MSI X99A SLI PLUS(MS-7885)

Performance Results


Gaming 45% Yacht	Desktop 84% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 41% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 82.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	52.8% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	112% 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	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.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7885
Motherboard	MSI X99A SLI PLUS(MS-7885) (all builds)
Memory	11.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190613
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 20 '21 at 23:30
Run Duration	210 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (63^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 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	82.9% Excellent	Memory 87.3 1-Core 110 2-Core 221 79% 139 Pts	4-Core 422 8-Core 692 68% 557 Pts	64-Core 848 52% 848 Pts
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 82.9% Great: 88%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3160) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 466.77 Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	52.8% Above average	Lighting 65.6 Reflection 72.1 Parallax 64.6 54% 67.4 fps	MRender 69.6 Gravity 64.9 Splatting 56.7 51% 63.7 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 52.8% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 512GB-$190 68,849 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 140GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXM04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 347 368 368 355 388 329 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 494 Write 482 Mixed 385 SusWrite 359 97% 430 MB/s	4K Read 40 4K Write 87.5 4K Mixed 52.7 174% 60.1 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 333 DQ Mixed 328 254% 347 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 124%
Samsung 840 Pro 256GB-$175 73,119 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 41GB free Firmware: DXM06B0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 355 365 365 372 227 51 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	99.9% Outstanding	Read 507 Write 478 Mixed 357 SusWrite 289 92% 408 MB/s	4K Read 32.8 4K Write 83.4 4K Mixed 42.6 148% 52.9 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 336 DQ Mixed 176 182% 298 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 99.9% Great: 116%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$59 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 989GB free Firmware: MX4OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 152 154 152 155 153 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	84.5% Excellent	Read 142 Write 151 Mixed 15.2 SusWrite 152 83% 115 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 157% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 84.5% Great: 108%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$38 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC29 SusWrite @10s intervals: 189 192 191 193 191 194 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 180 Write 168 Mixed 81.7 SusWrite 192 113% 155 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 152% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 114%
Seagate ST31000340AS 1TB-$136 7,908 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 781GB free Firmware: SD1A SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 98 98 98 98 99 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	53.9% Above average	Read 90.1 Write 79.7 Mixed 55.5 SusWrite 97.7 59% 80.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 149% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 53.9% Great: 59%
Generic Flash Disk 8GB 32,093 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 7GB free, PID 6387 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 1.8 2.4 2.2 2.2 2.3 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	4.05% Terrible	Read 16 Write 0.2 Mixed 1.7 SusWrite 2.2 4% 5.03 MB/s	4K Read 5.3 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 20% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 4.05% Great: 7%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB 18,693 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 2 of 8 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 3000 MHz clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (3^rd percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	40.1% Average	MC Read 16.7 MC Write 11.2 MC Mixed 11.5 38% 13.1 GB/s	SC Read 12.9 SC Write 11.4 SC Mixed 15 38% 13.1 GB/s	Latency 70.2 57% 70.2 ns
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 40.1% Great: 102%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	9	7	60	24.1"	1280 720	DELA07A DELL U2412M

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Typical X99A SLI PLUS(MS-7885) Builds (Compare 1,550 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	831x
Core i7-6800KIntel $103Bench 81%, 50,196 samples	332x
Core i7-5930KIntel $150Bench 80%, 34,039 samples	118x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	151x
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	92x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	60x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $86Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	41x

RAM
4x8GBUnknownBench 70%, 41,916 samples	60x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	53x
4x4GBUnknownBench 43%, 106,178 samples	47x

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Value: 94% - Outstanding

Total price: $357

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

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) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16