MSI X99A WORKSTATION (MS-7A54)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 89%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 95%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 81%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 89.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics93.2% 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 Drive286% 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-7A54
MotherboardMSI X99A WORKSTATION (MS-7A54)  (all builds)
Memory30.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160817
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 19 '17 at 03:05
Run Duration82 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6850K-$115
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
89.4% Excellent
Memory 90.9
1-Core 118
2-Core 236
84% 148 Pts
4-Core 472
8-Core 779
76% 626 Pts
64-Core 938
58% 938 Pts
Poor: 74%
This bench: 89.4%
Great: 93%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560
EVGA(3842 4998) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1582 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 388.13
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
93.2% Outstanding
Lighting 120
Reflection 124
Parallax 111
98% 118 fps
MRender 100
Gravity 108
Splatting 101
84% 103 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 93.2%
Great: 87%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$139
368GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B6QCXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
286% Outstanding
Read 2,392
Write 1,781
Mixed 1,695
434% 1,956 MB/s
4K Read 36.8
4K Write 129
4K Mixed 63.4
205% 76.3 MB/s
DQ Read 450
DQ Write 315
DQ Mixed 197
197% 321 MB/s
Poor: 159%
This bench: 286%
Great: 353%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMR32GX4M4C3000C15 4x8GB
4 of 8 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 3000 MHz clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (84th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
98.8% Outstanding
MC Read 36.2
MC Write 43.6
MC Mixed 34.5
109% 38.1 GB/s
SC Read 13.8
SC Write 19.9
SC Mixed 19.8
51% 17.8 GB/s
Latency 65.9
61% 65.9 ns
Poor: 63%
This bench: 98.8%
Great: 119%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical X99A WORKSTATION (MS-7A54) Builds (Compare 26 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 91%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 83%
Aircraft carrier

Motherboard: MSI X99A WORKSTATION (MS-7A54)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 66% - Good Total price: $654
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