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 as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 78.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	96.8% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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.

System	MSI MS-7885
Motherboard	MSI X99A SLI PLUS(MS-7885) (all builds)
Memory	26.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150320
Uptime	2 Days
Run Date	Oct 11 '19 at 06:46
Run Duration	157 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	8%

PC Performing as expected (58^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 3.15 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	78.5% Very good	Memory 91.4 1-Core 104 2-Core 173 74% 123 Pts	4-Core 355 8-Core 600 58% 477 Pts	64-Core 780 48% 780 Pts
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 78.5% Great: 88%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% EVGA(3842 6393) CLim: 2050 MHz, MLim: 2757 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 436.48 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 164 Reflection 192 Parallax 195 134% 184 fps	Gravity 179 Splatting 123 130% 151 fps
Poor: 109% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 107GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 352 253 232 252 253 249 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	96.8% Outstanding	Read 464 Write 456 Mixed 387 SusWrite 265 88% 393 MB/s	4K Read 30.4 4K Write 90.4 4K Mixed 42.8 149% 54.5 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 337 DQ Mixed 357 268% 358 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 96.8% Great: 124%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 241GB free Firmware: EMT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 401 413 409 406 409 410 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 420 Write 444 Mixed 384 SusWrite 408 94% 414 MB/s	4K Read 37.2 4K Write 94.3 4K Mixed 45.7 165% 59.1 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 333 DQ Mixed 354 266% 356 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 134%
WD Black 4TB (2016)-$174 9,888 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 3TB free Firmware: 81.H0A81 SusWrite @10s intervals: 199 185 188 197 188 188 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	Read 206 Write 208 Mixed 90.3 SusWrite 191 127% 174 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 5.1 4K Mixed 0.7 214% 2.27 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 113%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 260GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 147 146 149 149 150 149 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	90.1% Outstanding	Read 166 Write 121 Mixed 75.5 SusWrite 148 93% 128 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.2 244% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 90.1% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 8x4GB 5,222 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 8 of 8 slots used 32GB DIMM clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	MC Read 42.1 MC Write 43.4 MC Mixed 42.6 122% 42.7 GB/s	SC Read 15.4 SC Write 18.8 SC Mixed 19.4 51% 17.9 GB/s	Latency 65.2 61% 65.2 ns
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 148%

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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