MSI X99A SLI PLUS(MS-7885)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 23% Surfboard	Desktop 83% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 21% Surfboard


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 83%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	23% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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.

System	MSI MS-7885
Motherboard	MSI X99A SLI PLUS(MS-7885) (all builds)
Memory	10.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160410
Uptime	1.4 Days
Run Date	Mar 31 '19 at 22:52
Run Duration	181 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

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 (86^th percentile)	83% Excellent	Memory 92.9 1-Core 109 2-Core 219 81% 140 Pts	4-Core 394 8-Core 681 65% 538 Pts	64-Core 884 55% 884 Pts
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 83% Great: 88%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD HD 6970 9,594 User benchmarks, average bench 20% Sapphire(174B E284) 2GB Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.301.1901.0 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	23% Poor	Lighting 28.7 Reflection 24.6 Parallax 27.8 23% 27 fps	MRender 23 Gravity 26.3 Splatting 30.4 22% 26.6 fps
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 23% Great: 22%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2016)-$114 34,353 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 3.5TB free (System drive) Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 164 171 160 165 165 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	86.2% Excellent	Read 141 Write 138 Mixed 73 SusWrite 159 93% 128 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 145% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 86.2% Great: 105%
Hitachi HDS722020ALA330 2TB-$71 17,356 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 656GB free Firmware: JKAOA28A SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 124 125 123 123 126 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	70.4% Very good	Read 122 Write 122 Mixed 61.8 SusWrite 124 78% 107 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.9 153% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 70.4% Great: 69%
Seagate BUP Slim BK 2TB 21,039 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 930GB free Firmware: 0107 SusWrite @10s intervals: 60 58 58 59 59 59 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	43% Average	Read 90.8 Write 68.3 Mixed 52 SusWrite 58.7 50% 67.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 1 166% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 43% Great: 67%
Seagate BUP Fast HDD 4TB 317 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2.5TB free Firmware: 9409 SusWrite @10s intervals: 197 214 214 213 213 215 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	118% Outstanding	Read 199 Write 161 Mixed 81 SusWrite 211 119% 163 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 7.3 4K Mixed 1.5 339% 3.23 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 118%
Jmicron H/W JBOD 4TB 2TB free Firmware: 0108 SusWrite @10s intervals: 64 67 67 67 67 67 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	38.8% Below average	Read 68.5 Write 48.5 Mixed 45 SusWrite 66.2 42% 57 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 0.8 164% 1.37 MB/s

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C14 4x4GB-$97 3,926 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 4 of 8 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 2667 MHz clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (26^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	72.9% Very good	MC Read 32.3 MC Write 21.8 MC Mixed 24.5 75% 26.2 GB/s	SC Read 14.1 SC Write 21.1 SC Mixed 22 54% 19.1 GB/s	Latency 62.4 64% 62.4 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 72.9% Great: 107%

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Typical X99A SLI PLUS(MS-7885) Builds (Compare 1,533 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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 $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 $98Bench 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 $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 $40	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