MSI X99S SLI PLUS (MS-7885)

Performance Results


Gaming 81% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 73% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	101% 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 Drive	288% 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	40GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7885
Motherboard	MSI X99S SLI PLUS (MS-7885) (all builds)
Memory	21.1 GB free of 40 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151030
Uptime	1 Days
Run Date	Aug 11 '23 at 20:41
Run Duration	311 Seconds
Run User	MDV-User
Background CPU	17%

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PC Performing as expected (47^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-5930K-$70 34,039 User benchmarks, average bench 80% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	77.6% Very good	Memory 88.7 1-Core 102 2-Core 197 75% 129 Pts	4-Core 358 8-Core 636 60% 497 Pts	64-Core 784 48% 784 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 77.6% Great: 91%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Asus(1043 8592) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 536.67 Performing below potential (42^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	101% Outstanding	Lighting 127 Reflection 140 Parallax 129 103% 132 fps	MRender 103 Gravity 131 Splatting 117 96% 117 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black SN770 NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB 14,020 User benchmarks, average bench 468% 1.5TB free (System drive) Firmware: 731100WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1940 1943 1971 2080 2102 2097 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	288% Outstanding	Read 2,334 Write 2,096 Mixed 1,820 SusWrite 2,022 465% 2,068 MB/s	4K Read 50.6 4K Write 67.1 4K Mixed 54 181% 57.2 MB/s	DQ Read 479 DQ Write 181 DQ Mixed 312 235% 324 MB/s
Poor: 237% ↑ This bench: 288% Great: 633%
Seagate BUP SL 5TB 1,348 User benchmarks, average bench 9% 827GB free Firmware: 0304 SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 87 86 87 84 85 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	8.18% Terrible	Read 50.4 Write 62.6 Mixed 53.2 SusWrite 85.1 14% 62.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 4 4K Mixed 0.4 3% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 8.18% Great: 13%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$90 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 56GB free Firmware: 2B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 5,158 Write 4,593 Mixed 4,673 1,072% 4,808 MB/s	4K Read 245 4K Write 147 4K Mixed 162 656% 184 MB/s	DQ Read 531 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 418 317% 431 MB/s
Poor: 80% Great: 134%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 234GB free Firmware: 1A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 139 138 138 136 102 129 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	69.1% Good	Read 110 Write 112 Mixed 111 SusWrite 130 86% 116 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 1.1 220% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 69.1% Great: 109%
Seagate Archive HDD 8TB (2015)-$130 2,225 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 997GB free Firmware: RT17 SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 125 130 130 141 144 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	67.1% Good	Read 100 Write 134 Mixed 33.2 SusWrite 132 72% 99.7 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 7.6 4K Mixed 0.7 260% 3.1 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 67.1% Great: 87%
WD Blue 2.5" 500GB-$21 80,932 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 337GB free Firmware: 1A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 79 80 79 80 81 MB/s Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Read 53.2 Write 44.9 Mixed 16.5 SusWrite 79.5 35% 48.5 MB/s	4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 0% 0 MB/s
Poor: 17% Great: 61%
Seagate Desktop HDD 4TB (2013)-$52 67,711 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 310GB free Firmware: CC54 SusWrite @10s intervals: 162 168 170 165 172 174 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	91% Outstanding	Read 149 Write 101 Mixed 85.7 SusWrite 168 93% 126 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 91% Great: 96%
Seagate Archive HDD 8TB (2015)-$130 2,225 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 6.5TB free Firmware: RT17 SusWrite @10s intervals: 167 169 168 170 172 169 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	78.8% Very good	Read 103 Write 137 Mixed 36 SusWrite 169 81% 111 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 7.8 4K Mixed 0.9 294% 3.3 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 78.8% Great: 87%
Seagate Barracuda Desktop 5TB-$124 3,845 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 963GB free Firmware: CC47 SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 108 112 110 110 113 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 34% Great: 90%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX 2133 C14 5x8GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 5 of 8 slots used 40GB DIMM clocked @ 2133 MHz Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	71.9% Very good	MC Read 30.3 MC Write 23.1 MC Mixed 25.1 75% 26.2 GB/s	SC Read 14.1 SC Write 19.8 SC Mixed 20.3 52% 18.1 GB/s	Latency 68.8 58% 68.8 ns
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 71.9% Great: 82%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	65	53	60	32"	2560 1440	HPN3378 OMEN by HP 32

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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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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