MSI X99A SLI PLUS(MS-7885)

Performance Results


Gaming 36% Jet ski	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 34% Sail boat


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 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 78.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	35% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	101% 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	56GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 56GB 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7885
Motherboard	MSI X99A SLI PLUS(MS-7885) (all builds)
Memory	48.7 GB free of 56 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160715
Uptime	3.2 Days
Run Date	Oct 14 '18 at 06:50
Run Duration	181 Seconds
Run User	VNM-User
Background CPU	14%

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 i7-6800K-$78 50,196 User benchmarks, average bench 81% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.45 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	78.7% Very good	Memory 85.9 1-Core 112 2-Core 218 79% 139 Pts	4-Core 384 8-Core 681 64% 533 Pts	64-Core 866 54% 866 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 78.7% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% Gigabyte(1458 368F) 2GB CLim: 1481 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 416.16 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	35% Below average	Lighting 45.7 Reflection 43.2 Parallax 38.5 37% 42.5 fps	MRender 38.3 Gravity 39.6 Splatting 35 31% 37.6 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 35% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Corsair Force MP500 NVMe PCIe M.2 120GB-$69 11,475 User benchmarks, average bench 128% 19GB free (System drive) Firmware: E7FM04.C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 139 311 357 123 122 111 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 823 Write 124 Mixed 197 SusWrite 194 72% 334 MB/s	4K Read 30.2 4K Write 99.8 4K Mixed 34.4 143% 54.8 MB/s	DQ Read 453 DQ Write 118 DQ Mixed 175 157% 248 MB/s
Poor: 83% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 185%
Sandisk PLUS 240 GB 240GB 24,911 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 82GB free Firmware: 00RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 128 117 138 133 122 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	39.1% Below average	Read 438 Write 184 Mixed 50 SusWrite 127 44% 200 MB/s	4K Read 20.3 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 11.2 46% 10.8 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 39.1% Great: 56%
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$115 141,929 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 124GB free Firmware: 4B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 389 410 416 413 413 414 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	115% Outstanding	Read 457 Write 442 Mixed 347 SusWrite 409 93% 414 MB/s	4K Read 38.8 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 51.6 181% 65.3 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 334 258% 352 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 124%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 2TB (2016)-$79 133,734 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 175 181 181 184 181 184 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 185 Write 152 Mixed 86.3 SusWrite 181 110% 151 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 5.3 4K Mixed 1.3 263% 2.37 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 110%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 1TB (2016)-$70 66,332 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 895GB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 177 185 185 186 185 188 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 187 Write 139 Mixed 77 SusWrite 184 107% 147 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 5.6 4K Mixed 1.6 315% 2.67 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 111%
SanDisk Ultra USB 3.0 123GB 1,149 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 100GB free, PID 5595 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 158 Write 74.7 Mixed 76 116% 103 MB/s	4K Read 5 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 1.5 138% 2.83 MB/s
Poor: 10% Great: 41%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMW16GX4M2A2666C16 CMW32GX4M4A2666C16 CMW32GX4M4A2666C16 CMW32GX4M4A2666C16 CMW16GX4M2A2666C16 CMW32GX4M4A2666C16 CMW32GX4M4A2666C16 56GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 2667, 2667, 2667, 2667, 2667, 2667, 2667 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	101% Outstanding	MC Read 36.1 MC Write 46 MC Mixed 36.2 113% 39.4 GB/s	SC Read 12.4 SC Write 18.8 SC Mixed 18.3 47% 16.5 GB/s	Latency 71.3 56% 71.3 ns
Poor: 101% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 110%

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Gaming 65%

Destroyer

Desktop 81%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 57%

Gunboat

Motherboard: MSI X99A SLI PLUS(MS-7885)

CPU
Core i7-5820KIntel $130Bench 77%, 101,694 samples	823x
Core i7-6800KIntel $78Bench 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 $109Bench 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: 91% - Outstanding

Total price: $371

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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