MSI X99A SLI (MS-7A54)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	57.8% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	32GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (33%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A54
Motherboard	MSI X99A SLI (MS-7A54) (all builds)
Memory	21.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160817
Uptime	6 Days
Run Date	Apr 03 '19 at 05:11
Run Duration	275 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	33%

PC Performing as expected (44^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-5820K-$130 101,694 User benchmarks, average bench 77% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	75.4% Very good	Memory 90.8 1-Core 95.9 2-Core 184 73% 123 Pts	4-Core 324 8-Core 584 54% 454 Pts	64-Core 770 48% 770 Pts
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 75.4% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 750 EVO 250GB-$55 75,831 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 45GB free (System drive) Firmware: MAT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 65 64 66 60 58 56 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	57.8% Above average	Read 408 Write 102 Mixed 99.8 SusWrite 61.5 36% 168 MB/s	4K Read 24.8 4K Write 47 4K Mixed 25 94% 32.3 MB/s	DQ Read 303 DQ Write 93.4 DQ Mixed 111 104% 169 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 57.8% Great: 114%
Lexar WorkflowCR1 256GB 14 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 35GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 201 72 33 27 38 33 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	40.1% Average	Read 351 Write 256 Mixed 278 SusWrite 67.2 53% 238 MB/s	4K Read 20.5 4K Write 30.7 4K Mixed 16.6 69% 22.6 MB/s	DQ Read 24.5 DQ Write 27.9 DQ Mixed 1.7 8% 18 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 40.1% Great: 61%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 417GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 133 137 129 131 137 132 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	76.2% Very good	Read 132 Write 140 Mixed 71 SusWrite 133 87% 119 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 145% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 76.2% Great: 114%
G-drive USB 6TB 199 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 107GB free Firmware: 2602 SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 104 109 106 104 103 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	61.1% Good	Read 108 Write 104 Mixed 53.8 SusWrite 105 68% 92.6 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 3.8 4K Mixed 0.5 168% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 61.1% Great: 128%
G-drive ev RaW 2TB 13 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 651GB free Firmware: 000C SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 105 106 106 105 100 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	61.1% Good	Read 108 Write 95 Mixed 58.5 SusWrite 104 67% 91.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.6 115% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 61.1% Great: 60%
G-drive USB 4TB 230 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 101GB free Firmware: 2602 SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 111 115 113 116 114 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	66.6% Good	Read 118 Write 119 Mixed 56.8 SusWrite 113 74% 102 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 3.9 4K Mixed 0.6 181% 1.83 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 66.6% Great: 132%
Lacie Rugged THB USB-C 2TB 202 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 104GB free Firmware: 0004 SusWrite @10s intervals: 65 61 61 59 59 59 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	24.6% Poor	Read 24.5 Write 96.5 Mixed 49.5 SusWrite 60.5 43% 57.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.4 120% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 24.6% Great: 69%
Lexar USB Flash Drive 16GB 205 User benchmarks, average bench 9% 14GB free, PID a81d Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 15 11 11 12 10 13 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	10.9% Very poor	Read 31 Write 11.7 Mixed 14.5 SusWrite 12 20% 17.3 MB/s	4K Read 5.8 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 1.5 100% 2.7 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 10.9% Great: 12%
WD My Passport 25E2 4TB 31,793 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 1.5TB free, PID 25e2 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 35 36 36 36 36 35 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	27.4% Poor	Read 29.2 Write 33.8 Mixed 27.5 SusWrite 35.9 44% 31.6 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 4.9 4K Mixed 0.9 201% 2.27 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 27.4% Great: 59%
WD My Passport 25E1 1TB 31,309 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 463GB free, PID 25e1 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 97 96 96 96 95 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	58.2% Above average	Read 159 Write 92.5 Mixed 72.2 SusWrite 96 131% 105 MB/s	4K Read 1.7 4K Write 4.5 4K Mixed 0.3 170% 2.17 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 58.2% Great: 65%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GB 76,101 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 4 of 8 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 3000 MHz clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (80^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	97.8% Outstanding	MC Read 37.5 MC Write 39.6 MC Mixed 36 108% 37.7 GB/s	SC Read 13.7 SC Write 18.6 SC Mixed 20.2 50% 17.5 GB/s	Latency 66.1 61% 66.1 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 97.8% Great: 106%

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Typical X99A SLI (MS-7A54) Builds (Compare 83 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 101%

UFO

Desktop 85%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 90%

Nuclear submarine

Motherboard: MSI X99A SLI (MS-7A54)

CPU
Core i7-6800KIntel $103Bench 81%, 50,196 samples	39x
Core i7-5820KIntel $130Bench 77%, 101,694 samples	12x
Core i7-6850KIntel $115Bench 84%, 29,279 samples	10x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	11x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	10x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	8x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	7x
MX300 SATA M.2 275GBCrucial $42Bench 80%, 16,792 samples	4x
SHSS37A480G 480GBKingstonBench 91%, 14,802 samples	3x

RAM
HyperX 2400 C15 2x16GBKingstonBench 78%, 9,797 samples	4x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	3x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 2x16GBCorsair $74Bench 76%, 29,684 samples	3x

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Value: 61% - Good

Total price: $697

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $275	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16