MSI X99S SLI PLUS (MS-7885)

Performance Results


Gaming 63% Destroyer	Desktop 83% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 56% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (32nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 68 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 74.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	75.5% 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 Drive	115% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7885
Motherboard	MSI X99S SLI PLUS (MS-7885) (all builds)
Memory	16.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160715
Uptime	2.1 Days
Run Date	Dec 17 '19 at 13:35
Run Duration	185 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	11%

PC Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-5820K-$130 101,694 User benchmarks, average bench 77% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	74.3% Very good	Memory 90.5 1-Core 96.5 2-Core 182 73% 123 Pts	4-Core 314 8-Core 557 52% 436 Pts	64-Core 695 43% 695 Pts
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 74.3% Great: 88%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560 214,030 User benchmarks, average bench 79% Asus(1043 855B) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1506 MHz, MLim: 1800 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 432.0 Performing below potential (29^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	75.5% Very good	Lighting 96.9 Reflection 107 Parallax 104 79% 103 fps	MRender 88.7 Gravity 89.9 Splatting 76.4 69% 85 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 75.5% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Corsair Force MP500 NVMe PCIe M.2 240GB-$43 14,860 User benchmarks, average bench 151% 66GB free (System drive) Firmware: E7FM04.C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 228 225 230 232 233 232 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	115% Outstanding	Read 1,003 Write 206 Mixed 350 SusWrite 230 98% 447 MB/s	4K Read 29.6 4K Write 78.6 4K Mixed 38.3 136% 48.8 MB/s	DQ Read 604 DQ Write 245 DQ Mixed 305 257% 385 MB/s
Poor: 106% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 210%
Patriot Blast 240GB 5,061 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 56GB free Firmware: SAFM12.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 372 98 90 90 91 91 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	83% Excellent	Read 477 Write 436 Mixed 346 SusWrite 139 78% 349 MB/s	4K Read 28.7 4K Write 82 4K Mixed 35.8 133% 48.8 MB/s	DQ Read 324 DQ Write 334 DQ Mixed 176 174% 278 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 83% Great: 94%
WD Green 1TB (2011)-$64 143,477 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 288GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 134 134 135 136 135 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	61.4% Good	Read 79 Write 71.5 Mixed 82.3 SusWrite 135 68% 91.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.7 146% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 61.4% Great: 85%
Toshiba MK1059GSM 1TB 4,891 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 41GB free Firmware: GU001U SusWrite @10s intervals: 44 42 44 45 41 40 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	25.8% Poor	Read 46.8 Write 41.3 Mixed 20.5 SusWrite 42.7 28% 37.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.4 87% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 25.8% Great: 49%
Seagate Barracuda 6TB (2017)-$123 14,331 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 73GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 51 48 55 50 51 54 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	34% Below average	Read 65.5 Write 90 Mixed 72.3 SusWrite 51.4 52% 69.8 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 5 4K Mixed 0.5 198% 2.23 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 34% Great: 87%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$33 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 224GB free Firmware: CC47 SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 96 123 94 124 84 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	35.6% Below average	Read 18 Write 81.5 Mixed 32.3 SusWrite 106 43% 59.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 1 176% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 35.6% Great: 112%

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 @ 2134 MHz Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	104% Outstanding	MC Read 38.8 MC Write 43 MC Mixed 39.9 116% 40.6 GB/s	SC Read 13.7 SC Write 18.4 SC Mixed 20.3 50% 17.5 GB/s	Latency 66.5 60% 66.5 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 113%

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Gaming 45%

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Desktop 82%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 41%

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Motherboard: MSI X99S SLI PLUS (MS-7885)

CPU
Core i7-5820KIntel $130Bench 77%, 101,694 samples	785x
Core i7-5930KIntel $70Bench 80%, 34,039 samples	115x
Core i7-5960XIntel $285Bench 80%, 15,468 samples	45x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	125x
GTX 980Nvidia $500Bench 59%, 167,107 samples	79x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	68x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	45x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	32x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	27x

RAM
Ballistix Sport DDR4 2400 C16 4x4GBCrucial $84Bench 97%, 1,914 samples	45x
4x4GBUnknownBench 43%, 106,178 samples	35x
8ATF51264AZ-2G1A1 4x4GBMicronBench 91%, 1,465 samples	28x

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Total price: $523

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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) $35	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