MSI X99A WORKSTATION (MS-7A54)

Performance Results


Gaming 39% Jet ski	Desktop 66% Battle cruiser	Workstation 32% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (21st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 79 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.
Processor	With an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 55.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	57.4% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	82% 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.

Very high background CPU (60%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7A54
Motherboard	MSI X99A WORKSTATION (MS-7A54) (all builds)
Memory	26.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160817
Uptime	8 Days
Run Date	Sep 11 '18 at 20:06
Run Duration	337 Seconds
Run User	ESP-User
Background CPU	60%

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PC Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Xeon E5-2603 v4 203 User benchmarks, average bench 58% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 1.7 GHz, turbo 1.7 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	55.3% Above average	Memory 78.2 1-Core 54 2-Core 98 49% 76.7 Pts	4-Core 182 8-Core 229 26% 205 Pts	64-Core 256 16% 256 Pts
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 55.3% Great: 62%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% EVGA(3842 6163) CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 388.13 Performing below potential (73^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	57.4% Above average	Lighting 70.8 Reflection 75.2 Parallax 67.2 58% 71.1 fps	MRender 65.2 Gravity 69.1 Splatting 72.6 57% 69 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 57.4% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Plextor M6V 512GB 53 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 395GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 280 203 227 207 204 228 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	82% Excellent	Read 423 Write 355 Mixed 280 SusWrite 225 72% 321 MB/s	4K Read 27.6 4K Write 71.9 4K Mixed 33.4 123% 44.3 MB/s	DQ Read 308 DQ Write 303 DQ Mixed 113 138% 241 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 82% Great: 115%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 411GB free Firmware: EMT0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 165 169 170 167 169 171 MB/s Performing below potential (1^st percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	61.6% Good	Read 215 Write 222 Mixed 198 SusWrite 168 45% 201 MB/s	4K Read 28.3 4K Write 54.2 4K Mixed 32.7 114% 38.4 MB/s	DQ Read 180 DQ Write 158 DQ Mixed 168 126% 169 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 61.6% Great: 134%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$40 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 321GB free Firmware: CC46 SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 113 115 115 116 115 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	68.4% Good	Read 125 Write 75.7 Mixed 72.2 SusWrite 114 71% 96.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.7 126% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 68.4% Great: 113%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$40 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 306GB free Firmware: CC4C SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 117 111 118 113 109 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	66.6% Good	Read 121 Write 91 Mixed 91.5 SusWrite 112 77% 104 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.8 137% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 66.6% Great: 113%
Toshiba MG03ACA3 3TB 25 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 58GB free Firmware: FL1A SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 93 91 95 92 94 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	52% Above average	Read 87.8 Write 92.7 Mixed 52.8 SusWrite 92.8 60% 81.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1 199% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 52% Great: 94%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$40 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 76GB free Firmware: CC27 SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 96 95 96 97 95 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	60.7% Good	Read 115 Write 83.5 Mixed 74.3 SusWrite 96.2 68% 92.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 60.7% Great: 113%
Toshiba DT01ACA300 3TB-$80 85,620 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 272GB free Firmware: ABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 109 112 104 104 113 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	65.1% Good	Read 118 Write 114 Mixed 35.7 SusWrite 109 68% 94.1 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.7 162% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 65.1% Great: 107%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$60 112,929 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 9GB free Firmware: 0A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 95 81 83 92 91 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	44.9% Average	Read 67 Write 52.5 Mixed 72.2 SusWrite 89.4 52% 70.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.5 102% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 44.9% Great: 83%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$60 112,929 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 221GB free Firmware: 0A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 83 85 86 85 86 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	49.3% Average	Read 86.5 Write 85.8 Mixed 57.8 SusWrite 85 58% 78.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 147% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 49.3% Great: 83%
Toshiba MD04ACA400 4TB-$140 10,635 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 46GB free Firmware: FP2A SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 95 143 121 94 97 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	55.8% Above average	Read 86 Write 86.7 Mixed 40.5 SusWrite 108 59% 80.3 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 1.1 212% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 55.8% Great: 104%
Seagate Desktop HDD 4TB (2013)-$52 67,711 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 222GB free Firmware: CC54 SusWrite @10s intervals: 81 86 86 88 87 85 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	49.6% Average	Read 87 Write 71.5 Mixed 67.5 SusWrite 85.6 58% 77.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 130% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 49.6% Great: 96%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$40 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 351GB free Firmware: CC29 SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 113 112 112 113 111 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	59.5% Above average	Read 95.8 Write 69 Mixed 63.3 SusWrite 111 62% 84.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.9 161% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 59.5% Great: 113%
Hitachi Deskstar 7K3000 3TB-$63 6,344 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 143GB free Firmware: MKAO SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 78 77 79 79 78 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	65.1% Good	Read 148 Write 137 Mixed 74.7 SusWrite 78.5 80% 109 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.9 179% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 65.1% Great: 87%
Toshiba MD04ACA400 4TB-$140 10,635 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 331GB free Firmware: FP2A SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 113 111 114 113 114 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	71.9% Very good	Read 136 Write 142 Mixed 52 SusWrite 114 81% 111 MB/s	4K Read 1.8 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1.1 238% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 71.9% Great: 104%
Toshiba DT01ACA300 3TB-$80 85,620 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 974GB free Firmware: MX6O SusWrite @10s intervals: 142 142 140 142 139 142 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	84.1% Excellent	Read 152 Write 154 Mixed 46 SusWrite 141 89% 123 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.5 140% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 84.1% Great: 107%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$60 112,929 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 37GB free Firmware: 80.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 26 22 20 30 23 21 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	22.9% Poor	Read 55.7 Write 38 Mixed 48.5 SusWrite 23.8 31% 41.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.6 114% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 22.9% Great: 83%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 2666 C13 4x8GB 743 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 4 of 8 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 2667 MHz clocked @ 2134 MHz Performing below potential (60^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	93.7% Outstanding	MC Read 36.3 MC Write 39.6 MC Mixed 37.4 108% 37.8 GB/s	SC Read 8.9 SC Write 9.6 SC Mixed 13.9 31% 10.8 GB/s	Latency 83.9 48% 83.9 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 93.7% Great: 127%

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Gaming 91%

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Desktop 91%

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Workstation 83%

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Motherboard: MSI X99A WORKSTATION (MS-7A54)

CPU
Core i7-6850KIntel $115Bench 84%, 29,279 samples	5x
Xeon E5-1650 v3IntelBench 77%, 7,962 samples	4x
Core i7-6950XIntel $499Bench 87%, 6,135 samples	3x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	4x
Quadro RTX 4000NvidiaBench 98%, 9,173 samples	3x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	3x

SSD
960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsung $139Bench 266%, 63,520 samples	3x
960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $249Bench 279%, 18,356 samples	2x
MX100 512GBCrucial $200Bench 88%, 31,545 samples	2x

RAM
M391A2K43BB1-CTD 4x16GBSamsungBench 104%, 120 samples	2x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	2x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 4x8GBG.SKILLBench 79%, 698 samples	2x

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Value: 66% - Good

Total price: $654

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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