MSI X99S SLI PLUS (MS-7885)

Performance Results


Gaming 36% Jet ski	Desktop 90% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 33% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 84.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	35.9% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	254% 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	13.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151030
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 24 '20 at 15:43
Run Duration	152 Seconds
Run User	BEL-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (65^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 3.35 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	84.7% Excellent	Memory 90.9 1-Core 108 2-Core 218 79% 139 Pts	4-Core 423 8-Core 704 69% 564 Pts	64-Core 872 54% 872 Pts
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 84.7% Great: 88%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 770-$279 116,895 User benchmarks, average bench 34% Asus(1043 8465) 2GB CLim: 1215 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 432.00 Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	35.9% Below average	Lighting 42.9 Reflection 40.1 Parallax 52.7 35% 45.2 fps	MRender 54.9 Gravity 50 Splatting 37 38% 47.3 fps
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 35.9% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
XPG SPECTRIX S40G 256GB 12,871 User benchmarks, average bench 185% 208GB free (System drive) Firmware: VB411D45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1137 1140 1147 1137 1142 733 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	254% Outstanding	Read 2,225 Write 1,139 Mixed 1,088 SusWrite 1,072 306% 1,381 MB/s	4K Read 42.9 4K Write 124 4K Mixed 66 215% 77.6 MB/s	DQ Read 732 DQ Write 712 DQ Mixed 708 536% 717 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 254% Great: 273%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 931GB free Firmware: CC35 SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 94 97 96 96 97 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	54.2% Above average	Read 93.3 Write 88.7 Mixed 64.9 SusWrite 95.5 63% 85.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 1 164% 1 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 54.2% Great: 68%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2TB free Firmware: CC4B SusWrite @10s intervals: 161 159 164 165 163 164 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	90.5% Outstanding	Read 153 Write 123 Mixed 61.8 SusWrite 163 91% 125 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.8 153% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 90.5% Great: 114%
Netac OnlyDisk 64GB 118 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 23GB free, PID 3200 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 69 68 69 69 69 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	34.5% Below average	Read 117 Write 27.8 Mixed 36.5 SusWrite 69.1 73% 62.7 MB/s	4K Read 5.1 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 1.4 80% 2.3 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 34.5% Great: 43%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C19 2x8GB 16,397 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 8 slots used 16GB DIMM 3600 MHz clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (14^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	65% Good	MC Read 29.4 MC Write 20 MC Mixed 19.9 66% 23.1 GB/s	SC Read 15.3 SC Write 20.3 SC Mixed 17.5 51% 17.7 GB/s	Latency 65.9 61% 65.9 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 65% Great: 111%

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Typical X99S SLI PLUS (MS-7885) Builds (Compare 1,027 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 45%

Yacht

Desktop 82%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 41%

Speed boat

Motherboard: MSI X99S SLI PLUS (MS-7885)

CPU
Core i7-5820KIntel $130Bench 77%, 101,694 samples	786x
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	125x
GTX 980Nvidia $500Bench 59%, 167,107 samples	79x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	68x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 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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Value: 67% - Good

Total price: $508

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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