MSI X99A SLI (MS-7A54)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	84.4% 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.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A54
Motherboard	MSI X99A SLI (MS-7A54) (all builds)
Memory	24.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160817
Uptime	6.1 Days
Run Date	Apr 03 '19 at 07:50
Run Duration	259 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing as expected (45^th 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 3.15 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	76.8% Very good	Memory 88.4 1-Core 97.4 2-Core 189 73% 125 Pts	4-Core 352 8-Core 595 58% 474 Pts	64-Core 756 47% 756 Pts
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 76.8% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 750 EVO 250GB-$130 75,831 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 45GB free (System drive) Firmware: MAT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 215 79 67 61 58 55 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	84.4% Excellent	Read 428 Write 426 Mixed 285 SusWrite 89.2 69% 307 MB/s	4K Read 34.6 4K Write 77.3 4K Mixed 43.4 149% 51.8 MB/s	DQ Read 370 DQ Write 330 DQ Mixed 315 246% 338 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 84.4% Great: 114%
Lexar WorkflowCR1 256GB 14 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 35GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 196 179 181 181 182 181 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	40.9% Average	Read 381 Write 234 Mixed 270 SusWrite 183 60% 267 MB/s	4K Read 22 4K Write 25.5 4K Mixed 1.5 49% 16.3 MB/s	DQ Read 23 DQ Write 37.5 DQ Mixed 24.2 20% 28.2 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 40.9% Great: 61%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 377GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 137 136 135 137 138 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	77.9% Very good	Read 136 Write 101 Mixed 73.5 SusWrite 135 82% 112 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 144% 1 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 77.9% Great: 114%
G-drive USB 6TB 199 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 107GB free Firmware: 2602 SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 105 109 106 105 105 MB/s Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	60.9% Good	Read 106 Write 113 Mixed 62.2 SusWrite 105 71% 96.7 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 3.2 4K Mixed 0.8 190% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 60.9% Great: 128%
G-drive ev RaW 2TB 13 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 651GB free Firmware: 000C SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 105 105 106 106 103 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	61.5% Good	Read 110 Write 97 Mixed 59.5 SusWrite 105 68% 92.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.6 113% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 61.5% Great: 60%
G-drive USB 4TB 230 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 101GB free Firmware: 2602 SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 108 108 109 113 111 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	65.7% Good	Read 118 Write 121 Mixed 67.5 SusWrite 110 76% 104 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 0.9 195% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 65.7% Great: 132%
Lacie Rugged THB USB-C 2TB 202 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 104GB free Firmware: 0004 SusWrite @10s intervals: 65 61 60 56 59 58 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	28% Poor	Read 36.8 Write 86.3 Mixed 84.2 SusWrite 59.9 50% 66.8 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.5 151% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 28% Great: 69%
Lexar USB Flash Drive 16GB 205 User benchmarks, average bench 9% 14GB free, PID a81d Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 14 11 13 9.9 11 13 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	11.3% Very poor	Read 32 Write 17.8 Mixed 24.3 SusWrite 11.9 27% 21.5 MB/s	4K Read 5.5 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 1.5 102% 2.63 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 11.3% Great: 12%
WD My Passport 25E2 4TB 31,793 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 1.5TB free, PID 25e2 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 36 36 36 36 36 36 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	22.5% Poor	Read 36 Write 34.2 Mixed 30 SusWrite 36.2 46% 34.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 0.8 132% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 22.5% Great: 59%
WD My Passport 25E1 1TB 31,309 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 463GB free, PID 25e1 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 96 96 96 96 95 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	52% Above average	Read 120 Write 94.8 Mixed 70 SusWrite 95.5 125% 95.2 MB/s	4K Read 2 4K Write 4.3 4K Mixed 0.4 167% 2.23 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 52% Great: 65%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GB 76,101 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 4 of 8 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 3000 MHz clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (73^rd percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	96% Outstanding	MC Read 35.9 MC Write 40.4 MC Mixed 35.5 106% 37.3 GB/s	SC Read 13.3 SC Write 16.5 SC Mixed 19.3 47% 16.4 GB/s	Latency 69.2 58% 69.2 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 96% Great: 106%

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Typical X99A SLI (MS-7A54) Builds (Compare 83 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 101%

UFO

Desktop 85%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 90%

Nuclear submarine

Motherboard: MSI X99A SLI (MS-7A54)

CPU
Core i7-6800KIntel $103Bench 81%, 50,196 samples	39x
Core i7-5820KIntel $130Bench 77%, 101,694 samples	12x
Core i7-6850KIntel $115Bench 84%, 29,279 samples	10x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	11x
GTX 1080Nvidia $245Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	10x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	8x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	7x
MX300 SATA M.2 275GBCrucial $42Bench 80%, 16,792 samples	4x
SHSS37A480G 480GBKingstonBench 91%, 14,802 samples	3x

RAM
HyperX 2400 C15 2x16GBKingstonBench 78%, 9,797 samples	4x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	3x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 2x16GBCorsair $74Bench 76%, 29,684 samples	3x

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Value: 62% - Good

Total price: $682

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	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 $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16