MSI X99A SLI PLUS(MS-7885)

Performance Results


Gaming 87% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 79% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 88.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	91.6% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	289% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). 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	26.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190613
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Mar 01 '21 at 16:46
Run Duration	220 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	12%

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PC Performing above expectations (74^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 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	88.8% Excellent	Memory 94.1 1-Core 121 2-Core 243 86% 153 Pts	4-Core 449 8-Core 725 72% 587 Pts	64-Core 956 59% 956 Pts
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 88.8% Great: 88%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324 645,160 User benchmarks, average bench 90% EVGA(3842 2066) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 461.40 Performing below potential (72^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	91.6% Outstanding	Lighting 115 Reflection 127 Parallax 112 94% 118 fps	MRender 138 Gravity 97.6 Splatting 92.6 87% 109 fps
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 91.6% Great: 97%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB (2019)-$74 114,373 User benchmarks, average bench 277% 870GB free (System drive) Firmware: 111110WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1974 1734 1729 1741 1740 1743 MB/s Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	289% Outstanding	Read 1,950 Write 1,985 Mixed 1,749 SusWrite 1777 421% 1,865 MB/s	4K Read 47 4K Write 135 4K Mixed 68.1 230% 83.3 MB/s	DQ Read 870 DQ Write 529 DQ Mixed 770 555% 723 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 289% Great: 347%
3 2TB SSD 2TB 1,800 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 281GB free Firmware: T0617A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 427 427 48 15 15 15 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	78.1% Very good	Read 488 Write 409 Mixed 405 SusWrite 158 82% 365 MB/s	4K Read 25.6 4K Write 98.7 4K Mixed 29.8 129% 51.4 MB/s	DQ Read 128 DQ Write 320 DQ Mixed 50.6 88% 166 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 78.1% Great: 105%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 1.5TB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 103 103 105 105 105 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	59.1% Above average	Read 102 Write 98.3 Mixed 79.3 SusWrite 104 71% 95.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 166% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 59.1% Great: 67%
Seagate Laptop SSHD 2.5" (32GB NAND) 1TB-$41 561 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 712GB free Firmware: SD02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 109 105 108 108 108 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	61.2% Good	Read 104 Write 93.1 Mixed 62.3 SusWrite 108 67% 91.8 MB/s	4K Read 1.7 4K Write 4.7 4K Mixed 1.6 336% 2.67 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 61.2% Great: 66%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 3000 C16 Series 4x8GB 1,524 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 4 of 8 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 3000 MHz clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	MC Read 42.9 MC Write 42.3 MC Mixed 42.2 121% 42.5 GB/s	SC Read 17.7 SC Write 22.8 SC Mixed 23.1 61% 21.2 GB/s	Latency 59.5 67% 59.5 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 109%

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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 $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	89x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	60x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $76Bench 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: 91% - Outstanding

Total price: $371

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $46

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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