MSI X99A SLI PLUS(MS-7885)

Performance Results


Gaming 90% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 81% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 86.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	98.9% 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	88.5% 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	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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

System	MSI MS-7885
Motherboard	MSI X99A SLI PLUS(MS-7885) (all builds)
Memory	53 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160715
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Sep 15 '18 at 12:22
Run Duration	164 Seconds
Run User	PSE-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing as expected (59^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 3.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	86.8% Excellent	Memory 89.2 1-Core 115 2-Core 230 82% 145 Pts	4-Core 454 8-Core 727 72% 590 Pts	64-Core 900 56% 900 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 86.8% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% MSI(1462 3362) CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 390.65 Performing below potential (26^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	98.9% Outstanding	Lighting 128 Reflection 140 Parallax 124 105% 131 fps	MRender 102 Gravity 129 Splatting 95.3 88% 109 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 98.9% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
DGM 480GB S3-480A 480GB 20 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 205GB free (System drive) Firmware: O1230C SusWrite @10s intervals: 420 189 90 91 91 91 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	88.5% Excellent	Read 484 Write 426 Mixed 360 SusWrite 162 80% 358 MB/s	4K Read 27.8 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 40.8 149% 57 MB/s	DQ Read 290 DQ Write 312 DQ Mixed 252 203% 284 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 88.5% Great: 107%
WD Red 6TB (2014)-$129 11,340 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 3TB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 136 138 138 137 138 139 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	77.9% Very good	Read 134 Write 127 Mixed 90.2 SusWrite 138 90% 122 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 0.9 182% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 77.9% Great: 99%
WD My Book 1230 3TB 7,778 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 0GB free, PID 1230 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 66.3 Write 88.8 Mixed 53.7 91% 69.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.5 53% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 15% Great: 59%
WD My Book 1230 4TB 14,665 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 17GB free, PID 1230 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 79 80 81 92 90 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	35% Below average	Read 78.7 Write 83 Mixed 63.7 SusWrite 83.6 106% 77.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 88% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 35% Great: 60%
Lexar SD USB_3_0 Read 64GB 84 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 11GB free, PID b050 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 86 85 86 86 86 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	48.4% Average	Read 90.3 Write 83 Mixed 75.7 SusWrite 85.7 113% 83.7 MB/s	4K Read 6.7 4K Write 4.9 4K Mixed 6.4 409% 6 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 48.4% Great: 48%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 4x16GB 1,040 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 4 of 8 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 2400 MHz clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (87^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	108% Outstanding	MC Read 39.2 MC Write 48.9 MC Mixed 39 121% 42.4 GB/s	SC Read 13.2 SC Write 19.1 SC Mixed 19.4 49% 17.2 GB/s	Latency 68.2 59% 68.2 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 119%

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Typical X99A SLI PLUS(MS-7885) Builds (Compare 1,533 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 65%

Destroyer

Desktop 81%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 57%

Gunboat

Motherboard: MSI X99A SLI PLUS(MS-7885)

CPU
Core i7-5820KIntel $122Bench 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 $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	89x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	60x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $97Bench 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: $348

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 $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $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