MSI X99A SLI PLUS(MS-7885)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 86%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 76%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 90.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics90.5% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive73.7% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory32GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMSI MS-7885
MotherboardMSI X99A SLI PLUS(MS-7885)  (all builds)
Memory24 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160715
Uptime2.1 Days
Run DateSep 10 '17 at 12:17
Run Duration658 Seconds
Run User FIN-User
Background CPU3%
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 PC Performing as expected (60th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6800K-$103
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
90.1% Outstanding
Memory 96.2
1-Core 117
2-Core 233
85% 149 Pts
4-Core 453
8-Core 714
72% 583 Pts
64-Core 889
55% 889 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 90.1%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 2113 MHz, MLim: 2047 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 382.53
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
90.5% Outstanding
Lighting 116
Reflection 118
Parallax 110
95% 115 fps
MRender 98.1
Gravity 102
Splatting 100
82% 100 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 90.5%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Green 240GB (2016)
42GB free
Firmware: Z3311000 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
54.8% Above average
Read 482
Write 210
Mixed 217
66% 303 MB/s
4K Read 19.4
4K Write 46
4K Mixed 3.09
58% 22.8 MB/s
DQ Read 162
DQ Write 151
DQ Mixed 3.65
44% 105 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 54.8%
Great: 70%
SanDisk X110 128GB-$89
35GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X231706 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (56th percentile)
73.7% Very good
Read 396
Write 253
Mixed 282
69% 310 MB/s
4K Read 28.3
4K Write 79.6
4K Mixed 21.1
112% 43 MB/s
DQ Read 231
DQ Write 191
DQ Mixed 44.9
79% 156 MB/s
Poor: 46%
This bench: 73.7%
Great: 89%
Transcend SSD220 240GB-$35
2GB free
Firmware: P0520AA Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
73.9% Very good
Read 486
Write 253
Mixed 266
74% 335 MB/s
4K Read 28.7
4K Write 47.3
4K Mixed 22.2
97% 32.7 MB/s
DQ Read 268
DQ Write 176
DQ Mixed 45.7
82% 163 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 73.9%
Great: 93%
WD Blue 3TB (2015)-$80
2.5TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 46% Great: 96%
WD Green 2TB (2009)-$113
1TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing below expectations (35th percentile)
41.3% Average
Read 75
Write 69.3
Mixed 80.1
57% 74.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.28
4K Write 0.29
4K Mixed 0.17
36% 0.25 MB/s
Poor: 30%
This bench: 41.3%
Great: 60%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49
733GB free
Firmware: 05.01D06 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
31.7% Below average
Read 0.39
Write 110
Mixed 105
56% 71.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.87
4K Write 1.51
4K Mixed 0.43
112% 0.94 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 31.7%
Great: 76%
WD Black 2.5" 500GB (2011)-$50
390GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing above expectations (66th percentile)
55.4% Above average
Read 97.4
Write 95.6
Mixed 81.3
69% 91.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.49
4K Write 1.56
4K Mixed 0.21
72% 0.75 MB/s
Poor: 24%
This bench: 55.4%
Great: 65%
Samsung Spinpoint F2 1TB-$60
119GB free
Firmware: 1AG01118 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
50.6% Above average
Read 83.7
Write 92.7
Mixed 89.6
67% 88.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.27
4K Mixed 0.33
81% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 50.6%
Great: 58%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$31
72GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (18th percentile)
67% Good
Read 125
Write 109
Mixed 112
87% 115 MB/s
4K Read 0.43
4K Write 1.71
4K Mixed 0.28
80% 0.81 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 67%
Great: 109%
Samsung Spinpoint T166 500GB-$40
69GB free
Firmware: CR100-10 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 22% Great: 44%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMU16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GB
4 of 8 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
118% Outstanding
MC Read 41.5
MC Write 55.2
MC Mixed 41.1
131% 45.9 GB/s
SC Read 14.7
SC Write 19.1
SC Mixed 21.5
53% 18.4 GB/s
Latency 53.4
75% 53.4 ns
Poor: 67%
This bench: 118%
Great: 117%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical X99A SLI PLUS(MS-7885) Builds (Compare 1,540 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 65%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 57%
Gunboat

Motherboard: MSI X99A SLI PLUS(MS-7885)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 94% - Outstanding Total price: $357
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