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 (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 85.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
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.

Very high background CPU (33%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A54
Motherboard	MSI X99A SLI (MS-7A54) (all builds)
Memory	9.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit farger
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160817
Uptime	1.1 Days
Run Date	Feb 23 '20 at 13:43
Run Duration	144 Seconds
Run User	NOR-User
Background CPU	33%

PC Performing as expected (50^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 3.55 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	85.3% Excellent	Memory 93.2 1-Core 101 2-Core 219 79% 138 Pts	4-Core 418 8-Core 630 65% 524 Pts	64-Core 824 51% 824 Pts
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 85.3% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung MZ7TY128HDHP-000L1 128GB 2,164 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 6GB free (System drive) Firmware: MAT04L0Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 463 Write 441 Mixed 315 90% 406 MB/s	4K Read 26.5 4K Write 79.6 4K Mixed 41 135% 49 MB/s	DQ Read 364 DQ Write 330 DQ Mixed 310 243% 335 MB/s
Poor: 51% Great: 105%
Kingston A400 120GB-$32 166,392 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 112GB free Firmware: SBFKB1D1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 302 131 161 268 133 143 MB/s Performing below potential (3^rd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	31.5% Below average	Read 182 Write 87.8 Mixed 81.2 SusWrite 190 30% 135 MB/s	4K Read 10.8 4K Write 17.3 4K Mixed 10.3 39% 12.8 MB/s	DQ Read 15.2 DQ Write 16.1 DQ Mixed 14.9 11% 15.4 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 31.5% Great: 85%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 29GB free Firmware: CC44 SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 111 113 113 112 112 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	63.3% Good	Read 108 Write 83.8 Mixed 67.7 SusWrite 112 68% 93.1 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.7 140% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 63.3% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 2133 C14 4x4GB 11,542 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 4 of 8 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 2134 MHz Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	97.4% Outstanding	MC Read 35.8 MC Write 40.6 MC Mixed 35.1 106% 37.2 GB/s	SC Read 14.5 SC Write 20.3 SC Mixed 20.6 53% 18.5 GB/s	Latency 61.7 65% 61.7 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 97.4% Great: 99%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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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 $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	10x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	8x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 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: 61% - Good

Total price: $697

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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