MSI X99A WORKSTATION (MS-7A54)

Performance Results


Gaming 123% UFO	Desktop 100% UFO	Workstation 122% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 94.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	127% 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.
Memory	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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.

System	MSI MS-7A54
Motherboard	MSI X99A WORKSTATION (MS-7A54) (all builds)
Memory	50.3 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190613
Uptime	8.9 Days
Run Date	Mar 24 '21 at 20:37
Run Duration	228 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6900K-$120 6,755 User benchmarks, average bench 86% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	94.5% Outstanding	Memory 95.1 1-Core 138 2-Core 271 94% 168 Pts	4-Core 504 8-Core 939 86% 721 Pts	64-Core 1,428 88% 1,428 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 94.5% Great: 98%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Asus(1043 85E2) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 461.09 Performing below potential (72^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	127% Outstanding	Lighting 173 Reflection 189 Parallax 194 141% 185 fps	MRender 134 Gravity 180 Splatting 126 118% 147 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 127% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 55GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,497 Write 1,055 Mixed 434 218% 995 MB/s	4K Read 30.5 4K Write 115 4K Mixed 48.1 169% 64.7 MB/s	DQ Read 945 DQ Write 711 DQ Mixed 611 516% 756 MB/s
Poor: 142% Great: 236%
Intel 730 Series 240GB-$250 8,417 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 379GB free Firmware: L2010420 SusWrite @10s intervals: 924 898 967 968 977 977 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 67% Great: 95%
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$625 54,978 User benchmarks, average bench 223% 467GB free Firmware: 1B0QBXX7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1441 1444 1443 1440 1437 1426 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	249% Outstanding	Read 1,728 Write 1,428 Mixed 708 SusWrite 1,438 297% 1,325 MB/s	4K Read 37.2 4K Write 129 4K Mixed 50.5 189% 72.3 MB/s	DQ Read 1130 DQ Write 404 DQ Mixed 461 421% 665 MB/s
Poor: 138% ↑ This bench: 249% Great: 283%
SanDisk Ultra Trek 64GB 172 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 57GB free, PID 559f Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 63 53 24 24 23 24 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	33.9% Below average	Read 127 Write 57.3 Mixed 66.6 SusWrite 35.3 85% 71.5 MB/s	4K Read 5.8 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 1.6 147% 3.17 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 33.9% Great: 36%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C16 8x8GB 67 User benchmarks, average bench 135% 8 of 8 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	147% Outstanding	MC Read 58.9 MC Write 61 MC Mixed 55.1 167% 58.3 GB/s	SC Read 17 SC Write 21.5 SC Mixed 24.2 60% 20.9 GB/s	Latency 56.8 70% 56.8 ns
Poor: 97% ↑ This bench: 147% Great: 189%

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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 $45Bench 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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	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