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 below expectations (39th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 61 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 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 88.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	150% 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	40GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 40GB 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.

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System	MSI MS-7885
Motherboard	MSI X99A SLI PLUS(MS-7885) (all builds)
Memory	32.7 GB free of 40 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190613
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Dec 12 '20 at 01:17
Run Duration	207 Seconds
Run User	ESP-User
Background CPU	25%

PC Performing below expectations (39^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-$103 50,196 User benchmarks, average bench 81% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	88.9% Excellent	Memory 91.4 1-Core 121 2-Core 238 85% 150 Pts	4-Core 465 8-Core 758 75% 612 Pts	64-Core 944 58% 944 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 88.9% Great: 90%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 367,854 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 118GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 501 499 501 517 542 525 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	150% Outstanding	Read 1,493 Write 500 Mixed 540 SusWrite 514 167% 762 MB/s	4K Read 29.7 4K Write 66 4K Mixed 33.9 123% 43.2 MB/s	DQ Read 554 DQ Write 369 DQ Mixed 426 327% 450 MB/s
Poor: 178% ↑ This bench: 150% Great: 355%
Toshiba DT01ABA300 3TB 5,677 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 91GB free Firmware: MZ6OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 59 49 64 52 36 71 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	20.3% Poor	Read 15.7 Write 77.3 Mixed 18.7 SusWrite 55 30% 41.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.3 59% 0.43 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 20.3% Great: 88%
WD Red 3TB (2012)-$81 68,726 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 270GB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 124 128 130 129 129 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	73.1% Very good	Read 127 Write 121 Mixed 69.5 SusWrite 128 82% 111 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1 177% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 73.1% Great: 88%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 191GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 135 139 139 129 140 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	66.6% Good	Read 96.7 Write 124 Mixed 70.2 SusWrite 136 78% 107 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0 55% 0.53 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 66.6% Great: 90%
Seagate Barracuda 8TB (2017)-$87 42,465 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 134GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 99 99 102 96 104 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	51.4% Above average	Read 77.5 Write 106 Mixed 68.2 SusWrite 100 65% 88.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 5.6 4K Mixed 0.5 184% 2.23 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 51.4% Great: 90%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2016)-$112 34,353 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 28GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 160 156 159 167 161 164 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	79.9% Very good	Read 118 Write 125 Mixed 69 SusWrite 161 86% 118 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.9 156% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 79.9% Great: 105%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2016)-$112 34,353 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 62GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 111 77 84 111 98 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	73.6% Very good	Read 157 Write 122 Mixed 60.3 SusWrite 99.9 80% 110 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.8 151% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 73.6% Great: 105%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$61 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 25GB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 161 165 151 164 152 160 MB/s Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	94.3% Outstanding	Read 170 Write 154 Mixed 74 SusWrite 159 102% 139 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 146% 1 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 94.3% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown KHX2666C16/16G F4-2400C15-4GVR KHX2666C16/16G F4-2400C15-4GVR 40GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2400, 2400, 2400, 2400 MHz 16384, 4096, 16384, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	80.4% Excellent	MC Read 32.4 MC Write 31.2 MC Mixed 25.5 85% 29.7 GB/s	SC Read 13.7 SC Write 21.8 SC Mixed 20.6 53% 18.7 GB/s	Latency 65.1 62% 65.1 ns
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 80.4% Great: 92%

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Gaming 65%

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Desktop 81%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 57%

Gunboat

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 $150Bench 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 $260	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 $175	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) $32	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