MSI X99A TOMAHAWK (MS-7A54)

Performance Results


Gaming 62% Destroyer	Desktop 80% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 62% Destroyer


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 70.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	81.9% 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	268% 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.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A54
Motherboard	MSI X99A TOMAHAWK (MS-7A54) (all builds)
Memory	27.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1600 x 900 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180615
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 22 '19 at 17:27
Run Duration	149 Seconds
Run User	DZA-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing as expected (57^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Xeon E5-2640 v4 647 User benchmarks, average bench 69% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 2.4 GHz, turbo 2.7 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	70.7% Very good	Memory 78.7 1-Core 96.3 2-Core 176 68% 117 Pts	4-Core 338 8-Core 652 59% 495 Pts	64-Core 1,087 67% 1,087 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 70.7% Great: 78%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Asus(1043 8593) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2062 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 417.35 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	81.9% Excellent	Lighting 89.8 Reflection 127 Parallax 131 73% 116 fps	MRender 117 Gravity 135 Splatting 113 99% 122 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 81.9% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 367,854 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 164GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1964 798 799 803 802 801 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	268% Outstanding	Read 2,319 Write 1,966 Mixed 1,655 SusWrite 994 388% 1,734 MB/s	4K Read 59.2 4K Write 143 4K Mixed 81.2 269% 94.3 MB/s	DQ Read 747 DQ Write 646 DQ Mixed 712 529% 701 MB/s
Poor: 178% ↑ This bench: 268% Great: 355%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 737GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 194 192 194 195 195 197 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Read 199 Write 166 Mixed 93 SusWrite 194 119% 163 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 1 178% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 112%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 871GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 198 198 199 201 199 202 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	Read 199 Write 169 Mixed 89.7 SusWrite 199 120% 164 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 156% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 112%
LaCie P9227 Slim 2TB 9 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 397GB free, PID 1089 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 67 69 64 67 70 70 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	24.8% Poor	Read 41 Write 79.3 Mixed 72.5 SusWrite 67.7 95% 65.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.4 60% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 24.8% Great: 51%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M393A2G40EB1-CRC 2x16GB 136 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 2 of 8 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 2400 MHz clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (30^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	64.7% Good	MC Read 27.9 MC Write 24 MC Mixed 20.4 69% 24.1 GB/s	SC Read 11.8 SC Write 15.5 SC Mixed 15.7 41% 14.3 GB/s	Latency 83 48% 83 ns
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 64.7% Great: 77%

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Gaming 87%

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Desktop 89%

Aircraft carrier

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 $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	7x
850 Evo 1TBSamsung $122Bench 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 $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	6x

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Value: 124% - Outstanding

Total price: $429

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $160	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16