MSI X99A SLI (MS-7A54)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 115% UFO	Desktop 75% Battleship	Workstation 104% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (41st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 59 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	159% 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	32GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7A54
Motherboard	MSI X99A SLI (MS-7A54) (all builds)
Memory	20.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180619
Uptime	12 Days
Run Date	Sep 03 '23 at 13:48
Run Duration	125 Seconds
Run User	VNM-User
Background CPU	17%

PC Performing as expected (41^st 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 3.4 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	75.4% Very good	Memory 77.9 1-Core 98.3 2-Core 205 72% 127 Pts	4-Core 392 8-Core 655 64% 524 Pts	64-Core 802 50% 802 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 75.4% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-Ti-$499 218,061 User benchmarks, average bench 158% MSI(1462 5052) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 536.99 Performing below potential (51^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	159% Outstanding	Lighting 236 Reflection 209 Parallax 202 192% 216 fps	MRender 248 Gravity 154 Splatting 125 138% 176 fps
Poor: 139% ↑ This bench: 159% Great: 170%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
HyperX Savage 240GB-$120 39,518 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 8GB free (System drive) Firmware: SAFM02.H Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 474 Write 460 Mixed 338 94% 424 MB/s	4K Read 24.3 4K Write 57.3 4K Mixed 30.8 107% 37.5 MB/s	DQ Read 340 DQ Write 320 DQ Mixed 181 177% 280 MB/s
Poor: 59% Great: 111%
WD Red 1TB (2012)-$88 37,583 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 215GB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 107 107 105 108 105 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	67.4% Good	Read 128 Write 117 Mixed 90.5 SusWrite 106 82% 111 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1 195% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 67.4% Great: 87%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown M-NNTL2712 M-NNTL2712 CMK8GX4M1A2666C16 CMK8GX4M1A2400C14 32GB 2400, 2400, 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	66.7% Good	MC Read 27.6 MC Write 24.5 MC Mixed 21.7 70% 24.6 GB/s	SC Read 12.6 SC Write 17.7 SC Mixed 18.4 46% 16.2 GB/s	Latency 84.6 47% 84.6 ns

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	66	57	60	23.5"	1280 720	PHLC107 PHL 246E7

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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 $245Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	10x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	8x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 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: 63% - Good

Total price: $678

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	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 $163	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 $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16