MSI X99S SLI PLUS (MS-7885)

Performance Results


Gaming 39% Jet ski	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 36% Jet ski


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 86.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	34.5% 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	243% 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	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 X99S SLI PLUS (MS-7885) (all builds)
Memory	13.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180615
Uptime	0.8 Days
Run Date	May 12 '20 at 23:23
Run Duration	218 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

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 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	86.8% Excellent	Memory 94.5 1-Core 105 2-Core 189 77% 129 Pts	4-Core 427 8-Core 662 67% 544 Pts	64-Core 829 51% 829 Pts
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 86.8% Great: 88%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080S (Super)-$466 261,508 User benchmarks, average bench 131% EVGA(3842 3183) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3875 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 445.87 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	34.5% Below average	Lighting 39 Reflection 45 Parallax 36.6 32% 40.2 fps	MRender 55.7 Gravity 39 Splatting 50.9 40% 48.5 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 34.5% Great: 139%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 406GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 920 622 617 615 619 614 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	243% Outstanding	Read 2,304 Write 1,988 Mixed 1,495 SusWrite 668 360% 1,614 MB/s	4K Read 56.8 4K Write 137 4K Mixed 76.2 256% 89.9 MB/s	DQ Read 833 DQ Write 543 DQ Mixed 759 547% 712 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 243% Great: 340%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 208GB free Firmware: RVT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 477 453 446 449 449 451 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	122% Outstanding	Read 498 Write 478 Mixed 456 SusWrite 454 106% 471 MB/s	4K Read 39 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 54.6 186% 67 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 339 DQ Mixed 358 269% 360 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 133%
WD Black 4TB (2012)-$323 4,113 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 2.5TB free Firmware: 01.01L01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 146 144 146 147 150 153 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	90.7% Outstanding	Read 168 Write 144 Mixed 96.5 SusWrite 148 102% 139 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 3.5 4K Mixed 1.1 224% 1.83 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 90.7% Great: 93%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$60 112,929 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 972GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 106 104 107 106 106 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	60.5% Good	Read 105 Write 105 Mixed 75.3 SusWrite 106 72% 97.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 166% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 60.5% Great: 83%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 2400 C15 Series 4x4GB 1,049 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 4 of 8 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	MC Read 39.8 MC Write 41.4 MC Mixed 37.3 113% 39.5 GB/s	SC Read 16.1 SC Write 20 SC Mixed 21.6 55% 19.2 GB/s	Latency 58.5 68% 58.5 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 102%

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Gaming 45%

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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	785x
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	125x
GTX 980Nvidia $500Bench 59%, 167,107 samples	79x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	68x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 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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Value: 66% - Good

Total price: $523

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) $30	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