MSI X99A SLI PLUS(MS-7885)

Performance Results


Gaming 74% Battleship	Desktop 85% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 73% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 82.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	83.6% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	88.2% 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	56GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 56GB 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 (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7885
Motherboard	MSI X99A SLI PLUS(MS-7885) (all builds)
Memory	48.5 GB free of 56 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors, 2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150320
Uptime	0.6 Days
Run Date	Jul 19 '19 at 11:55
Run Duration	209 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing as expected (57^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-5960X-$285 15,468 User benchmarks, average bench 80% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	82.4% Excellent	Memory 95.4 1-Core 90.5 2-Core 186 73% 124 Pts	4-Core 374 8-Core 719 65% 546 Pts	64-Core 1,224 76% 1,224 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 82.4% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560 214,030 User benchmarks, average bench 79% MSI(1462 3232) CLim: 1581 MHz, MLim: 1777 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 431.36 Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	83.6% Excellent	Lighting 106 Reflection 113 Parallax 116 86% 112 fps	MRender 94.3 Gravity 99.6 Splatting 93 78% 95.6 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 83.6% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 500GB-$150 68,337 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 158GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0CB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 204 204 201 201 199 201 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	88.2% Excellent	Read 484 Write 467 Mixed 380 SusWrite 202 86% 383 MB/s	4K Read 32.5 4K Write 56.8 4K Mixed 39.6 130% 43 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 239 212% 318 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 88.2% Great: 126%
Adata SP900 256GB-$300 9,430 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 113GB free Firmware: 5.8.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 167 167 167 161 169 169 MB/s Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)	72.4% Very good	Read 403 Write 269 Mixed 277 SusWrite 167 62% 279 MB/s	4K Read 27 4K Write 57.5 4K Mixed 33.8 115% 39.4 MB/s	DQ Read 256 DQ Write 213 DQ Mixed 231 174% 233 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 72.4% Great: 89%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 129GB free Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 205 205 205 206 203 205 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	91.2% Outstanding	Read 482 Write 469 Mixed 399 SusWrite 205 87% 389 MB/s	4K Read 34.7 4K Write 59.7 4K Mixed 42.7 139% 45.7 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 339 DQ Mixed 355 268% 359 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 91.2% Great: 134%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$129 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 799GB free Firmware: RVT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 213 211 211 214 209 212 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	90.1% Outstanding	Read 493 Write 470 Mixed 436 SusWrite 212 90% 403 MB/s	4K Read 32.7 4K Write 59.8 4K Mixed 40.4 133% 44.3 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 333 DQ Mixed 353 266% 356 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 90.1% Great: 133%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 2TB-$75 94,145 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 258GB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 203 204 204 205 202 205 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Read 189 Write 175 Mixed 28.5 SusWrite 204 107% 149 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 5.1 4K Mixed 1.9 351% 2.7 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 108%
Toshiba X300 6TB-$78 5,594 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 4TB free Firmware: FS2A SusWrite @10s intervals: 188 182 190 190 187 191 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 197 Write 185 Mixed 72.3 SusWrite 188 117% 161 MB/s	4K Read 7.7 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1.2 497% 3.73 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 109%
SanDisk Ultra USB 3.0 32GB-$8 33,725 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 9GB free, PID 5581 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 48 48 48 48 48 48 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	40.3% Average	Read 147 Write 49.7 Mixed 79.2 SusWrite 48 95% 81 MB/s	4K Read 6.1 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 3.1 206% 3.83 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 40.3% Great: 38%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 56GB 1,895 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 3200, 3200, 3200, 3200 MHz 8192, 16384, 16384, 16384 MB Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	MC Read 51.8 MC Write 34.5 MC Mixed 38.4 119% 41.6 GB/s	SC Read 15.3 SC Write 21.5 SC Mixed 20.1 54% 19 GB/s	Latency 55.9 72% 55.9 ns
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 124%

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Typical X99A SLI PLUS(MS-7885) Builds (Compare 1,531 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	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 $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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) $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