GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 128GB 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7885
Motherboard	MSI X99S SLI PLUS (MS-7885) (all builds)
Memory	120.4 GB free of 128 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160715
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 08 '20 at 00:58
Run Duration	161 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	12%

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 i7-5960X-$504 15,468 User benchmarks, average bench 80% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	90.7% Outstanding	Memory 91.9 1-Core 117 2-Core 244 85% 151 Pts	4-Core 481 8-Core 914 83% 697 Pts	64-Core 1273 79% 1273 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 90.7% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500 167,107 User benchmarks, average bench 59% MSI(1462 3170) CLim: 1516 MHz, MLim: 1830 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 445.87 Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	63% Good	Lighting 80.4 Reflection 85 Parallax 74.8 66% 80.1 fps	MRender 83.2 Gravity 64.2 Splatting 67.4 58% 71.6 fps
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 63% Great: 66%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 QVO 1TB-$109 201,200 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 278GB free Firmware: RVQ01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 225 413 452 457 446 447 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 491 Write 462 Mixed 396 SusWrite 406 99% 439 MB/s	4K Read 31.8 4K Write 103 4K Mixed 43.6 158% 59.4 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 334 DQ Mixed 353 265% 355 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 121%
FSSDHA1S01A01B14 240GB 9 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 32GB free (System drive) Firmware: P0614B SusWrite @10s intervals: 138 201 296 128 296 293 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	71.9% Very good	Read 470 Write 294 Mixed 294 SusWrite 225 71% 321 MB/s	4K Read 15.8 4K Write 85.3 4K Mixed 24.6 101% 41.9 MB/s	DQ Read 149 DQ Write 246 DQ Mixed 160 132% 185 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 71.9% Great: 76%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 126GB free Firmware: RVT02B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 5,485 Write 5,627 Mixed 5,443 1,235% 5,518 MB/s	4K Read 471 4K Write 261 4K Mixed 321 1,263% 351 MB/s	DQ Read 1,106 DQ Write 814 DQ Mixed 896 687% 938 MB/s
Poor: 74% Great: 129%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$54 144,544 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 883GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 165 171 171 172 172 173 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 200 Write 214 Mixed 111 SusWrite 171 128% 174 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 3.3 4K Mixed 1 214% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS16G4D240FSC.16FA 8x16GB 16 User benchmarks, average bench 115% 8 of 8 slots used 128GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	117% Outstanding	MC Read 51.6 MC Write 44 MC Mixed 41.6 131% 45.7 GB/s	SC Read 15.6 SC Write 22.6 SC Mixed 23.4 59% 20.5 GB/s	Latency 64.2 62% 64.2 ns
Poor: 110% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 118%

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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	795x
Core i7-5930KIntel $143Bench 80%, 34,039 samples	118x
Core i7-5960XIntel $504Bench 80%, 15,468 samples	46x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	126x
GTX 980Nvidia $500Bench 59%, 167,107 samples	80x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	70x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	45x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	33x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 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: 67% - Good

Total price: $508

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $174	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $110	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $50

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $29	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