MSI X99A SLI PLUS(MS-7885)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 98%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 87%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (32nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 68 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith 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 79%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics129% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMSI MS-7885
MotherboardMSI X99A SLI PLUS(MS-7885)  (all builds)
Memory11.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160715
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 14 '22 at 19:49
Run Duration150 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%
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 PC Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-5930K-$70
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (52nd percentile)
79% Very good
Memory 86
1-Core 103
2-Core 194
74% 128 Pts
4-Core 388
8-Core 628
62% 508 Pts
64-Core 803
50% 803 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 79%
Great: 91%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti-$340
EVGA(3842 4663) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 511.23
Performing below potential (57th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
129% Outstanding
Lighting 180
Reflection 224
Parallax 162
146% 189 fps
MRender 189
Gravity 135
Splatting 116
117% 147 fps
Poor: 116%
This bench: 129%
Great: 136%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Sabrent Rocket NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$30
37GB free (System drive)
Firmware: ECFM12.3 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 589
Write 671
Mixed 259
113% 506 MB/s
4K Read 37.8
4K Write 86.1
4K Mixed 49.1
166% 57.7 MB/s
DQ Read 684
DQ Write 419
DQ Mixed 254
269% 452 MB/s
Poor: 67% Great: 223%
WD WD10EACS-00ZJB0 1TB
11GB free
Firmware: 01.01B01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 45 45 46 46 46 46 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
25.4% Poor
Read 42.2
Write 44.2
Mixed 32.2
SusWrite 45.8
30% 41.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.6
123% 1 MB/s
Poor: 26%
This bench: 25.4%
Great: 51%
Seagate ST3250310AS 250GB-$44
72GB free
Firmware: 3.ADA
SusWrite @10s intervals: 38 37 35 35 35 34 MB/s
Performing below expectations (24th percentile)
35.7% Below average
Read 88.5
Write 58
Mixed 46.3
SusWrite 35.7
42% 57.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.1
4K Mixed 0.9
150% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 20%
This bench: 35.7%
Great: 54%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown DDR4 2400 2OZ 2x8GB
2 of 8 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below potential (23rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
67% Good
MC Read 30.8
MC Write 20.7
MC Mixed 20.7
69% 24.1 GB/s
SC Read 15.1
SC Write 19.8
SC Mixed 19
51% 18 GB/s
Latency 71.2
56% 71.2 ns
Poor: 50%
This bench: 67%
Great: 83%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical X99A SLI PLUS(MS-7885) Builds (Compare 1,531 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 65%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 57%
Gunboat

Motherboard: MSI X99A SLI PLUS(MS-7885)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 91% - Outstanding Total price: $371
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