MSI X99A SLI (MS-7A54)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 70% Battleship	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 62% Destroyer


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: 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 91.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	74.2% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7A54
Motherboard	MSI X99A SLI (MS-7A54) (all builds)
Memory	8.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.8 GHz
Display	Цвета: 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160817
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 03 '20 at 10:26
Run Duration	182 Seconds
Run User	RUS-User
Background CPU	18%

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PC Performing as expected (56^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6800K-$103 50,196 User benchmarks, average bench 81% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	91.6% Outstanding	Memory 96.4 1-Core 114 2-Core 226 84% 145 Pts	4-Core 468 8-Core 718 73% 593 Pts	64-Core 898 56% 898 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 91.6% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$233 428,800 User benchmarks, average bench 71% Nvidia(10DE 21C4) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 441.66 Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	74.2% Very good	Lighting 91.8 Reflection 85.1 Parallax 79 75% 85.3 fps	MRender 120 Gravity 78 Splatting 76.3 73% 91.6 fps
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 74.2% Great: 76%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
OCZ VERTEX3 128GB 157 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 8GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2.22 SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 69 69 109 126 130 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 49% Great: 83%
SSD Smartbuy 240GB 1,005 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 13GB free Firmware: S8FM07.7 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 458 Write 285 Mixed 196 69% 313 MB/s	4K Read 19.9 4K Write 39.9 4K Mixed 10.1 64% 23.3 MB/s	DQ Read 99.9 DQ Write 39.4 DQ Mixed 28.8 32% 56 MB/s
Poor: 43% Great: 100%
Toshiba MQ01ABD100 1TB-$58 322,803 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 21GB free Firmware: AX0A1U SusWrite @10s intervals: 56 56 57 57 57 57 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	32% Below average	Read 54.5 Write 55 Mixed 28.5 SusWrite 56.8 36% 48.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.6 108% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 32% Great: 62%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 224GB free Firmware: CC4H SusWrite @10s intervals: 60 56 54 58 56 52 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	21.1% Poor	Read 15.7 Write 37 Mixed 12.7 SusWrite 55.7 22% 30.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.2 4K Write 6.8 4K Mixed 0.1 145% 2.37 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 21.1% Great: 112%
WD Blue 3TB (2015)-$80 75,644 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 99GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 72 70 73 73 73 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	43.3% Average	Read 78.3 Write 72.3 Mixed 46.7 SusWrite 72.1 50% 67.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.9 178% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 43.3% Great: 96%
Generic STORAGE DEVICE 16GB 127 User benchmarks, average bench 16% 5GB free, PID 0748 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 46 54 54 55 54 55 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	25.3% Poor	Read 68.8 Write 52.2 Mixed 25.8 SusWrite 53 64% 50 MB/s	4K Read 6.9 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 1.3 94% 2.97 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 25.3% Great: 33%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 2800 C14 4x4GB 1,174 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 4 of 8 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2800 MHz Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	116% Outstanding	MC Read 41.1 MC Write 53.6 MC Mixed 40.3 128% 45 GB/s	SC Read 13.9 SC Write 19.3 SC Mixed 21 52% 18.1 GB/s	Latency 52.6 76% 52.6 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 113%

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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 $400Bench 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 $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 $40	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