MSI X99S SLI PLUS (MS-7885)

Performance Results


Gaming 64% Destroyer	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 57% Gunboat


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 80%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	70.6% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	207% 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.

System	MSI MS-7885
Motherboard	MSI X99S SLI PLUS (MS-7885) (all builds)
Memory	21.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190613
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Sep 11 '21 at 00:13
Run Duration	232 Seconds
Run User	GBR-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 i7-5820K-$130 101,694 User benchmarks, average bench 77% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	80% Excellent	Memory 90.4 1-Core 104 2-Core 208 77% 134 Pts	4-Core 375 8-Core 632 61% 504 Pts	64-Core 810 50% 810 Pts
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 80% Great: 88%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560 214,030 User benchmarks, average bench 79% Asus(1043 855C) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1316 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 466.47 Performing below potential (10^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	70.6% Very good	Lighting 86.4 Reflection 104 Parallax 93.5 70% 94.8 fps	MRender 91.8 Gravity 91.7 Splatting 79.5 71% 87.7 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 70.6% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74 180,890 User benchmarks, average bench 228% 737GB free (System drive) Firmware: 211070WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1502 823 833 833 837 840 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	207% Outstanding	Read 1,548 Write 1,744 Mixed 1,354 SusWrite 945 315% 1,398 MB/s	4K Read 42.7 4K Write 118 4K Mixed 60.6 205% 73.7 MB/s	DQ Read 652 DQ Write 424 DQ Mixed 593 427% 556 MB/s
Poor: 164% ↑ This bench: 207% Great: 276%
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 193GB free Firmware: BB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 382 250 249 250 249 249 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 477 Write 463 Mixed 406 SusWrite 272 91% 404 MB/s	4K Read 38.9 4K Write 85.7 4K Mixed 47.5 165% 57.4 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 232 209% 318 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 118%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$40 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 91GB free Firmware: CC29 SusWrite @10s intervals: 161 151 105 135 164 163 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	83.8% Excellent	Read 146 Write 125 Mixed 86.7 SusWrite 146 92% 126 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 154% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 83.8% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 4x8GB 12,182 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 4 of 8 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 2667 MHz clocked @ 2666 MHz Performing below potential (97^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	104% Outstanding	MC Read 39.7 MC Write 41.5 MC Mixed 39.2 115% 40.1 GB/s	SC Read 15.4 SC Write 19.3 SC Mixed 21.4 53% 18.7 GB/s	Latency 66.6 60% 66.6 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 99%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 45: 2R 10G 5B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
45%	35%	48	153	113	144	27"	2048 1152	ACI27B1 ROG PG278Q

History: Score 35: 3R 4G 8B | Score 45: 2R 10G 5B

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Desktop 82%

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Workstation 41%

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Motherboard: MSI X99S SLI PLUS (MS-7885)

CPU
Core i7-5820KIntel $130Bench 77%, 101,694 samples	785x
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	45x
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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Value: 66% - Good

Total price: $523

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 $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	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