MSI X99A SLI PLUS(MS-7885)

Performance Results


Gaming 68% Battle cruiser	Desktop 100% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 62% Destroyer


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 99.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	61.3% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	84.8% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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

6 years ago, 6 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7885
Motherboard	MSI X99A SLI PLUS(MS-7885) (all builds)
Memory	13.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160715
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 21 '17 at 13:16
Run Duration	118 Seconds
Run User	IRL-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing above expectations (71^st 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 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	99.5% Outstanding	Memory 96.5 1-Core 136 2-Core 277 94% 170 Pts	4-Core 551 8-Core 896 89% 724 Pts	64-Core 1,092 68% 1,092 Pts
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 99.5% 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: 1665 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 382.53 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	61.3% Good	Lighting 77.1 Reflection 79.4 Parallax 70.8 63% 75.8 fps	MRender 84 Gravity 72.2 Splatting 62.3 58% 72.8 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 61.3% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 512GB 18,578 User benchmarks, average bench 191% 271GB free Firmware: 1.0. Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	153% Outstanding	Read 944 Write 933 Mixed 948 210% 941 MB/s	4K Read 33.4 4K Write 65.8 4K Mixed 40.9 138% 46.7 MB/s	DQ Read 273 DQ Write 415 DQ Mixed 181 183% 290 MB/s
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 153% Great: 332%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 150GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	84.8% Excellent	Read 504 Write 405 Mixed 417 98% 442 MB/s	4K Read 31.9 4K Write 77.2 4K Mixed 21.6 117% 43.6 MB/s	DQ Read 32.4 DQ Write 215 DQ Mixed 78.5 74% 109 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 84.8% Great: 124%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 2666 C15 4x4GB 11,950 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 4 of 8 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 2667 MHz clocked @ 2666 MHz Performing below potential (99^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	110% Outstanding	MC Read 43 MC Write 41.7 MC Mixed 40.3 119% 41.7 GB/s	SC Read 18.1 SC Write 25.2 SC Mixed 23.7 64% 22.3 GB/s	Latency 52.4 76% 52.4 ns
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 105%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming 65%

Destroyer

Desktop 81%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 57%

Gunboat

Motherboard: MSI X99A SLI PLUS(MS-7885)

CPU
Core i7-5820KIntel $130Bench 77%, 101,694 samples	823x
Core i7-6800KIntel $78Bench 81%, 50,196 samples	329x
Core i7-5930KIntel $70Bench 80%, 34,039 samples	117x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	148x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	137x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	116x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 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	40x

RAM
4x8GBUnknownBench 70%, 41,916 samples	59x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	52x
4x4GBUnknownBench 43%, 106,178 samples	46x

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Value: 91% - Outstanding

Total price: $371

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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