MSI X99A WORKSTATION (MS-7A54)

Performance Results


Gaming 152% UFO	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 155% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 90.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	168% 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 Drive	293% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory	128GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 128GB 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

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A54
Motherboard	MSI X99A WORKSTATION (MS-7A54) (all builds)
Memory	123.5 GB free of 128 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190613
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 24 '21 at 21:36
Run Duration	142 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6950X-$499 6,135 User benchmarks, average bench 87% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	90.1% Outstanding	Memory 95.1 1-Core 114 2-Core 228 84% 146 Pts	4-Core 457 8-Core 880 79% 668 Pts	64-Core 1,498 93% 1,498 Pts
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 90.1% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia Titan RTX-$1,484 2,418 User benchmarks, average bench 168% Nvidia(10DE 12A3) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 460.89 Performing below potential (41^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	168% Outstanding	Lighting 214 Reflection 227 Parallax 259 174% 233 fps	MRender 300 Gravity 250 Splatting 214 204% 254 fps
Poor: 134% ↑ This bench: 168% Great: 179%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 818GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2177 2178 1173 1170 1173 1159 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	293% Outstanding	Read 2,238 Write 1,711 Mixed 1,409 SusWrite 1,505 384% 1,716 MB/s	4K Read 48.9 4K Write 135 4K Mixed 74.3 241% 86.2 MB/s	DQ Read 954 DQ Write 661 DQ Mixed 876 635% 830 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 293% Great: 372%
G-DRIVE USB-C 4TB 26 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 2TB free, PID 8060 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 147 147 148 150 148 149 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	60% Good	Read 135 Write 142 Mixed 105 SusWrite 148 181% 133 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1 126% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 60% Great: 88%
Generic Flash Disk 4GB 16,068 User benchmarks, average bench 4% 4GB free, PID 6387 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 8.6 13 13 13 12 13 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	6.43% Terrible	Read 16.9 Write 9.4 Mixed 4.5 SusWrite 12.1 13% 10.7 MB/s	4K Read 5.7 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 21% 1.9 MB/s
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 6.43% Great: 7%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS16G4D30AESB.M16F 8x16GB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 134% 8 of 8 slots used 128GB DIMM DDR4 3000 MHz clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	153% Outstanding	MC Read 64.2 MC Write 63 MC Mixed 56.6 175% 61.3 GB/s	SC Read 16.4 SC Write 19 SC Mixed 23.7 56% 19.7 GB/s	Latency 56.7 71% 56.7 ns
Poor: 123% ↑ This bench: 153% Great: 153%

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Typical X99A WORKSTATION (MS-7A54) Builds (Compare 26 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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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 $40Bench 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 $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 $182	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) $30	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