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 above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 92.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	109% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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, 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	29.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160715
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 10 '18 at 13:25
Run Duration	157 Seconds
Run User	ROU-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6850K-$115 29,279 User benchmarks, average bench 84% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	92.2% Outstanding	Memory 93.4 1-Core 123 2-Core 247 87% 155 Pts	4-Core 490 8-Core 785 78% 637 Pts	64-Core 978 60% 978 Pts
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 92.2% Great: 93%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3160) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 391.1 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 43% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 520 Series 180GB-$132 14,258 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 130GB free Firmware: LF1i Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 93 93 133358734547123 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2380 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AE) Unknown 100 100 2379 (B7) Unknown 100 100 4 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 2379 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (E1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 273597 (E2) Load-in time 100 100 65535 (E3) Torque amplification count 100 100 64 (E4) Power-off retract count 100 100 65535 (E8) Unknown 100 100 0 (E9) Unknown 100 100 0 (F1) Unknown 100 100 273597 (F2) Unknown 100 100 505686 (F9) Unknown 100 100 9127	69.2% Good	Read 485 Write 180 Mixed 254 67% 306 MB/s	4K Read 32.4 4K Write 86 4K Mixed 16.8 116% 45 MB/s	DQ Read 39.6 DQ Write 200 DQ Mixed 78.6 72% 106 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 69.2% Great: 88%
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 124GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 720 Write 545 Mixed 553 135% 606 MB/s	4K Read 41 4K Write 71.7 4K Mixed 22.7 129% 45.1 MB/s	DQ Read 326 DQ Write 92.2 DQ Mixed 19.3 64% 146 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 236%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 347GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 177 173 2150 (04) Start/Stop count 94 94 6347 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 83 83 12712 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 96 96 4457 (C0) Power-off retract count 199 199 1004 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 199 199 5342 (C2) HDA temperature 108 95 35 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	104% Outstanding	Read 197 Write 166 Mixed 136 124% 166 MB/s	4K Read 1.11 4K Write 2.72 4K Mixed 0.27 127% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 109%
WD Se 1TB (2013)-$18 2,236 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 803GB free Firmware: 01.01M02 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 175 171 2233 (04) Start/Stop count 97 97 3366 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 0 (09) Power-on hours count 78 78 16490 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1627 (10) Unknown 20 180 360599156380 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 431 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 2957 (C2) HDA temperature 106 87 37 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	82.5% Excellent	Read 146 Write 141 Mixed 142 108% 143 MB/s	4K Read 1.06 4K Write 0.64 4K Mixed 0.09 66% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 82.5% Great: 104%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2133 C14 4x8GB-$165 6,271 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 4 of 8 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	119% Outstanding	MC Read 44 MC Write 54.5 MC Mixed 41.6 133% 46.7 GB/s	SC Read 14.9 SC Write 21 SC Mixed 21.4 55% 19.1 GB/s	Latency 61.3 65% 61.3 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 113%

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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	117x

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 $95Bench 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 $273	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 $45	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