MSI X99A WORKSTATION (MS-7A54)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 114%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 99%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall 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.
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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 86.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics131% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive92.1% 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.
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)
Memory26.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.8 GHz
DisplayЦвета: 2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160817
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 24 '20 at 14:48
Run Duration144 Seconds
Run User RUS-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing as expected (50th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6800K-$103
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
86.9% Excellent
Memory 94.8
1-Core 111
2-Core 214
81% 140 Pts
4-Core 426
8-Core 644
66% 535 Pts
64-Core 836
52% 836 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 86.9%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 442.19
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
131% Outstanding
Lighting 185
Reflection 194
Parallax 195
151% 191 fps
MRender 125
Gravity 178
Splatting 124
115% 143 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 131%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95
36GB free (System drive)
Firmware: BB6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 235 33 35 33 33 34 MB/s
Performing below expectations (38th percentile)
92.1% Outstanding
Read 473
Write 464
Mixed 356
SusWrite 67.1
76% 340 MB/s
4K Read 38.6
4K Write 94.1
4K Mixed 49.3
172% 60.7 MB/s
DQ Read 381
DQ Write 333
DQ Mixed 229
206% 314 MB/s
Poor: 64%
This bench: 92.1%
Great: 118%
WDC WDS500G2B0A-00SM50 500GB
140GB free
Firmware: 401000WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 123 122 123 122 124 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
65.2% Good
Read 398
Write 368
Mixed 161
SusWrite 122
58% 262 MB/s
4K Read 17.6
4K Write 84.5
4K Mixed 39.2
122% 47.1 MB/s
DQ Read 34.3
DQ Write 114
DQ Mixed 47.8
44% 65.3 MB/s
Poor: 68%
This bench: 65.2%
Great: 111%
Seagate NAS HDD 3TB-$119
1.5TB free
Firmware: SC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 123 122 123 122 124 MB/s
Performing below expectations (30th percentile)
68.7% Good
Read 117
Write 129
Mixed 64
SusWrite 122
79% 108 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.7
132% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 41%
This bench: 68.7%
Great: 99%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 4x8GB-$98
4 of 8 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 2800 MHz clocked @ 2666 MHz
Performing below potential (49th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
81.5% Excellent
MC Read 35.8
MC Write 29.4
MC Mixed 24.4
85% 29.9 GB/s
SC Read 15.8
SC Write 18.8
SC Mixed 22.1
54% 18.9 GB/s
Latency 57.8
69% 57.8 ns
Poor: 63%
This bench: 81.5%
Great: 113%

 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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