MSI X99S SLI PLUS (MS-7885)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 90%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 79%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 84.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics105% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive83.4% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.
High background CPU (30%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7885
MotherboardMSI X99S SLI PLUS (MS-7885)  (all builds)
Memory14 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 8.1
BIOS Date20141125
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateJan 26 '17 at 04:32
Run Duration95 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 30%
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 PC Performing as expected (56th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-5930K-$70
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
84.2% Excellent
Memory 92.3
1-Core 103
2-Core 209
78% 135 Pts
4-Core 410
8-Core 654
65% 532 Pts
64-Core 837
52% 837 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 84.2%
Great: 91%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 375.63
Performing below potential (79th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
105% Outstanding
Lighting 137
Reflection 152
Parallax 128
112% 139 fps
MRender 115
Gravity 133
Splatting 110
97% 119 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 105%
Great: 110%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
PNY SSD2SC240G3SA754D117-485 240GB
181GB free (System drive)
Firmware: N0530A Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (56th percentile)
83.4% Excellent
Read 514
Write 298
Mixed 375
88% 396 MB/s
4K Read 21.1
4K Write 77.9
4K Mixed 30
112% 43 MB/s
DQ Read 219
DQ Write 246
DQ Mixed 69.6
98% 178 MB/s
Poor: 58%
This bench: 83.4%
Great: 97%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2800 C16 4x4GB-$210
4 of 8 slots used
16GB DIMM 3000 MHz clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (12th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
68.7% Good
MC Read 29.3
MC Write 21.9
MC Mixed 22.8
70% 24.7 GB/s
SC Read 14.9
SC Write 20.4
SC Mixed 17.5
50% 17.6 GB/s
Latency 63.5
63% 63.5 ns
Poor: 67%
This bench: 68.7%
Great: 110%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical X99S SLI PLUS (MS-7885) Builds (Compare 1,028 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 45%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 82%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 41%
Speed boat

Motherboard: MSI X99S SLI PLUS (MS-7885)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 67% - Good Total price: $508
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