MSI X99A WORKSTATION (MS-7A54)

Performance Results


Gaming 90% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 84% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 104% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	110% 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 Drive	65.7% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	128GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 128GB 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.

System	MSI MS-7A54
Motherboard	MSI X99A WORKSTATION (MS-7A54) (all builds)
Memory	120.1 GB free of 128 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit barev, 3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit barev
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160817
Uptime	26.3 Days
Run Date	Jan 06 '20 at 14:33
Run Duration	189 Seconds
Run User	CZE-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing as expected (47^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Xeon E5-2697 V4 196 User benchmarks, average bench 75% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 18 cores, 36 threads Base clock 2.3 GHz, turbo 2.15 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	77.7% Very good	Memory 86.5 1-Core 102 2-Core 198 74% 129 Pts	4-Core 372 8-Core 705 64% 538 Pts	64-Core 2,108 130% 2,108 Pts
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 77.7% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% MSI(1462 3603) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1923 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 441.20 Performing below potential (7^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	110% Outstanding	Lighting 141 Reflection 184 Parallax 173 115% 166 fps	MRender 116 Gravity 168 Splatting 113 107% 132 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
VR0340GEJXN 340GB 20 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 57GB free (System drive) Firmware: 4IWTHPG0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 330 342 334 326 306 306 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	65.7% Good	Read 339 Write 359 Mixed 271 SusWrite 324 73% 323 MB/s	4K Read 23.8 4K Write 59.5 4K Mixed 26.1 101% 36.5 MB/s	DQ Read 22.7 DQ Write 39.6 DQ Mixed 25.3 21% 29.2 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 65.7% Great: 94%
MK001600KWDUN 1.5TB 10 User benchmarks, average bench 150% 695GB free Firmware: HPK1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 716 792 770 785 795 794 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	132% Outstanding	Read 1,070 Write 787 Mixed 653 SusWrite 775 184% 821 MB/s	4K Read 27.9 4K Write 87.4 4K Mixed 34.7 133% 50 MB/s	DQ Read 22.4 DQ Write 40.4 DQ Mixed 26.4 22% 29.7 MB/s
Poor: 132% ↑ This bench: 132% Great: 163%
Hitachi HUS724040ALA640 4TB 1,620 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 3TB free Firmware: MFAOAA70 SusWrite @10s intervals: 165 167 167 167 167 167 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	95.5% Outstanding	Read 166 Write 153 Mixed 89.5 SusWrite 167 105% 144 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.8 177% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 95.5% Great: 97%
Seagate ST6000NM0024-1HT17Z 6TB 821 User benchmarks, average bench 100% 1.5TB free Firmware: SN05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 147 153 151 153 154 153 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	84.9% Excellent	Read 144 Write 143 Mixed 87.5 SusWrite 152 96% 132 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.1 237% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 84.9% Great: 119%
USB3.0 high speed 500GB 407 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 328GB free, PID 0711 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 91 93 93 93 92 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	38.3% Below average	Read 91.2 Write 92 Mixed 50.3 SusWrite 91.6 109% 81.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 80% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 38.3% Great: 90%
HP RDX 3TB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 1.5TB free, PID 0825, 3TB HPE RDX Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 109 109 109 110 110 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	44.5% Average	Read 100 Write 112 Mixed 43.8 SusWrite 109 123% 91.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.7 94% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 44.5% Great: 50%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMA42GR7AFR4N-UH 8x16GB 77 User benchmarks, average bench 124% 8 of 8 slots used 128GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	135% Outstanding	MC Read 63.9 MC Write 56.4 MC Mixed 44.7 157% 55 GB/s	SC Read 10.9 SC Write 15.2 SC Mixed 16.9 41% 14.3 GB/s	Latency 70.9 56% 70.9 ns
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 135% Great: 145%

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Gaming 91%

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Desktop 91%

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Workstation 83%

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Motherboard: MSI X99A WORKSTATION (MS-7A54)

CPU
Core i7-6850KIntel $115Bench 84%, 29,279 samples	5x
Xeon E5-1650 v3IntelBench 77%, 7,962 samples	4x
Core i7-6950XIntel $499Bench 87%, 6,135 samples	3x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	4x
Quadro RTX 4000NvidiaBench 98%, 9,173 samples	3x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	3x

SSD
960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsung $139Bench 266%, 63,520 samples	3x
960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $249Bench 279%, 18,356 samples	2x
MX100 512GBCrucial $200Bench 88%, 31,545 samples	2x

RAM
M391A2K43BB1-CTD 4x16GBSamsungBench 104%, 120 samples	2x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	2x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 4x8GBG.SKILLBench 79%, 698 samples	2x

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Value: 96% - Outstanding

Total price: $449

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $64	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16