MSI X99A TOMAHAWK (MS-7A54)

Performance Results


Gaming 122% UFO	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 125% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 89.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	132% 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	308% 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	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.

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Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A54
Motherboard	MSI X99A TOMAHAWK (MS-7A54) (all builds)
Memory	124.2 GB free of 128 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180615
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 20 '18 at 18:38
Run Duration	275 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	24%

PC Performing above expectations (68^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 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	89.4% Excellent	Memory 93.6 1-Core 114 2-Core 229 83% 146 Pts	4-Core 458 8-Core 901 80% 679 Pts	64-Core 1,508 93% 1,508 Pts
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 89.4% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% MSI(1462 3602) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 398.82 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	132% Outstanding	Lighting 186 Reflection 199 Parallax 200 152% 195 fps	MRender 126 Gravity 184 Splatting 128 118% 146 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 132% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 707GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1730 2115 1379 1168 1158 1155 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	308% Outstanding	Read 2,560 Write 2,163 Mixed 1544 SusWrite 1,451 432% 1,930 MB/s	4K Read 62.9 4K Write 135 4K Mixed 82.2 272% 93.5 MB/s	DQ Read 828 DQ Write 634 DQ Mixed 717 540% 726 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 308% Great: 372%
Mushkin Reactor 1TB-$50 9,565 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 829GB free Firmware: P1003B SusWrite @10s intervals: 399 383 390 397 394 386 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	85.5% Excellent	Read 475 Write 409 Mixed 302 SusWrite 392 89% 394 MB/s	4K Read 15.3 4K Write 87 4K Mixed 26 102% 42.8 MB/s	DQ Read 240 DQ Write 265 DQ Mixed 215 172% 240 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 85.5% Great: 105%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 411GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 435 426 423 424 427 414 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	120% Outstanding	Read 472 Write 445 Mixed 391 SusWrite 425 98% 433 MB/s	4K Read 44 4K Write 95.2 4K Mixed 56.8 190% 65.3 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 334 DQ Mixed 355 267% 356 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 134%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$40 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 117GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 80 80 81 81 81 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	48.4% Average	Read 87.5 Write 75.7 Mixed 82.8 SusWrite 80.5 61% 81.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.9 178% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 48.4% Great: 76%
Hitachi HDS5C3020ALA632 2TB-$270 9,828 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 1.5TB free Firmware: ML6OA580 SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 111 115 115 115 116 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	65.6% Good	Read 114 Write 106 Mixed 62.2 SusWrite 115 73% 99 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 65.6% Great: 73%
HGST Ultrastar He8 Helium 8TB-$94 1,061 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 5TB free Firmware: A4GNT514 SusWrite @10s intervals: 194 185 194 196 182 195 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 179 Write 100 Mixed 81 SusWrite 191 101% 138 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 1 181% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 113%
HGST Ultrastar He8 Helium 8TB-$94 1,061 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 4.5TB free Firmware: A4GNT514 SusWrite @10s intervals: 154 178 168 172 174 173 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	97.9% Outstanding	Read 172 Write 95.3 Mixed 79.2 SusWrite 170 94% 129 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 1 181% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 97.9% Great: 113%
Seagate ST31500541AS 1.5TB 9,968 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC34 SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 95 93 95 93 91 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	53.2% Above average	Read 93.2 Write 67.5 Mixed 46.7 SusWrite 92.3 55% 74.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.9 156% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 53.2% Great: 56%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws 4 DDR4 2400 C14 8x16GB-$1,291 53 User benchmarks, average bench 121% 8 of 8 slots used 128GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	134% Outstanding	MC Read 58.6 MC Write 53.9 MC Mixed 47.1 152% 53.2 GB/s	SC Read 14.7 SC Write 19.2 SC Mixed 23.3 54% 19.1 GB/s	Latency 60.7 66% 60.7 ns
Poor: 102% ↑ This bench: 134% Great: 135%

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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 $90Bench 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 $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	6x

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Value: 84% - Excellent

Total price: $629

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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