MSI X99A 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 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 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 87.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	125% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7885
Motherboard	MSI X99A SLI PLUS(MS-7885) (all builds)
Memory	10.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151030
Uptime	2 Days
Run Date	Aug 07 '17 at 02:43
Run Duration	185 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	16%

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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 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	87.9% Excellent	Memory 93 1-Core 115 2-Core 226 83% 145 Pts	4-Core 446 8-Core 684 70% 565 Pts	64-Core 848 52% 848 Pts
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 87.9% Great: 88%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Asus(1043 8599) CLim: 2126 MHz, MLim: 2052 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 384.94 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 71% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 512GB-$190 68,849 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 430GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXM02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 2836 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 548 (B1) Unknown 99 99 28 (B3) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 53 47 47 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (EB) Unknown 99 99 188 (F1) Unknown 99 99 15619600410	125% Outstanding	Read 512 Write 500 Mixed 504 113% 505 MB/s	4K Read 41.5 4K Write 105 4K Mixed 55.6 190% 67.3 MB/s	DQ Read 358 DQ Write 318 DQ Mixed 148 163% 275 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 124%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 370GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 1515 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 542 (B1) Unknown 99 99 5 (B3) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 99 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 56 48 44 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 99 99 542 (EB) Unknown 99 99 55 (F1) Unknown 99 99 3905341180	114% Outstanding	Read 510 Write 414 Mixed 419 100% 448 MB/s	4K Read 44 4K Write 88.5 4K Mixed 47.9 175% 60.1 MB/s	DQ Read 374 DQ Write 275 DQ Mixed 128 149% 259 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 134%
Seagate Expansion Desk 5TB 11,776 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 4.5TB free Firmware: 9401 Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	66.3% Good	Read 119 Write 110 Mixed 93.8 81% 108 MB/s	4K Read 1.07 4K Write 4.64 4K Mixed 0.31 165% 2.01 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 66.3% Great: 87%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 2TB (2016)-$79 133,734 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC41 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 102 99 5186048 (03) Spinup time 96 94 0 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 454 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 71 60 14563615 (09) Power-on hours count 98 98 1989 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 403 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 96 851981 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 63 53 655687717 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 57 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 97 97 6106 (C2) HDA temperature 37 47 68719476773 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 129201206199974 (F1) Unknown 100 253 13420729124 (F2) Unknown 100 253 193585300479	111% Outstanding	Read 187 Write 198 Mixed 152 134% 179 MB/s	4K Read 0.78 4K Write 5.4 4K Mixed 0.84 225% 2.34 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 110%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown DDR4 2400 2OZ 2x8GB 21,822 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 2 of 8 slots used 16GB DIMM clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (27^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	68% Good	MC Read 30 MC Write 21.4 MC Mixed 21.2 69% 24.2 GB/s	SC Read 14.3 SC Write 20.5 SC Mixed 19.9 52% 18.2 GB/s	Latency 62.1 64% 62.1 ns
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 68% Great: 83%

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Desktop 81%

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Workstation 57%

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Motherboard: MSI X99A SLI PLUS(MS-7885)

CPU
Core i7-5820KIntel $130Bench 77%, 101,694 samples	823x
Core i7-6800KIntel $103Bench 81%, 50,196 samples	329x
Core i7-5930KIntel $70Bench 80%, 34,039 samples	118x

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 $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	89x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	60x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 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: 94% - Outstanding

Total price: $357

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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