MSI X99S SLI PLUS (MS-7885)

Performance Results


Gaming 168% UFO	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 149% UFO


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 81.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	209% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	70.2% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.

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System	MSI MS-7885
Motherboard	MSI X99S SLI PLUS (MS-7885) (all builds)
Memory	9.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180615
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 07 '23 at 20:27
Run Duration	175 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	26%

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 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	81.4% Excellent	Memory 90.3 1-Core 107 2-Core 205 78% 134 Pts	4-Core 390 8-Core 630 63% 510 Pts	64-Core 821 51% 821 Pts
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 81.4% Great: 88%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,198 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% Gigabyte(1458 403B) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 528.02 Performing below potential (48^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	209% Outstanding	Lighting 308 Reflection 293 Parallax 325 251% 309 fps	MRender 348 Gravity 254 Splatting 189 207% 264 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 209% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
PNY SSD2SC240G1CS2754D117-514 240GB 381 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 47GB free (System drive) Firmware: CS211101 SusWrite @10s intervals: 194 169 232 175 149 154 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	70.2% Very good	Read 504 Write 291 Mixed 285 SusWrite 179 70% 315 MB/s	4K Read 26.6 4K Write 9.2 4K Mixed 29.8 83% 21.9 MB/s	DQ Read 280 DQ Write 282 DQ Mixed 179 163% 247 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 70.2% Great: 95%
Patriot Burst 960GB 4,793 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 57GB free Firmware: SBFM61.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 342 83 85 103 23 100 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	78.5% Very good	Read 457 Write 414 Mixed 360 SusWrite 123 76% 339 MB/s	4K Read 30.6 4K Write 76.5 4K Mixed 33.4 130% 46.8 MB/s	DQ Read 261 DQ Write 327 DQ Mixed 199 177% 262 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 78.5% Great: 102%
Samsung 860 QVO 1TB-$109 201,200 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 270GB free Firmware: RVQ02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 359 283 84 82 83 82 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	91.8% Outstanding	Read 490 Write 145 Mixed 415 SusWrite 162 67% 303 MB/s	4K Read 32.5 4K Write 81.8 4K Mixed 44.1 149% 52.8 MB/s	DQ Read 375 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 351 265% 355 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 91.8% Great: 121%
Adata SP900 512GB 926 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 116GB free Firmware: 5.6.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 34 42 31 34 28 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	23.9% Poor	Read 247 Write 166 Mixed 163 SusWrite 44.6 34% 155 MB/s	4K Read 13.6 4K Write 5.4 4K Mixed 10.2 36% 9.73 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 23.9% Great: 65%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$40 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 1TB free Firmware: MX4OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 159 159 162 158 162 161 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	91% Outstanding	Read 157 Write 153 Mixed 44.2 SusWrite 160 93% 129 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.6 157% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 91% Great: 108%

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 (67^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	MC Read 38.1 MC Write 41.5 MC Mixed 36.7 111% 38.8 GB/s	SC Read 15.4 SC Write 20.6 SC Mixed 21 54% 19 GB/s	Latency 66.7 60% 66.7 ns
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 108%

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

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Typical X99S SLI PLUS (MS-7885) Builds (Compare 1,034 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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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	792x
Core i7-5930KIntel $150Bench 80%, 34,039 samples	116x
Core i7-5960XIntel $285Bench 80%, 15,468 samples	45x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	126x
GTX 980Nvidia $500Bench 59%, 167,107 samples	80x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	69x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	45x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	32x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 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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Total price: $508

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $289	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $490	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16