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 way above expectations (91st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 9 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 89.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	242% 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	12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB 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.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7885
Motherboard	MSI X99A SLI PLUS(MS-7885) (all builds)
Memory	10.1 GB free of 12 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit farger, 2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit farger
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160715
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 25 '18 at 13:52
Run Duration	109 Seconds
Run User	DNK-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing way above expectations (91^st 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, 6 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	89.6% Excellent	Memory 94.4 1-Core 115 2-Core 230 84% 147 Pts	4-Core 457 8-Core 684 71% 570 Pts	64-Core 685 42% 685 Pts
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 89.6% Great: 88%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3160) CLim: 1618 MHz, MLim: 1830 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 390.65 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 43% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 112GB free (System drive) Firmware: CXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	242% Outstanding	Read 2,651 Write 1,272 Mixed 1,433 392% 1,785 MB/s	4K Read 56 4K Write 123 4K Mixed 28.7 186% 69.1 MB/s	DQ Read 60.6 DQ Write 152 DQ Mixed 156 105% 123 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 242% Great: 236%
Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB-$35 176,713 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 47GB free Firmware: 60AABBF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 95 95 3755168 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 90 90 50912542335988 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 2023 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AE) Unknown 0 0 924 (B1) Unknown 0 0 3 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 1 1 1410 (BD) vendor-specific 26 46 55837589530 (C2) HDA temperature 26 46 55837589530 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 120 120 3755168 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C9) Soft read error rate 120 120 3755168 (CC) Soft ECC correction 120 120 3755168 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 100 (E7) Temperature 100 100 0 (E9) Unknown 0 0 7948 (EA) Unknown 0 0 8680 (F1) Unknown 0 0 8680 (F2) Unknown 0 0 8193	71.5% Very good	Read 521 Write 230 Mixed 246 73% 332 MB/s	4K Read 27.5 4K Write 96.5 4K Mixed 13.6 110% 45.8 MB/s	DQ Read 37.3 DQ Write 197 DQ Mixed 15.5 42% 83.3 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 71.5% Great: 85%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 2400 C15 3x4GB 637 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 3 of 8 slots used 12GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	97.3% Outstanding	MC Read 41.6 MC Write 32.8 MC Mixed 35.4 105% 36.6 GB/s	SC Read 16.6 SC Write 21.5 SC Mixed 23.2 58% 20.4 GB/s	Latency 58.8 68% 58.8 ns
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 97.3% Great: 87%

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Desktop 81%

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Workstation 57%

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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	118x

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 $98Bench 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 $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	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 $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16