MSI X99A SLI Krait Edition (MS-7885)

Performance Results


Gaming 61% Destroyer	Desktop 83% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 53% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (24th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 76 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 82.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	70.1% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	82.8% 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.

System	MSI MS-7885
Motherboard	MSI X99A SLI Krait Edition (MS-7885) (all builds)
Memory	8.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors, 1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151102
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 21 '19 at 21:20
Run Duration	984 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	10%

PC Performing below expectations (24^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 3.25 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	82.6% Excellent	Memory 89.9 1-Core 95 2-Core 206 75% 130 Pts	4-Core 406 8-Core 612 63% 509 Pts	64-Core 781 48% 781 Pts
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 82.6% Great: 88%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560 214,030 User benchmarks, average bench 79% Gigabyte(1458 36CD) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 430.64 Performing below potential (7^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	70.1% Very good	Lighting 86.7 Reflection 92 Parallax 80.2 71% 86.3 fps	MRender 91 Gravity 92.5 Splatting 74.2 69% 85.9 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 70.1% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$130 154,399 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 89GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 0 0 370 357 360 85 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	82.8% Excellent	Read 446 Write 413 Mixed 390 SusWrite 195 81% 361 MB/s	4K Read 28.9 4K Write 55.4 4K Mixed 40.8 125% 41.7 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 228 DQ Mixed 304 226% 304 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 82.8% Great: 133%
Samsung 840 Evo 500GB-$150 68,337 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 49GB free Firmware: EXT0CB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 0 0 53 53 52 52 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 72% Great: 126%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 52GB free Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 0 0 30 50 51 51 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 80% Great: 134%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$60 112,929 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 556GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 0 0 14 19 19 22 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 40% Great: 83%
WD Black 2TB (2010)-$107 47,617 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 372GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 0 0 12 16 10 10 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 44% Great: 85%
WD Black 2TB (2010)-$107 47,617 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 207GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 0 0 4.3 4 3.5 5.4 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 44% Great: 85%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$60 112,929 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 1.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 0 0 89 97 99 99 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	41.9% Average	Read 81.8 Write 68.3 Mixed 52.8 SusWrite 64 49% 66.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 153% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 41.9% Great: 83%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Dominator DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$201 13,611 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2 of 8 slots used 16GB DIMM 3000 MHz clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (11^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	66.3% Good	MC Read 28 MC Write 21.3 MC Mixed 22 68% 23.8 GB/s	SC Read 14.3 SC Write 18.9 SC Mixed 19.2 50% 17.5 GB/s	Latency 67.3 59% 67.3 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 66.3% Great: 103%

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Gaming 117%

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Desktop 83%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 102%

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Motherboard: MSI X99A SLI Krait Edition (MS-7885)

CPU
Core i7-5820KIntel $130Bench 77%, 101,694 samples	103x
Core i7-6800KIntel $103Bench 81%, 50,196 samples	41x
Core i7-5930KIntel $70Bench 80%, 34,039 samples	33x

GPU
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples	23x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	22x
GTX 980Nvidia $500Bench 59%, 167,107 samples	13x

SSD
950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsung $625Bench 223%, 54,978 samples	16x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	12x
850 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 110%, 154,399 samples	6x

RAM
4x4GBUnknownBench 43%, 106,178 samples	9x
CL18-22-22 D4-3600 2x31.5GBUnknownBench 98%, 110 samples	9x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	8x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $46

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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