MSI X99A SLI (MS-7A54)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 74%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 75%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 68%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 69.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics105% 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 Drive71.6% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.
Run History
3 years ago, 3 years ago.
SystemMSI MS-7A54
MotherboardMSI X99A SLI (MS-7A54)  (all builds)
Memory59.9 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160817
Uptime8.9 Days
Run DateApr 23 '20 at 02:25
Run Duration126 Seconds
Run User VNM-User
Background CPU5%
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 PC Performing as expected (59th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Xeon E5-2620 v4
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 2.1 GHz, turbo 2.15 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
69.6% Good
Memory 81.7
1-Core 86.4
2-Core 174
67% 114 Pts
4-Core 310
8-Core 581
53% 446 Pts
64-Core 752
46% 752 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 69.6%
Great: 74%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 436.30
Performing below potential (75th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
105% Outstanding
Lighting 134
Reflection 150
Parallax 129
109% 138 fps
MRender 118
Gravity 138
Splatting 112
100% 123 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 105%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
P3-512 512GB
245GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.74.00
SusWrite @10s intervals: 359 109 91 91 86 1.4 MB/s
Performing as expected (42nd percentile)
71.6% Very good
Read 411
Write 291
Mixed 308
SusWrite 123
63% 283 MB/s
4K Read 25.7
4K Write 81.1
4K Mixed 27.7
117% 44.8 MB/s
DQ Read 248
DQ Write 300
DQ Mixed 170
157% 239 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 71.6%
Great: 104%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85
3.5TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 170 173 173 174 174 174 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
102% Outstanding
Read 181
Write 154
Mixed 110
SusWrite 173
114% 154 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.8
4K Mixed 1.1
216% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 102%
Great: 101%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 4x16GB
4 of 8 slots used
64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below potential (9th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
64.6% Good
MC Read 28.8
MC Write 23.2
MC Mixed 19.9
68% 24 GB/s
SC Read 11.6
SC Write 14.3
SC Mixed 16.9
41% 14.3 GB/s
Latency 77.4
52% 77.4 ns
Poor: 63%
This bench: 64.6%
Great: 119%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical X99A SLI (MS-7A54) Builds (Compare 83 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)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 61% - Good Total price: $697
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