MSI X99A SLI PLUS(MS-7885)

Performance Results


Gaming 110% UFO	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 95% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 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 83.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	133% 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 Drive	35.7% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). 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	55 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	3840 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20190613
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jan 27 '23 at 02:47
Run Duration	180 Seconds
Run User	BRA-User
Background CPU	17%

PC Performing as expected (48^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 3.55 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	83.2% Excellent	Memory 91.8 1-Core 113 2-Core 226 82% 143 Pts	4-Core 403 8-Core 624 63% 514 Pts	64-Core 785 49% 785 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 83.2% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Zotac(19DA 1471) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2075 MHz, MLim: 2800 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 528.24 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	133% Outstanding	Lighting 183 Reflection 199 Parallax 193 150% 192 fps	MRender 140 Gravity 194 Splatting 130 125% 155 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 133% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
NT-2TB 2TB 50 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 676GB free (System drive) Firmware: 516 SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 135 117 134 143 145 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	35.7% Below average	Read 163 Write 94.2 Mixed 127 SusWrite 128 29% 128 MB/s	4K Read 21.9 4K Write 4.8 4K Mixed 24 66% 16.9 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 35.7% Great: 112%
ACSC2M512S25 507GB 38 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 60GB free Firmware: 8B SusWrite @10s intervals: 201 215 186 217 227 226 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	43.9% Average	Read 312 Write 201 Mixed 60.1 SusWrite 212 44% 196 MB/s	4K Read 8.6 4K Write 32.2 4K Mixed 4.4 36% 15.1 MB/s	DQ Read 159 DQ Write 215 DQ Mixed 65.7 84% 147 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 43.9% Great: 68%
Seagate ST1000LM035-1RK172 1TB 452,134 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 427GB free Firmware: LCM2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 108 94 116 117 120 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	56.5% Above average	Read 88 Write 40.4 Mixed 97 SusWrite 109 63% 83.6 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.1 93% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 56.5% Great: 71%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 455GB free Firmware: 0A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 159 135 158 158 158 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	86.1% Excellent	Read 147 Write 139 Mixed 104 SusWrite 153 100% 136 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 1 173% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 86.1% Great: 109%
WD WD10EZEX-00ZF5A0 4TB 22 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 90 75 80 85 84 MB/s Relative performance n/a - drive id incomplete or inconclusive		Read 57.3 Write 93.1 Mixed 2.2 SusWrite 82.7 42% 58.8 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0 51% 0.5 MB/s
Poor: 63% Great: 103%
Seagate FreeAgent 1TB 1,597 User benchmarks, average bench 16% 420GB free, PID 3001 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 34 35 30 34 36 36 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	14.3% Very poor	Read 24.1 Write 29.9 Mixed 15.5 SusWrite 33.9 36% 25.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0 38% 0.47 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 14.3% Great: 20%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX 2400 C15 4x16GB 2,431 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 4 of 8 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (9^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	71.4% Very good	MC Read 29.3 MC Write 26.3 MC Mixed 22 74% 25.9 GB/s	SC Read 13.8 SC Write 19.7 SC Mixed 20.1 51% 17.9 GB/s	Latency 64.5 62% 64.5 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 71.4% Great: 122%

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Desktop 81%

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Workstation 57%

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Motherboard: MSI X99A SLI PLUS(MS-7885)

CPU
Core i7-5820KIntel $130Bench 77%, 101,694 samples	823x
Core i7-6800KIntel $103Bench 81%, 50,196 samples	329x
Core i7-5930KIntel $70Bench 80%, 34,039 samples	118x

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 $90Bench 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: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $352

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	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) $37	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