MSI X99A 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 as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 82.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	139% 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	96GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 96GB 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.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7885
Motherboard	MSI X99A SLI PLUS(MS-7885) (all builds)
Memory	78.8 GB free of 96 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors, 3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors, 3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors, 3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160715
Uptime	12.3 Days
Run Date	May 26 '20 at 16:01
Run Duration	170 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6800K-$103 50,196 User benchmarks, average bench 81% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.45 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	82.5% Excellent	Memory 80.5 1-Core 112 2-Core 228 78% 140 Pts	4-Core 455 8-Core 696 71% 576 Pts	64-Core 858 53% 858 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 82.5% Great: 90%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$139 63,520 User benchmarks, average bench 266% 55GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B6QCXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 457 424 417 406 396 383 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	139% Outstanding	Read 679 Write 434 Mixed 422 SusWrite 414 109% 487 MB/s	4K Read 39.6 4K Write 103 4K Mixed 51.8 181% 64.9 MB/s	DQ Read 821 DQ Write 565 DQ Mixed 710 525% 698 MB/s
Poor: 159% ↑ This bench: 139% Great: 353%
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$130 154,399 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 738GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 456 458 456 459 453 458 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	121% Outstanding	Read 486 Write 465 Mixed 411 SusWrite 457 102% 455 MB/s	4K Read 40.1 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 54.8 184% 65.2 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 332 DQ Mixed 354 266% 356 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 133%
WD Red 4TB (2013)-$110 55,507 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 3.5TB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 166 167 166 167 165 165 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	94.1% Outstanding	Read 162 Write 161 Mixed 102 SusWrite 166 108% 148 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1.1 214% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 94.1% Great: 100%
WD Blue 2.5" 500GB (2009)-$50 31,419 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 224GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 44 44 43 44 42 44 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	27.7% Poor	Read 52.5 Write 48.5 Mixed 36.7 SusWrite 43.6 34% 45.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.6 113% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 27.7% Great: 43%
Seagate ST6000NM0024-1HT17Z 6TB 821 User benchmarks, average bench 100% 2.5TB free Firmware: SN02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 175 174 173 174 174 175 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 177 Write 178 Mixed 89.5 SusWrite 174 113% 155 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 3.2 4K Mixed 1.1 236% 1.87 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 119%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown DDR4 2400 BLS16G4D240FSB.16FB BLS16G4D240FSB.16FB DDR4 2400 BLS16G4D240FSB.16FB BLS16G4D240FSB.16FB 96GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 2400, 2400, 2400, 2400, 2400, 2400 MHz 16384, 16384, 16384, 16384, 16384, 16384 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	82.5% Excellent	MC Read 32.6 MC Write 33.2 MC Mixed 28.8 90% 31.5 GB/s	SC Read 11.9 SC Write 18.8 SC Mixed 18 46% 16.2 GB/s	Latency 79.7 50% 79.7 ns
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 82.5% Great: 106%

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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