MSI X99A TOMAHAWK (MS-7A54)

Performance Results


Gaming 125% UFO	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 131% UFO


PC Status	Overall 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.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 91.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	133% 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	303% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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.

System	MSI MS-7A54
Motherboard	MSI X99A TOMAHAWK (MS-7A54) (all builds)
Memory	56.2 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160913
Uptime	7.4 Days
Run Date	Oct 23 '17 at 02:10
Run Duration	154 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing as expected (59^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6950X-$499 6,135 User benchmarks, average bench 87% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	91.4% Outstanding	Memory 90.3 1-Core 125 2-Core 249 87% 155 Pts	4-Core 497 8-Core 965 87% 731 Pts	64-Core 1,632 101% 1,632 Pts
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 91.4% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia Titan Xp 8,552 User benchmarks, average bench 128% Nvidia(10DE 11DF) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2852 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 384.94 Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	133% Outstanding	Lighting 184 Reflection 204 Parallax 202 150% 197 fps	MRender 131 Gravity 190 Splatting 136 124% 153 fps
Poor: 114% ↑ This bench: 133% Great: 140%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$139 63,520 User benchmarks, average bench 266% 362GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B6Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	303% Outstanding	Read 2,747 Write 1,788 Mixed 1,860 472% 2,131 MB/s	4K Read 38.7 4K Write 124 4K Mixed 60.7 202% 74.4 MB/s	DQ Read 519 DQ Write 442 DQ Mixed 234 243% 399 MB/s
Poor: 159% ↑ This bench: 303% Great: 353%
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$625 54,978 User benchmarks, average bench 223% 158GB free Firmware: 2B0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	262% Outstanding	Read 2,278 Write 1,434 Mixed 1,516 385% 1,743 MB/s	4K Read 37.5 4K Write 148 4K Mixed 53.3 204% 79.8 MB/s	DQ Read 538 DQ Write 385 DQ Mixed 225 232% 383 MB/s
Poor: 138% ↑ This bench: 262% Great: 283%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 343GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 186 171 1658 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 665 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 91 91 6912 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 406 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 111 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 198 198 6836 (C2) HDA temperature 106 101 37 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	71.4% Very good	Read 143 Write 106 Mixed 104 88% 118 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.03 4K Mixed 0.23 105% 1.09 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 71.4% Great: 108%
WD Red 2TB (2012)-$82 64,359 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 310GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 179 174 4016 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 1708 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 64 64 27006 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1229 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 282 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 1425 (C2) HDA temperature 113 92 34 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 253 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 2 (C8) Write error rate 100 253 0	49.5% Average	Read 91.2 Write 80.9 Mixed 85.8 65% 86 MB/s	4K Read 0.41 4K Write 1.89 4K Mixed 0.16 70% 0.82 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 49.5% Great: 86%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMK32GX4M4A2666C16 CMK32GX4M4A2666C16 CMK32GX4M4A2666C16 CMK32GX4M4A2666C16 CMK32GX4M4A2666C16 CMK32GX4M4A2666C16 CMK32GX4M4A2666C16 CMK8GX4M1A2666C16 64GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 117% 2667, 2667, 2667, 2667, 2667, 2667, 2667, 2667 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	119% Outstanding	MC Read 50.5 MC Write 49 MC Mixed 41.8 135% 47.1 GB/s	SC Read 13.6 SC Write 21.1 SC Mixed 19.6 52% 18.1 GB/s	Latency 66.9 60% 66.9 ns
Poor: 107% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 122%

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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 $400Bench 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 $95Bench 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 $37Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	11x
DDR4 3000 2OZ 4x8GBUnknownBench 87%, 1,963 samples	7x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	6x

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Value: 84% - Excellent

Total price: $635

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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