MSI X99A SLI (MS-7A54)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 95%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 85%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (28th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 72 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 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 81%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics116% 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 Drive107% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMSI MS-7A54
MotherboardMSI X99A SLI (MS-7A54)  (all builds)
Memory10 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161214
Uptime0.3 Days
Run DateJun 27 '19 at 01:11
Run Duration167 Seconds
Run User FRA-User
Background CPU8%

 PC Performing below expectations (28th 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 3.45 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (56th percentile)
81% Excellent
Memory 83.2
1-Core 109
2-Core 226
78% 139 Pts
4-Core 425
8-Core 664
67% 544 Pts
64-Core 852
53% 852 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 81%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 430.86
Performing below potential (17th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
116% Outstanding
Lighting 155
Reflection 176
Parallax 175
127% 169 fps
MRender 116
Gravity 164
Splatting 115
107% 132 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 116%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94
88GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 416 433 431 447 443 399 MB/s
Performing below expectations (36th percentile)
107% Outstanding
Read 462
Write 444
Mixed 373
SusWrite 428
96% 427 MB/s
4K Read 35.5
4K Write 67.4
4K Mixed 46.9
150% 49.9 MB/s
DQ Read 376
DQ Write 333
DQ Mixed 350
264% 353 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 107%
Great: 134%
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016)-$84
255GB free
Firmware: CC26
SusWrite @10s intervals: 67 59 49 65 44 34 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
27.5% Poor
Read 42.8
Write 53.2
Mixed 32.8
SusWrite 52.9
33% 45.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.2
4K Write 0.7
4K Mixed 0.1
32% 0.33 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 27.5%
Great: 114%
Seagate M3 Portable 1TB
745GB free
Firmware: 0710
SusWrite @10s intervals: 5.4 5.2 5.2 5.2 5.3 6.6 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (0th percentile)
5.98% Terrible
Read 14.8
Write 6.8
Mixed 28.7
SusWrite 5.5
11% 14 MB/s
4K Read 0.2
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.2
60% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 16%
This bench: 5.98%
Great: 65%
TOSHIBA MK2552GSX 250GB
124GB free, PID 0379
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.9 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.5 5.3 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)
2.23% Terrible
Read 5.3
Write 4.8
Mixed 4.8
SusWrite 5.3
7% 5.05 MB/s
4K Read 0
4K Write 0.1
4K Mixed 0.1
7% 0.07 MB/s
Poor: 2%
This bench: 2.23%
Great: 17%
SanDisk Ultra USB 3.0 32GB-$7
29GB free, PID 5581
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 40 38 8.8 5.3 11 11 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
34.5% Below average
Read 152
Write 16.8
Mixed 60.5
SusWrite 19
64% 62.2 MB/s
4K Read 6.5
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 1.7
157% 3.47 MB/s
Poor: 11%
This bench: 34.5%
Great: 38%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLS8G4D240FSB.16FBD 2x8GB
2 of 8 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below potential (11th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
68.5% Good
MC Read 29.5
MC Write 25.5
MC Mixed 20.5
72% 25.2 GB/s
SC Read 12.8
SC Write 18.1
SC Mixed 18
47% 16.3 GB/s
Latency 74.8
54% 74.8 ns
Poor: 47%
This bench: 68.5%
Great: 88%

 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 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)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 62% - Good Total price: $682
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HDDRAMUSB
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