MSI X99A SLI PLUS(MS-7885)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 34%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 31%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall 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.
ProcessorWith 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 84.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics29.3% 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 Drive118% 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.
Memory32GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
SystemMSI MS-7885
MotherboardMSI X99A SLI PLUS(MS-7885)  (all builds)
Memory26.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160410
Uptime0.3 Days
Run DateJul 06 '18 at 04:06
Run Duration134 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU0%
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 PC Performing above expectations (71st 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 3.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
84.3% Excellent
Memory 91.2
1-Core 115
2-Core 230
83% 146 Pts
4-Core 418
8-Core 694
68% 556 Pts
64-Core 903
56% 903 Pts
Poor: 68%
This bench: 84.3%
Great: 88%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 398.36
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
29.3% Poor
Lighting 33.2
Reflection 38.3
Parallax 31.1
27% 34.2 fps
MRender 47.4
Gravity 33.1
Splatting 43.2
34% 41.2 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 29.3%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$130
699GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 404 442 449 452 457 465 MB/s
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
118% Outstanding
Read 490
Write 456
Mixed 400
SusWrite 445
101% 448 MB/s
4K Read 42.7
4K Write 87.2
4K Mixed 52.3
178% 60.7 MB/s
DQ Read 378
DQ Write 331
DQ Mixed 354
266% 354 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 118%
Great: 133%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28
587GB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 176 183 182 184 182 185 MB/s
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
103% Outstanding
Read 179
Write 132
Mixed 75
SusWrite 182
104% 142 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.8
164% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 103%
Great: 112%
Seagate ST33000651AS 3TB-$229
2.5TB free
Firmware: CC45
SusWrite @10s intervals: 148 153 148 152 150 151 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
85.5% Excellent
Read 148
Write 143
Mixed 79.8
SusWrite 150
95% 130 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 1.1
198% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 46%
This bench: 85.5%
Great: 86%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C14 8x4GB
8 of 8 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 2667 MHz clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (26th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
105% Outstanding
MC Read 38.7
MC Write 43.1
MC Mixed 39
115% 40.3 GB/s
SC Read 15.5
SC Write 21.7
SC Mixed 21.1
56% 19.4 GB/s
Latency 65.5
61% 65.5 ns
Poor: 100%
This bench: 105%
Great: 133%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical X99A SLI PLUS(MS-7885) Builds (Compare 1,531 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 65%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 57%
Gunboat

Motherboard: MSI X99A SLI PLUS(MS-7885)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 80% - Excellent Total price: $422
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