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 below expectations (36th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 64 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 83.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	152% 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	32GB 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 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	29.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit farger, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit farger
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150320
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 13 '17 at 20:33
Run Duration	107 Seconds
Run User	NOR-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing below expectations (36^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 3.15 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	83.6% Excellent	Memory 92.9 1-Core 103 2-Core 198 77% 131 Pts	4-Core 401 8-Core 660 65% 530 Pts	64-Core 808 50% 808 Pts
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 83.6% Great: 88%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3160) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 376.33 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 43% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 1.5TB 881 User benchmarks, average bench 230% 1.5TB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.0. Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	152% Outstanding	Read 1,231 Write 1,123 Mixed 1,192 264% 1,182 MB/s	4K Read 22.4 4K Write 72.2 4K Mixed 27.2 107% 40.6 MB/s	DQ Read 21.6 DQ Write 50.4 DQ Mixed 81.5 49% 51.2 MB/s
Poor: 102% ↑ This bench: 152% Great: 400%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 682GB free Firmware: CC4B Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 114 99 231097024 (03) Spinup time 93 92 0 (04) Start/Stop count 98 98 2485 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 84 60 256670947 (09) Power-on hours count 82 82 16313 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 251 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 41 41 59 (BC) Unknown 100 97 42950328330 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 67 41 301203193889 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 71 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 57 57 86338 (C2) HDA temperature 33 59 55834574881 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 32 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 32 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 65416646891699 (F1) Unknown 100 253 -3902945625282 (F2) Unknown 100 253 116759310210246	74.5% Very good	Read 142 Write 118 Mixed 123 96% 128 MB/s	4K Read 0.71 4K Write 1.25 4K Mixed 0.31 87% 0.76 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 74.5% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 2133 C14 8x4GB 114 User benchmarks, average bench 100% 8 of 8 slots used 32GB DIMM 2133 MHz clocked @ 2134 MHz Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	28.2% Poor	MC Read 7.9 MC Write 9 MC Mixed 7.4 23% 8.1 GB/s	SC Read 10.8 SC Write 11.2 SC Mixed 10.5 31% 10.8 GB/s	Latency 62.3 64% 62.3 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 28.2% Great: 118%

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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	787x
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	126x
GTX 980Nvidia $500Bench 59%, 167,107 samples	79x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	68x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 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: 68% - Good

Total price: $504

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	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