MSI X99A TOMAHAWK (MS-7A54)

Performance Results


Gaming 138% UFO	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 123% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 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%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	145% 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	279% 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	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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7A54
Motherboard	MSI X99A TOMAHAWK (MS-7A54) (all builds)
Memory	25.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit farger
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160913
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Dec 07 '18 at 22:22
Run Duration	217 Seconds
Run User	NOR-User
Background CPU	13%

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PC Performing as expected (52^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 3.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	94% Outstanding	Memory 95.2 1-Core 125 2-Core 239 87% 153 Pts	4-Core 499 8-Core 742 77% 621 Pts	64-Core 985 61% 985 Pts
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 94% Great: 93%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% MSI(1462 3710) ≥ 4GB; Msi RTX 2080 ti Duke OC CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 417.22 Performing below potential (17^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	145% Outstanding	Lighting 191 Reflection 226 Parallax 232 156% 216 fps	MRender 251 Gravity 204 Splatting 140 156% 198 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 145% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 202GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1141 651 653 657 655 657 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	279% Outstanding	Read 2,381 Write 2,102 Mixed 1,291 SusWrite 736 363% 1,627 MB/s	4K Read 58.4 4K Write 190 4K Mixed 85.1 298% 111 MB/s	DQ Read 1,140 DQ Write 962 DQ Mixed 1,038 781% 1,046 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 279% Great: 340%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 144GB free Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 445 450 445 446 419 364 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 458 Write 444 Mixed 388 SusWrite 428 97% 430 MB/s	4K Read 37.7 4K Write 98.1 4K Mixed 49.8 173% 61.9 MB/s	DQ Read 258 DQ Write 101 DQ Mixed 145 116% 168 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 134%
WD Blue 640GB (2008)-$33 94,563 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 112GB free Firmware: 01.03B01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 63 60 62 62 61 61 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	40.4% Average	Read 79 Write 75.2 Mixed 55 SusWrite 61.3 50% 67.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.8 151% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 40.4% Great: 62%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 391GB free Firmware: CC27 SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 126 132 131 132 133 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	91.3% Outstanding	Read 189 Write 151 Mixed 81 SusWrite 130 101% 138 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 91.3% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown + + 4x8GB 462 User benchmarks, average bench 109% 4 of 8 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 2667 MHz clocked @ 2666 MHz Performing below potential (89^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	126% Outstanding	MC Read 43.7 MC Write 58.5 MC Mixed 45.5 141% 49.2 GB/s	SC Read 15.2 SC Write 21.9 SC Mixed 21.8 56% 19.6 GB/s	Latency 56.4 71% 56.4 ns
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 126% Great: 134%

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Typical X99A TOMAHAWK (MS-7A54) Builds (Compare 181 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 87%

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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 $92Bench 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: $631

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	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) $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