MSI X99S SLI PLUS (MS-7885)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 41% Speed boat	Desktop 55% Gunboat	Workstation 40% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (38th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 62 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.
Processor	With a below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 47.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	77.4% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at 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.

Very high background CPU (33%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

8 months ago, 8 months ago, 8 months ago, 8 months ago.

System	MSI MS-7885
Motherboard	MSI X99S SLI PLUS (MS-7885) (all builds)
Memory	6.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160715
Uptime	1.1 Days
Run Date	Sep 14 '23 at 01:53
Run Duration	344 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	33%

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PC Performing below expectations (38^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 1.7 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	47.8% Average	Memory 74.8 1-Core 31.5 2-Core 53.6 38% 53.3 Pts	4-Core 114 8-Core 240 21% 177 Pts	64-Core 804 50% 804 Pts
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 47.8% Great: 88%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Gigabyte(1458 3702) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 536.23 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	77.4% Very good	Lighting 82.6 Reflection 133 Parallax 123 67% 113 fps	MRender 109 Gravity 133 Splatting 114 97% 119 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 77.4% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Samsung 860 EVO M.2 1TB 27,887 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 87GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 692 153 150 150 149 149 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 81% Great: 133%
Seagate ST9160823ASG 160GB 289 User benchmarks, average bench 24% 148GB free Firmware: D SusWrite @10s intervals: 53 54 53 53 54 53 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	28.9% Poor	Read 47.5 Write 51.3 Mixed 37 SusWrite 53.2 35% 47.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.7 122% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 28.9% Great: 32%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$62 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 450GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 165 164 161 160 164 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	94.5% Outstanding	Read 169 Write 143 Mixed 80.8 SusWrite 161 101% 138 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 145% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 94.5% Great: 114%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 227GB free Firmware: 1A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 88 86 86 87 87 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	61.2% Good	Read 126 Write 115 Mixed 76.3 SusWrite 87 74% 101 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1.1 223% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 61.2% Great: 109%
Toshiba MQ01ABD075 750GB-$40 42,694 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 166GB free Firmware: 1C SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 85 84 84 85 85 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	42.5% Average	Read 63.3 Write 67.2 Mixed 30.9 SusWrite 84.9 45% 61.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.6 107% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 42.5% Great: 57%
Toshiba MK3256GSY 320GB-$90 1,632 User benchmarks, average bench 36% 764GB free Firmware: 3C SusWrite @10s intervals: 43 42 42 43 47 48 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	14.5% Very poor	Read 5.7 Write 7 Mixed 6.2 SusWrite 44.2 12% 15.8 MB/s	4K Read 2.4 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0.5 156% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 14.5% Great: 52%
WD My Passport 2626 5TB 711 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 263GB free, PID 2626 Operating at USB 3.2 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 85 79 83 75 83 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	42.8% Average	Read 106 Write 89.5 Mixed 58.9 SusWrite 79.7 109% 83.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 3.2 4K Mixed 0.6 132% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 42.8% Great: 62%
Seagate BUP Slim RD 2TB 279 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 193GB free, PID ab24 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 82 83 84 83 84 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	35.4% Below average	Read 100 Write 130 Mixed 72.9 SusWrite 82.2 131% 96.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.2 40% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 35.4% Great: 55%
Generic MassStorageClass 256GB 11 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 143GB free, PID 0756 Operating at USB 3.2 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 19 20 20 20 20 20 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	16.1% Very poor	Read 20.7 Write 19.7 Mixed 18.4 SusWrite 19.9 27% 19.7 MB/s	4K Read 4.4 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 3.1 207% 3.33 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 16.1% Great: 44%
WD My Passport 2TB 10,723 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 217GB free, PID 0748 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 80 69 60 67 56 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	29.2% Poor	Read 64.1 Write 63.1 Mixed 42.5 SusWrite 68.4 81% 59.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.6 76% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 29.2% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws 4 DDR4 2400 C15 4x4GB 2,352 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 4 of 8 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	93.1% Outstanding	MC Read 36.1 MC Write 41.5 MC Mixed 36.9 109% 38.2 GB/s	SC Read 7.6 SC Write 6.8 SC Mixed 10.3 24% 8.23 GB/s	Latency 90.8 44% 90.8 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 93.1% Great: 104%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	70	59	120	24"	1920 1080	AUS24B1 ROG PG248Q

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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	790x
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	79x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	69x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	45x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	32x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 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: 68% - Good

Total price: $504

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $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