MSI X99S SLI PLUS (MS-7885)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 62%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 72%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 53%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (26th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 74 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.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 68%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics86.9% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (35%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7885
MotherboardMSI X99S SLI PLUS (MS-7885)  (all builds)
Memory5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150320
Uptime0.7 Days
Run DateNov 18 '22 at 23:29
Run Duration132 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU 35%

 PC Performing below expectations (26th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-5820K-$130
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
68% Good
Memory 82.4
1-Core 85.7
2-Core 163
65% 110 Pts
4-Core 290
8-Core 486
47% 388 Pts
64-Core 554
34% 554 Pts
Poor: 68%
This bench: 68%
Great: 88%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-$270
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 512.77
Performing below potential (3rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
86.9% Excellent
Lighting 112
Reflection 102
Parallax 110
91% 108 fps
MRender 121
Gravity 95.3
Splatting 79.4
78% 98.6 fps
Poor: 90%
This bench: 86.9%
Great: 106%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba THNSNH128GCST 128GB
10GB free (System drive)
Firmware: HTGAN102
SusWrite @10s intervals: 24 25 27 24 20 18 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 55% Great: 100%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50
27GB free
Firmware: CC25
SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 98 101 97 87 100 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (17th percentile)
69.2% Good
Read 144
Write 129
Mixed 65.6
SusWrite 97.1
80% 109 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.7
138% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 69.2%
Great: 114%
Seagate Desktop HDD 4TB (2013)-$52
458GB free
Firmware: CC52
SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 102 103 102 90 101 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
48.6% Average
Read 69.7
Write 131
Mixed 71.3
SusWrite 99.9
68% 92.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 1.1
4K Mixed 0.6
104% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 46%
This bench: 48.6%
Great: 96%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 4x4GB
4 of 8 slots used
16GB DIMM clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
93.4% Outstanding
MC Read 35.1
MC Write 40.4
MC Mixed 34.2
104% 36.6 GB/s
SC Read 11.5
SC Write 15.8
SC Mixed 17.9
43% 15.1 GB/s
Latency 76.3
52% 76.3 ns
Poor: 23%
This bench: 93.4%
Great: 61%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical X99S SLI PLUS (MS-7885) Builds (Compare 1,025 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 45%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 82%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 41%
Speed boat

Motherboard: MSI X99S SLI PLUS (MS-7885)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 66% - Good Total price: $523
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