MSI X99A WORKSTATION (MS-7A54)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 29%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 26%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics24.5% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive178% 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.
Memory64GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (22%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7A54
MotherboardMSI X99A WORKSTATION (MS-7A54)  (all builds)
Memory59.2 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160817
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 02 '19 at 19:37
Run Duration142 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 22%

 PC Performing as expected (53rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Xeon E5-1650 v3
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
77.2% Very good
Memory 90.5
1-Core 107
2-Core 207
78% 135 Pts
4-Core 346
8-Core 520
54% 433 Pts
64-Core 831
51% 831 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 77.2%
Great: 83%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD FirePro W7000
AMD(1002 0420) ≥ 4GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.300.1025.1001
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
24.5% Poor
Lighting 29.3
Reflection 30.4
Parallax 41.7
24% 33.8 fps
MRender 27.4
Gravity 28.4
Splatting 36.1
26% 30.6 fps
Poor: 21%
This bench: 24.5%
Great: 25%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
185GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 492 463 446 453 442 449 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)
178% Outstanding
Read 1,514
Write 1,314
Mixed 648
SusWrite 458
219% 983 MB/s
4K Read 42.8
4K Write 112
4K Mixed 56.1
196% 70.2 MB/s
DQ Read 765
DQ Write 540
DQ Mixed 660
491% 655 MB/s
Poor: 153%
This bench: 178%
Great: 254%
WD Blue 3TB (2015)-$80
1.5TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 148 143 148 142 144 MB/s
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
83.8% Excellent
Read 148
Write 144
Mixed 70.3
SusWrite 143
92% 127 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.7
4K Mixed 1.1
210% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 46%
This bench: 83.8%
Great: 96%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 9965662-008.A01G 4x16GB
4 of 8 slots used
64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below potential (21st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
105% Outstanding
MC Read 40.7
MC Write 42.9
MC Mixed 39.4
117% 41 GB/s
SC Read 12.2
SC Write 18.8
SC Mixed 22.1
51% 17.7 GB/s
Latency 66.5
60% 66.5 ns
Poor: 97%
This bench: 105%
Great: 138%

 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: 96% - Outstanding Total price: $449
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