MSI X99A TOMAHAWK (MS-7A54)

Performance Results


Gaming 63% Destroyer	Desktop 83% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 56% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (36th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 64 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.
Processor	With 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 78.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	76.5% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	96% 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.
Memory	64GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A54
Motherboard	MSI X99A TOMAHAWK (MS-7A54) (all builds)
Memory	56.4 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit farger
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160913
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Jan 10 '19 at 20:50
Run Duration	181 Seconds
Run User	DNK-User
Background CPU	3%

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PC Performing below expectations (36^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 above expectations (66^th percentile)	78.2% Very good	Memory 91.1 1-Core 99.4 2-Core 198 75% 129 Pts	4-Core 353 8-Core 588 57% 470 Pts	64-Core 760 47% 760 Pts
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 78.2% Great: 88%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Asus(1043 859F) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 417.35 Performing below potential (34^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	76.5% Very good	Lighting 94.5 Reflection 104 Parallax 91 77% 96.6 fps	MRender 93 Gravity 90.6 Splatting 92.9 76% 92.2 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 76.5% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 750 EVO 250GB-$130 75,831 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 83GB free (System drive) Firmware: MAT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 287 152 165 180 143 123 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	96% Outstanding	Read 488 Write 464 Mixed 308 SusWrite 175 80% 359 MB/s	4K Read 36.2 4K Write 86 4K Mixed 47.3 161% 56.5 MB/s	DQ Read 372 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 329 254% 346 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 96% Great: 114%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 2TB (2016)-$106 133,734 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 153 153 143 152 151 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	73.8% Very good	Read 106 Write 94 Mixed 26.2 SusWrite 151 68% 94.1 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 5.1 4K Mixed 1.8 336% 2.63 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 73.8% Great: 110%
Seagate IronWolf 8TB (2016)-$176 904 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 7.5TB free Firmware: SC61 SusWrite @10s intervals: 214 219 217 218 221 221 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 31% Great: 106%
WD Red 6TB (2014)-$129 11,340 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 1TB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 96 96 99 87 100 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	73.2% Very good	Read 160 Write 143 Mixed 97.3 SusWrite 95.3 91% 124 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 0.9 183% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 73.2% Great: 99%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS16G4D240FSE.16FA 4x16GB 58 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 4 of 8 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (9^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	68.6% Good	MC Read 30.8 MC Write 22 MC Mixed 21.1 70% 24.6 GB/s	SC Read 14.6 SC Write 18.4 SC Mixed 20.5 51% 17.8 GB/s	Latency 65.6 61% 65.6 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 68.6% Great: 129%

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

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Desktop 89%

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Workstation 78%

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Motherboard: MSI X99A TOMAHAWK (MS-7A54)

CPU
Core i7-6800KIntel $103Bench 81%, 50,196 samples	82x
Core i7-5820KIntel $130Bench 77%, 101,694 samples	28x
Core i7-6850KIntel $115Bench 84%, 29,279 samples	24x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	47x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	25x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	22x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $96Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	7x
850 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 110%, 154,399 samples	6x
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 213%, 165,668 samples	6x

RAM
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	11x
DDR4 3000 2OZ 4x8GBUnknownBench 87%, 1,963 samples	7x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $37Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	6x

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Value: 124% - Outstanding

Total price: $430

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