MSI X99A SLI PLUS(MS-7885)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 94%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 83%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 95%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 77.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics116% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory40GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 40GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMSI MS-7885
MotherboardMSI X99A SLI PLUS(MS-7885)  (all builds)
Memory34 GB free of 40 GB @ 3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160410
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 05 '20 at 00:36
Run Duration147 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing as expected (50th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6950X-$499
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads
Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)
77.5% Very good
Memory 83.6
1-Core 98
2-Core 196
72% 126 Pts
4-Core 383
8-Core 765
68% 574 Pts
64-Core 1,244
77% 1,244 Pts
Poor: 77%
This bench: 77.5%
Great: 100%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 456.55
Performing below potential (19th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
116% Outstanding
Lighting 158
Reflection 175
Parallax 154
129% 162 fps
MRender 113
Gravity 155
Splatting 114
103% 127 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 116%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$250
9GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B0QBXX7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 1,900
Write 608
Mixed 536
220% 1,015 MB/s
4K Read 40
4K Write 114
4K Mixed 47.8
182% 67.2 MB/s
DQ Read 807
DQ Write 209
DQ Mixed 347
297% 454 MB/s
Poor: 131% Great: 243%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94
27GB free
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 495
Write 480
Mixed 415
103% 464 MB/s
4K Read 44.1
4K Write 96.4
4K Mixed 58.4
193% 66.3 MB/s
DQ Read 382
DQ Write 338
DQ Mixed 356
268% 359 MB/s
Poor: 80% Great: 134%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130
131GB free
Firmware: RVT03B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 472 478 478 476 479 456 MB/s
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
122% Outstanding
Read 503
Write 478
Mixed 462
SusWrite 473
108% 479 MB/s
4K Read 40.6
4K Write 94.7
4K Mixed 55.1
182% 63.5 MB/s
DQ Read 383
DQ Write 332
DQ Mixed 354
266% 356 MB/s
Poor: 81%
This bench: 122%
Great: 133%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 5x8GB
5 of 8 slots used
40GB DIMM DDR4 3000 MHz clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (97th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
114% Outstanding
MC Read 48
MC Write 48.1
MC Mixed 40.1
130% 45.4 GB/s
SC Read 12.8
SC Write 16.3
SC Mixed 18.2
45% 15.8 GB/s
Latency 74.1
54% 74.1 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 114%
Great: 112%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical X99A SLI PLUS(MS-7885) Builds (Compare 1,532 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 65%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 57%
Gunboat

Motherboard: MSI X99A SLI PLUS(MS-7885)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 94% - Outstanding Total price: $357
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