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 above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 99.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	334% 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.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7885
Motherboard	MSI X99A SLI PLUS(MS-7885) (all builds)
Memory	13.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	5760 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160715
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 28 '18 at 03:48
Run Duration	162 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing above expectations (63^rd 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 3.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	99.2% Outstanding	Memory 97 1-Core 137 2-Core 274 94% 169 Pts	4-Core 545 8-Core 881 87% 713 Pts	64-Core 1,092 68% 1,092 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 99.2% Great: 90%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$170 93,447 User benchmarks, average bench 322% 243GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2151 2130 2073 1926 2071 2087 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	334% Outstanding	Read 2,285 Write 918 Mixed 1,282 SusWrite 2,073 366% 1,639 MB/s	4K Read 51.7 4K Write 153 4K Mixed 51.1 225% 85.3 MB/s	DQ Read 1,220 DQ Write 988 DQ Mixed 1,124 836% 1,110 MB/s
Poor: 195% ↑ This bench: 334% Great: 393%
Samsung MZ7TE256HMHP-000H1 256GB 1,925 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 223GB free Firmware: EXT09H0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 255 245 255 253 256 255 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	81.9% Excellent	Read 481 Write 255 Mixed 221 SusWrite 253 67% 302 MB/s	4K Read 21.9 4K Write 88 4K Mixed 24.7 111% 44.9 MB/s	DQ Read 367 DQ Write 251 DQ Mixed 79.5 121% 232 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 81.9% Great: 88%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 351GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 463 462 457 439 456 461 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	120% Outstanding	Read 478 Write 462 Mixed 392 SusWrite 456 101% 447 MB/s	4K Read 39.2 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 52.2 184% 66.5 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 332 DQ Mixed 352 265% 355 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 134%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 517GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 140 149 151 149 150 150 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	71.1% Very good	Read 99.5 Write 62.6 Mixed 60.3 SusWrite 148 68% 92.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 71.1% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Dominator DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB 12,409 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2 of 8 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing below potential (51^st percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	88.9% Excellent	MC Read 37.6 MC Write 31 MC Mixed 28.7 93% 32.4 GB/s	SC Read 16 SC Write 23.2 SC Mixed 23.2 59% 20.8 GB/s	Latency 50.4 79% 50.4 ns
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 88.9% Great: 112%

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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	825x
Core i7-6800KIntel $103Bench 81%, 50,196 samples	331x
Core i7-5930KIntel $70Bench 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 $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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) $31	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