MSI X99S 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 above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 95.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	212% 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	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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

System	MSI MS-7885
Motherboard	MSI X99S SLI PLUS (MS-7885) (all builds)
Memory	11.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160715
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Sep 23 '17 at 22:16
Run Duration	121 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	10%

PC Performing above expectations (70^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, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	95.7% Outstanding	Memory 97.1 1-Core 132 2-Core 261 92% 163 Pts	4-Core 507 8-Core 793 80% 650 Pts	64-Core 1,005 62% 1,005 Pts
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 95.7% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
OCZ Vertex 450 512GB-$200 75 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 408GB free Firmware: 3.0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 0 0 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 9769 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 3714 (AB) Unknown 100 100 72985936 (AE) Unknown 100 100 651 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 0 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (D0) Spin buzz 100 100 199 (D2) Unknown 100 100 0 (E0) Load friction 100 100 0 (E9) Unknown 94 94 94 (F1) Unknown 100 100 41976 (F2) Unknown 100 100 35219 (F9) Unknown 100 100 3124698007	104% Outstanding	Read 510 Write 499 Mixed 494 112% 501 MB/s	4K Read 24.7 4K Write 105 4K Mixed 27.9 129% 52.5 MB/s	DQ Read 324 DQ Write 331 DQ Mixed 81.3 129% 245 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 104%
Samsung NVMe MZVPV256HDGL-00000 256GB 5,877 User benchmarks, average bench 201% 98GB free (System drive) Firmware: BXW7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	212% Outstanding	Read 1,965 Write 1,045 Mixed 1,291 316% 1,433 MB/s	4K Read 40.8 4K Write 146 4K Mixed 32.5 181% 73.2 MB/s	DQ Read 399 DQ Write 359 DQ Mixed 30.9 118% 263 MB/s
Poor: 133% ↑ This bench: 212% Great: 247%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 1TB 6,017 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 65GB free, PID a007 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	32% Below average	Read 81.6 Write 70.8 Mixed 67.5 92% 73.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.37 4K Write 1.52 4K Mixed 0.16 59% 0.68 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 32% Great: 43%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown BLS4G4D240FSA.8FADG BLS4G4D240FSA.8FADG BLS4G4D240FSA.M8FAD BLS4G4D240FSA.M8FAD 16GB 11 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2400, 2400, 2400, 2400 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	81.8% Excellent	MC Read 34.5 MC Write 24.6 MC Mixed 27.7 83% 28.9 GB/s	SC Read 18.7 SC Write 24.1 SC Mixed 24 64% 22.3 GB/s	Latency 49.9 80% 49.9 ns
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 81.8% Great: 102%

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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	796x
Core i7-5930KIntel $143Bench 80%, 34,039 samples	118x
Core i7-5960XIntel $400Bench 80%, 15,468 samples	46x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	126x
GTX 980Nvidia $500Bench 59%, 167,107 samples	80x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	70x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	45x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	33x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $137Bench 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: $508

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