MSI X99A SLI PLUS(MS-7885)

Performance Results


Gaming 34% Sail boat	Desktop 82% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 31% Sail boat


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 74.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	32.8% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	224% 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.

System	MSI MS-7885
Motherboard	MSI X99A SLI PLUS(MS-7885) (all builds)
Memory	8.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160607
Uptime	4.8 Days
Run Date	May 19 '22 at 02:00
Run Duration	305 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	10%

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 3.15 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	74.4% Very good	Memory 84.1 1-Core 89.4 2-Core 160 66% 111 Pts	4-Core 349 8-Core 600 58% 475 Pts	64-Core 762 47% 762 Pts
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 74.4% Great: 88%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% MSI(1462 3201) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1443 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 512.59 Performing below potential (65^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	32.8% Below average	Lighting 42.1 Reflection 44.4 Parallax 39.6 34% 42 fps	MRender 36.1 Gravity 39.6 Splatting 34.5 30% 36.7 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 32.8% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB (2019)-$74 114,373 User benchmarks, average bench 277% 288GB free (System drive) Firmware: 111110WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1604 932 908 906 882 831 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	224% Outstanding	Read 1,816 Write 1,922 Mixed 1,585 SusWrite 1,010 356% 1,584 MB/s	4K Read 41 4K Write 121 4K Mixed 59.6 203% 74 MB/s	DQ Read 746 DQ Write 433 DQ Mixed 622 454% 600 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 224% Great: 347%
PNY Optima 240GB-$64 788 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 222GB free Firmware: N0307A SusWrite @10s intervals: 282 287 286 287 287 286 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	88.2% Excellent	Read 466 Write 285 Mixed 275 SusWrite 286 73% 328 MB/s	4K Read 25.4 4K Write 84.8 4K Mixed 34.3 127% 48.2 MB/s	DQ Read 298 DQ Write 284 DQ Mixed 195 173% 259 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 88.2% Great: 98%
Toshiba HDWR440 4TB 1,242 User benchmarks, average bench 115% 144GB free Firmware: 0601 SusWrite @10s intervals: 136 139 141 141 141 141 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 211 Write 192 Mixed 110 SusWrite 140 120% 163 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 3.5 4K Mixed 0.9 198% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 137%
Toshiba HDWR440 4TB 1,242 User benchmarks, average bench 115% 3.5TB free Firmware: 0601 SusWrite @10s intervals: 245 246 247 247 248 247 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 78% Great: 137%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws 4 DDR4 3000 C15 4x4GB-$234 3,507 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 4 of 8 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 3000 MHz clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (50^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	95% Outstanding	MC Read 36.7 MC Write 39.8 MC Mixed 34.2 105% 36.9 GB/s	SC Read 13.6 SC Write 17.1 SC Mixed 18.8 47% 16.5 GB/s	Latency 73.3 55% 73.3 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 95% Great: 117%

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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	823x
Core i7-6800KIntel $103Bench 81%, 50,196 samples	329x
Core i7-5930KIntel $70Bench 80%, 34,039 samples	117x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	148x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	137x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	116x

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 $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	40x

RAM
4x8GBUnknownBench 70%, 41,916 samples	59x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	52x
4x4GBUnknownBench 43%, 106,178 samples	46x

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Value: 94% - Outstanding

Total price: $357

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	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) $37	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