MSI X99A SLI PLUS(MS-7885)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 95%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 86%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 85.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics107% 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.
Boot Drive74.1% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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)
Memory28.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160410
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 22 '16 at 18:34
Run Duration153 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%
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 PC Performing above expectations (78th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6800K-$103
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
85.5% Excellent
Memory 86
1-Core 115
2-Core 225
80% 142 Pts
4-Core 457
8-Core 716
72% 586 Pts
64-Core 872
54% 872 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 85.5%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
MSI(1462 3363) ≥ 4GB
Driver: nvd3dumx Ver. 21.21.13.7270
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
107% Outstanding
Lighting 141
Reflection 147
Parallax 128
115% 139 fps
MRender 115
Gravity 137
Splatting 108
97% 120 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 107%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Corsair Force LE 480GB-$277
324GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SAFC12.2 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (21st percentile)
74.1% Very good
Read 503
Write 345
Mixed 343
88% 397 MB/s
4K Read 25.6
4K Write 54.2
4K Mixed 10.3
81% 30 MB/s
DQ Read 246
DQ Write 204
DQ Mixed 47.5
84% 166 MB/s
Poor: 62%
This bench: 74.1%
Great: 100%
WD Red 3TB (2012)-$50
3TB free
Firmware: 82.00A82 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
88.2% Excellent
Read 162
Write 146
Mixed 141
112% 149 MB/s
4K Read 0.88
4K Write 2.42
4K Mixed 0.29
114% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 42%
This bench: 88.2%
Great: 88%
Lacie Rugged Mini USB3 2TB
1.5TB free
Firmware: 1053
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
65% Good
Read 108
Write 119
Mixed 98.8
82% 109 MB/s
4K Read 0.63
4K Write 0.76
4K Mixed 0.33
77% 0.57 MB/s
Poor: 16%
This bench: 65%
Great: 67%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C16 4x8GB
4 of 8 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 2400 MHz clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (88th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
107% Outstanding
MC Read 38.6
MC Write 48.8
MC Mixed 39.2
121% 42.2 GB/s
SC Read 12.9
SC Write 19
SC Mixed 20
49% 17.3 GB/s
Latency 71.2
56% 71.2 ns
Poor: 65%
This bench: 107%
Great: 120%

 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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