MSI X99S SLI PLUS (MS-7885)

Performance Results


Gaming 53% Yacht	Desktop 80% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 48% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 74.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	62.2% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	89% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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 (12%). 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.

System	MSI MS-7885
Motherboard	MSI X99S SLI PLUS (MS-7885) (all builds)
Memory	10.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150320
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Apr 15 '21 at 01:50
Run Duration	156 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	12%

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PC Performing as expected (43^rd 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 3.4 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	74.7% Very good	Memory 85.7 1-Core 89 2-Core 186 70% 120 Pts	4-Core 344 8-Core 588 57% 466 Pts	64-Core 748 46% 748 Pts
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 74.7% Great: 88%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-$143 230,793 User benchmarks, average bench 68% PNY(196E 1325) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2295 MHz, MLim: 2100 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing below potential (9^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	62.2% Good	Lighting 80.5 Reflection 77.8 Parallax 68.5 66% 75.6 fps	MRender 59.5 Gravity 75.5 Splatting 67.6 56% 67.5 fps
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 62.2% Great: 73%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Pro 512GB-$129 14,996 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 67GB free (System drive) Firmware: DXM06B0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 410 366 283 394 373 322 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	89% Excellent	Read 346 Write 146 Mixed 263 SusWrite 358 62% 278 MB/s	4K Read 29 4K Write 70.1 4K Mixed 38.8 131% 46 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 191 DQ Mixed 164 154% 244 MB/s
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 89% Great: 118%
Samsung 840 Pro 256GB-$190 73,119 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 120GB free Firmware: DXM06B0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 437 442 454 451 452 455 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 474 Write 471 Mixed 319 SusWrite 448 96% 428 MB/s	4K Read 30.1 4K Write 74.4 4K Mixed 37.9 134% 47.5 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 331 DQ Mixed 150 168% 286 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 116%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$23 574,344 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 171GB free Firmware: KC48 SusWrite @10s intervals: 81 81 82 83 83 83 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	45.8% Average	Read 77.5 Write 78.7 Mixed 53.7 SusWrite 82 54% 73 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.7 122% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 45.8% Great: 88%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 363GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 115 116 116 117 116 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	70.8% Very good	Read 131 Write 120 Mixed 69.5 SusWrite 116 80% 109 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.2 233% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 70.8% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 4x4GB 106,178 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 4 of 8 slots used 16GB DIMM clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	95.6% Outstanding	MC Read 36.6 MC Write 40.2 MC Mixed 34.4 106% 37.1 GB/s	SC Read 13.6 SC Write 18.1 SC Mixed 18.6 48% 16.8 GB/s	Latency 71.5 56% 71.5 ns
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 95.6% Great: 61%

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

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Gaming 45%

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Desktop 82%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 41%

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Motherboard: MSI X99S SLI PLUS (MS-7885)

CPU
Core i7-5820KIntel $130Bench 77%, 101,694 samples	784x
Core i7-5930KIntel $70Bench 80%, 34,039 samples	115x
Core i7-5960XIntel $285Bench 80%, 15,468 samples	45x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	125x
GTX 980Nvidia $500Bench 59%, 167,107 samples	79x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	68x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	44x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	32x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 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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Total price: $523

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	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