MSI X99A TOMAHAWK (MS-7A54)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 103% UFO	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 95% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	102% 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

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	MSI MS-7A54
Motherboard	MSI X99A TOMAHAWK (MS-7A54) (all builds)
Memory	11.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190613
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 03 '19 at 05:38
Run Duration	164 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	8%

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PC Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6800K-$78 50,196 User benchmarks, average bench 81% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 97.4 1-Core 143 2-Core 287 97% 176 Pts	4-Core 574 8-Core 927 92% 751 Pts	64-Core 1,128 70% 1,128 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Asus(1043 8593) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2113 MHz, MLim: 2802 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 436.15 Performing below potential (51^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	102% Outstanding	Lighting 131 Reflection 149 Parallax 118 107% 132 fps	MRender 113 Gravity 130 Splatting 105 94% 116 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 61GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 6,266 Write 6,104 Mixed 5,876 1,359% 6,082 MB/s	4K Read 588 4K Write 276 4K Mixed 349 1,484% 404 MB/s	DQ Read 1,301 DQ Write 935 DQ Mixed 994 776% 1,077 MB/s
Poor: 72% Great: 124%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 2TB-$50 94,145 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 236GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 101 100 101 99 102 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	41.4% Average	Read 42 Write 78 Mixed 26.5 SusWrite 101 45% 61.8 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 4.9 4K Mixed 2.1 374% 2.73 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 41.4% Great: 108%
WD WD30EURS-63SPKY0 3TB 3,175 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 670GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 120 121 121 121 120 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	62.8% Good	Read 98.5 Write 102 Mixed 47.2 SusWrite 120 67% 92.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.9 176% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 62.8% Great: 82%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown DDR4 2666 2x8GB 2,111 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 2 of 8 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 2667 MHz clocked @ 3400 MHz Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	93.7% Outstanding	MC Read 41.2 MC Write 32.2 MC Mixed 29.5 98% 34.3 GB/s	SC Read 16.8 SC Write 23.9 SC Mixed 24 62% 21.6 GB/s	Latency 48.8 82% 48.8 ns
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 93.7% Great: 89%

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Workstation 78%

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Motherboard: MSI X99A TOMAHAWK (MS-7A54)

CPU
Core i7-6800KIntel $78Bench 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 $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: 84% - Excellent

Total price: $610

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 $182	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) $30	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