MSI X99S SLI PLUS (MS-7885)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 44% Speed boat	Desktop 78% Battleship	Workstation 39% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 80.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	53.2% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

System	MSI MS-7885
Motherboard	MSI X99S SLI PLUS (MS-7885) (all builds)
Memory	9.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1024 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20141105
Uptime	3.6 Days
Run Date	Feb 02 '19 at 03:23
Run Duration	203 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing as expected (46^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-5820K-$130 101,694 User benchmarks, average bench 77% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	80.6% Excellent	Memory 89.4 1-Core 99.8 2-Core 178 73% 122 Pts	4-Core 387 8-Core 634 62% 511 Pts	64-Core 782 48% 782 Pts
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 80.6% Great: 88%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3160) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 388.71 Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	53.2% Above average	Lighting 66.5 Reflection 69.4 Parallax 63.2 54% 66.4 fps	MRender 74.3 Gravity 64 Splatting 53.9 51% 64.1 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 53.2% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
WD WD10EURX 1TB-$25 53,598 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 576GB free (System drive) Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 98 105 110 105 108 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	61.5% Good	Read 110 Write 117 Mixed 52 SusWrite 104 70% 95.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.9 176% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 61.5% Great: 87%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 464GB free Firmware: CC44 SusWrite @10s intervals: 181 182 183 184 182 182 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	80.9% Excellent	Read 100 Write 152 Mixed 90.2 SusWrite 182 96% 131 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.9 169% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 80.9% Great: 112%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 379GB free Firmware: CC49 SusWrite @10s intervals: 144 144 144 144 145 143 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	73.8% Very good	Read 113 Write 87.2 Mixed 75.3 SusWrite 144 77% 105 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.9 167% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 73.8% Great: 112%
Seagate ST3500630AS 500GB-$102 29,256 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 372GB free Firmware: 3.ADG SusWrite @10s intervals: 68 69 70 70 70 70 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	37.8% Below average	Read 62.3 Write 59 Mixed 47.5 SusWrite 69.3 44% 59.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.8 138% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 37.8% Great: 43%
Seagate Backup+ Desk 2TB 69 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 1.5TB free, PID ab34 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 93 92 92 91 93 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	48.9% Average	Read 160 Write 117 Mixed 66 SusWrite 91.8 137% 109 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.9 94% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 48.9% Great: 72%
Seagate Backup+ Desk 2TB 69 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 803GB free, PID ab34 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 92 92 91 90 90 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	45% Average	Read 135 Write 75.3 Mixed 61.9 SusWrite 90.4 114% 90.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.9 94% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 45% Great: 72%
WDC WD5000AAKS-0 500GB 13 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 115GB free, PID 1066 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 70 70 70 70 71 71 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	28.7% Poor	Read 65.3 Write 58.8 Mixed 49 SusWrite 70.5 82% 60.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.7 67% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 28.7% Great: 50%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS8G4D240FSA.16FAD 2x8GB 459 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 2 of 8 slots used 16GB DIMM clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	69% Good	MC Read 32.6 MC Write 21.7 MC Mixed 21.2 72% 25.2 GB/s	SC Read 13.4 SC Write 17.6 SC Mixed 18.8 47% 16.6 GB/s	Latency 68 59% 68 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 69% Great: 85%

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Desktop 82%

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Workstation 41%

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Motherboard: MSI X99S SLI PLUS (MS-7885)

CPU
Core i7-5820KIntel $130Bench 77%, 101,694 samples	787x
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	126x
GTX 980Nvidia $500Bench 59%, 167,107 samples	79x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	68x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 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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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 $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