MSI X99A TOMAHAWK (MS-7A54)

Performance Results


Gaming 144% UFO	Desktop 100% UFO	Workstation 131% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 94.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	151% 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	292% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). 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 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A54) (all builds)
Memory	59.4 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160913
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 27 '18 at 04:46
Run Duration	225 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	17%

PC Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6850K-$115 29,279 User benchmarks, average bench 84% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	94.4% Outstanding	Memory 96.7 1-Core 129 2-Core 261 91% 162 Pts	4-Core 496 8-Core 832 81% 664 Pts	64-Core 1,016 63% 1,016 Pts
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 94.4% Great: 93%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia Titan V 869 User benchmarks, average bench 140% Nvidia(10DE 1218) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1912 MHz, MLim: 425 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 417.1 Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	151% Outstanding	Lighting 216 Reflection 205 Parallax 260 176% 227 fps	MRender 196 Gravity 232 Splatting 107 139% 178 fps
Poor: 113% ↑ This bench: 151% Great: 155%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 376GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1304 1078 1051 1012 1028 1033 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	292% Outstanding	Read 2,357 Write 2,270 Mixed 1,537 SusWrite 1,084 406% 1,812 MB/s	4K Read 54 4K Write 165 4K Mixed 79.6 271% 99.7 MB/s	DQ Read 1,207 DQ Write 919 DQ Mixed 1,062 794% 1,063 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 292% Great: 372%
Mushkin Reactor 1TB-$50 9,565 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 165GB free Firmware: N1007C SusWrite @10s intervals: 413 397 401 409 297 211 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	94.8% Outstanding	Read 483 Write 414 Mixed 312 SusWrite 354 88% 391 MB/s	4K Read 26.9 4K Write 95.4 4K Mixed 36.2 138% 52.8 MB/s	DQ Read 270 DQ Write 254 DQ Mixed 205 170% 243 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 94.8% Great: 105%
Mushkin ECO2 SMI 512GB-$80 1,273 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 434GB free Firmware: N1007C SusWrite @10s intervals: 290 285 286 290 290 280 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	96.9% Outstanding	Read 484 Write 296 Mixed 284 SusWrite 287 75% 338 MB/s	4K Read 29 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 41.8 155% 59.6 MB/s	DQ Read 277 DQ Write 283 DQ Mixed 182 164% 247 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 96.9% Great: 97%
WD Black 6TB (2015)-$296 5,447 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 958GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 126 119 123 117 124 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	69.9% Good	Read 121 Write 138 Mixed 90.8 SusWrite 122 87% 118 MB/s	4K Read 3.4 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.1 314% 2.4 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 69.9% Great: 118%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 4x16GB 2,983 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 4 of 8 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	137% Outstanding	MC Read 49.8 MC Write 61.6 MC Mixed 50 154% 53.8 GB/s	SC Read 16.6 SC Write 22.1 SC Mixed 23.5 59% 20.7 GB/s	Latency 51.6 78% 51.6 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 137% Great: 131%

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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 $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 $76Bench 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: 85% - Excellent

Total price: $616

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