MSI X99A TOMAHAWK (MS-7A54)

Performance Results


Gaming 124% UFO	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 112% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 87.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	139% 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.
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/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	11.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colori
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180615
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Mar 29 '19 at 15:57
Run Duration	153 Seconds
Run User	ITA-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-5930K-$70 34,039 User benchmarks, average bench 80% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	87.7% Excellent	Memory 93.1 1-Core 110 2-Core 224 82% 142 Pts	4-Core 444 8-Core 731 72% 587 Pts	64-Core 926 57% 926 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 87.7% Great: 91%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% Zotac(19DA 4513) ≥ 4GB; zotac amp CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3600 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 419.35 Performing below potential (9^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	139% Outstanding	Lighting 173 Reflection 204 Parallax 164 141% 180 fps	MRender 266 Gravity 222 Splatting 135 162% 208 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 139% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Plextor M6e PCIe M.2 128GB-$190 585 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 92GB free Firmware: 1.06 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 622 624 626 627 626 626 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	158% Outstanding	Read 1,278 Write 610 Mixed 443 SusWrite 625 164% 739 MB/s	4K Read 36.1 4K Write 84.5 4K Mixed 38.4 149% 53 MB/s	DQ Read 491 DQ Write 564 DQ Mixed 363 319% 472 MB/s
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 158% Great: 116%
Crucial M550 512GB-$283 5,683 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 216GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU02 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 5065 Write 3,972 Mixed 4,296 989% 4,445 MB/s	4K Read 448 4K Write 380 4K Mixed 398 1,390% 409 MB/s	DQ Read 855 DQ Write 707 DQ Mixed 784 586% 782 MB/s
Poor: 65% Great: 111%
WD VelociRaptor 1TB-$268 8,165 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 234GB free Firmware: 04.06A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 149 153 153 152 153 153 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	97.6% Outstanding	Read 187 Write 160 Mixed 122 SusWrite 152 115% 155 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 4.8 4K Mixed 1.7 344% 2.7 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 97.6% Great: 117%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2800 C16 4x4GB-$210 3,970 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 4 of 8 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 3000 MHz clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (82^nd percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	99.7% Outstanding	MC Read 38.3 MC Write 40.7 MC Mixed 34.8 108% 37.9 GB/s	SC Read 15.6 SC Write 21.6 SC Mixed 22 56% 19.7 GB/s	Latency 61.9 65% 61.9 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 99.7% Great: 110%

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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 $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 $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: $634

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