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 (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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 93.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	116% 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	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	29.8 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 13:39
Run Duration	158 Seconds
Run User	ROU-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6850K-$115 29,279 User benchmarks, average bench 84% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 3.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	93.7% Outstanding	Memory 94.4 1-Core 123 2-Core 251 88% 156 Pts	4-Core 501 8-Core 792 80% 647 Pts	64-Core 990 61% 990 Pts
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 93.7% 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 (57^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 93 93 -78254304126797 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2385 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AE) Unknown 100 100 2384 (B7) Unknown 100 100 4 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 2384 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (E1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 273669 (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 273669 (F2) Unknown 100 100 505756 (F9) Unknown 100 100 9129	73.6% Very good	Read 491 Write 194 Mixed 246 68% 310 MB/s	4K Read 31.5 4K Write 79.9 4K Mixed 18.8 114% 43.4 MB/s	DQ Read 237 DQ Write 163 DQ Mixed 73.4 89% 158 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 73.6% 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 (2^nd percentile)	116% Outstanding	Read 734 Write 553 Mixed 564 137% 617 MB/s	4K Read 42.2 4K Write 70.9 4K Mixed 30.3 140% 47.8 MB/s	DQ Read 373 DQ Write 102 DQ Mixed 127 122% 200 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 236%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$31 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 347GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 178 173 2100 (04) Start/Stop count 94 94 6352 (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 4462 (C0) Power-off retract count 199 199 1009 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 199 199 5342 (C2) HDA temperature 105 95 38 (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	97.5% Outstanding	Read 174 Write 166 Mixed 119 114% 153 MB/s	4K Read 1.09 4K Write 2.91 4K Mixed 0.28 131% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 97.5% 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 (53^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 176 171 2200 (04) Start/Stop count 97 97 3371 (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 1632 (10) Unknown 20 180 360602736639 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 436 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 2957 (C2) HDA temperature 104 87 39 (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	83.4% Excellent	Read 150 Write 141 Mixed 144 109% 145 MB/s	4K Read 1.41 4K Write 0.68 4K Mixed 0.09 82% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 83.4% 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 @ 3001 MHz Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	125% Outstanding	MC Read 44.5 MC Write 59 MC Mixed 44 140% 49.2 GB/s	SC Read 14.9 SC Write 21.5 SC Mixed 22.1 56% 19.5 GB/s	Latency 58.8 68% 58.8 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 113%

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Gaming 65%

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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	825x
Core i7-6800KIntel $103Bench 81%, 50,196 samples	331x
Core i7-5930KIntel $70Bench 80%, 34,039 samples	118x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	150x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	138x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	117x

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	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 $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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) $31	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