MSI X99S SLI PLUS (MS-7885)

Performance Results


Gaming 129% UFO	Desktop 82% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 111% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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 76.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	166% 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.
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 (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7885
Motherboard	MSI X99S SLI PLUS (MS-7885) (all builds)
Memory	11.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180615
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 27 '22 at 00:08
Run Duration	156 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	14%

PC Performing as expected (60^th 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 3.3 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	76.9% Very good	Memory 90.4 1-Core 91.5 2-Core 183 72% 122 Pts	4-Core 342 8-Core 564 55% 453 Pts	64-Core 675 42% 675 Pts
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 76.9% Great: 88%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-Ti-$600 218,061 User benchmarks, average bench 158% Gigabyte(1458 408F) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 526.98 Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	166% Outstanding	Lighting 250 Reflection 215 Parallax 210 204% 225 fps	MRender 254 Gravity 161 Splatting 130 142% 182 fps
Poor: 139% ↑ This bench: 166% Great: 170%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 10GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 489 Write 387 Mixed 392 94% 423 MB/s	4K Read 35.4 4K Write 65.8 4K Mixed 44.7 146% 48.6 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 356 268% 358 MB/s
Poor: 72% Great: 124%
Samsung 840 Evo 1TB-$199 23,857 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 83GB free Firmware: EXT0BB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 445 458 241 46 38 30 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	94% Outstanding	Read 492 Write 464 Mixed 393 SusWrite 210 87% 389 MB/s	4K Read 35.7 4K Write 65.7 4K Mixed 44.6 146% 48.7 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 260 222% 326 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 94% Great: 126%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 95GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 105 103 103 103 103 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	65% Good	Read 122 Write 113 Mixed 70.7 SusWrite 104 75% 103 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1.2 232% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 65% Great: 109%
Hitachi HDS722020ALA330 2TB-$53 17,356 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 2TB free Firmware: JKAOA3MA SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 116 116 116 118 117 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	64.6% Good	Read 108 Write 120 Mixed 64.2 SusWrite 117 75% 102 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 1 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 64.6% Great: 69%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial Ballistix Sport DDR4 2400 C16 4x4GB-$84 1,914 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 4 of 8 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	MC Read 38.7 MC Write 43.7 MC Mixed 37 114% 39.8 GB/s	SC Read 15.3 SC Write 17.8 SC Mixed 21.5 52% 18.2 GB/s	Latency 66.6 60% 66.6 ns
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 108%

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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 $184	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) $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