MSI X99A SLI (MS-7A54)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 72%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 76%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 64%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (34th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 66 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 80.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics95% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7A54
MotherboardMSI X99A SLI (MS-7A54)  (all builds)
Memory28.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160817
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 21 '23 at 15:39
Run Duration134 Seconds
Run User LBN-User
Background CPU 12%
Watch Gameplay: 1080 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing below expectations (34th 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 3.35 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (48th percentile)
80.3% Excellent
Memory 81.8
1-Core 102
2-Core 212
74% 132 Pts
4-Core 424
8-Core 674
68% 549 Pts
64-Core 856
53% 856 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 80.3%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195
CLim: 2062 MHz, MLim: 2602 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 511.79
Performing below potential (11th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
95% Outstanding
Lighting 136
Reflection 221
Parallax 150
111% 169 fps
MRender 122
Gravity 146
Splatting 0.3
64% 89.4 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 95%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Ccboot iSCSI 240GB
128GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 14 13 14 13 11 11 MB/s
Performing as expected (42nd percentile)
25.7% Poor
Read 74.7
Write 45.3
Mixed 48.8
SusWrite 12.5
34% 45.3 MB/s
4K Read 4.2
4K Write 3.6
4K Mixed 5
797% 4.27 MB/s
Poor: 7%
This bench: 25.7%
Great: 48%
Ccboot iSCSI 1.5TB
686GB free
Firmware: 0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 16 16 16 16 17 16 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
29.5% Poor
Read 84.2
Write 40.5
Mixed 57.7
SusWrite 16
37% 49.6 MB/s
4K Read 5.2
4K Write 4.1
4K Mixed 5.8
937% 5.03 MB/s
Ccboot iSCSI 302GB
126GB free
Firmware: 0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 16 16 16 16 17 16 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
27.9% Poor
Read 79
Write 41.7
Mixed 49.3
SusWrite 16
35% 46.5 MB/s
4K Read 3.8
4K Write 3.9
4K Mixed 3.9
664% 3.87 MB/s
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 78.D1GMW.AU10B 2x16GB
2 of 8 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
38.3% Below average
MC Read 14.6
MC Write 12
MC Mixed 11
36% 12.5 GB/s
SC Read 12.2
SC Write 13.9
SC Mixed 13
37% 13 GB/s
Latency 78.2
51% 78.2 ns
Poor: 38%
This bench: 38.3%
Great: 78%

 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 71 60 60 24" 1280 720 BNQ7F31 ZOWIE XL LCD
Typical X99A SLI (MS-7A54) Builds (Compare 84 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 101%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 90%
Nuclear submarine

Motherboard: MSI X99A SLI (MS-7A54)

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