MSI X99A SLI PLUS(MS-7885)

Performance Results


Gaming 96% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 89% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 89.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	106% 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.
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7885
Motherboard	MSI X99A SLI PLUS(MS-7885) (all builds)
Memory	11.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160715
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 08 '21 at 05:50
Run Duration	193 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	11%

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PC Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-5930K-$70 34,039 User benchmarks, average bench 80% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 4.25 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	89.2% Excellent	Memory 94.5 1-Core 123 2-Core 221 84% 146 Pts	4-Core 452 8-Core 776 74% 614 Pts	64-Core 998 62% 998 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 89.2% Great: 91%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% EVGA(3842 6188) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Lighting 134 Reflection 150 Parallax 137 109% 140 fps	MRender 120 Gravity 142 Splatting 126 106% 129 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 EVO M.2 250GB 26,055 User benchmarks, average bench 100% 130GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT24B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 6,021 Write 5,676 Mixed 5,684 1,294% 5,794 MB/s	4K Read 424 4K Write 268 4K Mixed 314 1,187% 335 MB/s	DQ Read 843 DQ Write 664 DQ Mixed 710 543% 739 MB/s
Poor: 72% Great: 126%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 39GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 402 229 202 180 156 146 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 503 Write 483 Mixed 377 SusWrite 219 89% 396 MB/s	4K Read 44.5 4K Write 105 4K Mixed 59.4 199% 69.6 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 339 DQ Mixed 358 269% 360 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 124%
Adata SP600 128GB 8,600 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 30GB free Firmware: 2.5 SusWrite @10s intervals: 45 45 45 45 46 47 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 54% Great: 92%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 402GB free Firmware: CC3E SusWrite @10s intervals: 75 76 79 78 79 80 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	44.3% Average	Read 76.5 Write 60 Mixed 59.5 SusWrite 77.7 51% 68.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.9 152% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 44.3% Great: 68%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GB 13,671 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 2 of 8 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 3000 MHz clocked @ 3001 MHz Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	78.2% Very good	MC Read 37 MC Write 22.6 MC Mixed 24.3 80% 28 GB/s	SC Read 18.1 SC Write 23.4 SC Mixed 21.8 60% 21.1 GB/s	Latency 58.5 68% 58.5 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 78.2% Great: 103%

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

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Typical X99A SLI PLUS(MS-7885) Builds (Compare 1,540 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	825x
Core i7-6800KIntel $103Bench 81%, 50,196 samples	331x
Core i7-5930KIntel $70Bench 80%, 34,039 samples	118x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	150x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	138x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	117x

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 $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	41x

RAM
4x8GBUnknownBench 70%, 41,916 samples	59x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	52x
4x4GBUnknownBench 43%, 106,178 samples	47x

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Value: 94% - Outstanding

Total price: $357

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16