MSI X99A SLI PLUS(MS-7885)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 88%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 80%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (26th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 74 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.
ProcessorWith 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 81.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics102% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive159% 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.
Memory32GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (34%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7885
MotherboardMSI X99A SLI PLUS(MS-7885)  (all builds)
Memory14.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180615
Uptime0.6 Days
Run DateMay 25 '20 at 09:30
Run Duration149 Seconds
Run User BEL-User
Background CPU 34%
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 PC Performing below expectations (26th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6850K-$115
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (34th percentile)
81.2% Excellent
Memory 84.5
1-Core 118
2-Core 238
82% 147 Pts
4-Core 419
8-Core 702
68% 560 Pts
64-Core 880
54% 880 Pts
Poor: 74%
This bench: 81.2%
Great: 93%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 445.87
Performing below potential (51st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
102% Outstanding
Lighting 132
Reflection 137
Parallax 135
108% 135 fps
MRender 113
Gravity 129
Splatting 105
94% 116 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 102%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$625
120GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 535 465 503 456 491 462 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)
159% Outstanding
Read 1873
Write 839
Mixed 661
SusWrite 485
212% 965 MB/s
4K Read 39.4
4K Write 37.8
4K Mixed 34.6
124% 37.3 MB/s
DQ Read 695
DQ Write 58
DQ Mixed 114
149% 289 MB/s
Poor: 138%
This bench: 159%
Great: 283%
Samsung 860 Evo 2TB-$275
1.5TB free
Firmware: RVT04B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 380 321 387 378 422 391 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
87.6% Excellent
Read 480
Write 419
Mixed 409
SusWrite 380
95% 422 MB/s
4K Read 38.1
4K Write 33
4K Mixed 31.6
116% 34.2 MB/s
DQ Read 383
DQ Write 54.1
DQ Mixed 101
104% 180 MB/s
Poor: 89%
This bench: 87.6%
Great: 133%
Intel SSDSC2BW240A4 4TB
2.5TB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 108 114 111 119 112 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
Read 56.2
Write 104
Mixed 60.2
SusWrite 113
19% 83.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 3.6
4K Mixed 0.6
4% 1.6 MB/s
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 8x4GB
8 of 8 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (28th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
107% Outstanding
MC Read 37.3
MC Write 49.5
MC Mixed 38.8
120% 41.9 GB/s
SC Read 12.7
SC Write 19.9
SC Mixed 18.6
49% 17.1 GB/s
Latency 72.6
55% 72.6 ns
Poor: 101%
This bench: 107%
Great: 160%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical X99A SLI PLUS(MS-7885) Builds (Compare 1,531 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 65%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 57%
Gunboat

Motherboard: MSI X99A SLI PLUS(MS-7885)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 91% - Outstanding Total price: $371
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