MSI X99A SLI PLUS(MS-7885)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


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 83.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	58.8% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7885
Motherboard	MSI X99A SLI PLUS(MS-7885) (all builds)
Memory	28.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160410
Uptime	2.4 Days
Run Date	Jan 22 '18 at 21:08
Run Duration	96 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	1%

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 3.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	83.4% Excellent	Memory 92.8 1-Core 106 2-Core 210 79% 136 Pts	4-Core 399 8-Core 637 64% 518 Pts	64-Core 807 50% 807 Pts
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 83.4% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk SD8SNAT128G1122 128GB 1,041 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 19GB free (System drive) Firmware: Z2320000 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 43 100 555 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1162 (A6) Unknown 100 100 49 (A7) Unknown 100 100 0 (A8) Unknown 100 100 100 (A9) Unknown 100 100 90 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 88 (AE) Unknown 100 100 232 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 60 100 214748364840 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 809 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (E9) Unknown 100 100 7305 (F1) Unknown 253 253 4010 (F2) Unknown 253 253 3722	58.8% Above average	Read 445 Write 174 Mixed 254 64% 291 MB/s	4K Read 22.2 4K Write 91.3 4K Mixed 3.99 87% 39.2 MB/s	DQ Read 117 DQ Write 176 DQ Mixed 3.18 42% 98.6 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 58.8% Great: 70%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC47 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 115 99 99112184 (03) Spinup time 98 97 0 (04) Start/Stop count 98 98 2951 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 78 60 73033923 (09) Power-on hours count 92 92 7279 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2274 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 99 65541 (BD) vendor-specific 99 99 1 (BE) vendor-specific 72 58 9060876316 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 92 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 94 94 12585 (C2) HDA temperature 28 42 -140737488355300 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 83339545418140 (F1) Unknown 100 253 9130306676 (F2) Unknown 100 253 11064370142	99.8% Outstanding	Read 180 Write 168 Mixed 159 127% 169 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.99 4K Mixed 0.28 88% 0.92 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 99.8% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX 2400 C15 4x8GB 9,100 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 4 of 8 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (15^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	71.3% Very good	MC Read 31.7 MC Write 21.4 MC Mixed 23.6 73% 25.6 GB/s	SC Read 15.5 SC Write 19.1 SC Mixed 21.3 53% 18.6 GB/s	Latency 62.4 64% 62.4 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 71.3% Great: 107%

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Gaming 65%

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Desktop 81%

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Workstation 57%

Gunboat

Motherboard: MSI X99A SLI PLUS(MS-7885)

CPU
Core i7-5820KIntel $130Bench 77%, 101,694 samples	824x
Core i7-6800KIntel $103Bench 81%, 50,196 samples	329x
Core i7-5930KIntel $70Bench 80%, 34,039 samples	118x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	148x
GTX 1080Nvidia $245Bench 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 $98Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	41x

RAM
4x8GBUnknownBench 70%, 41,916 samples	59x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	52x
4x4GBUnknownBench 43%, 106,178 samples	47x

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Value: 94% - Outstanding

Total price: $357

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	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 $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16