MSI X99A TOMAHAWK (MS-7A54)

Performance Results


Gaming 111% UFO	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 102% 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 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	106% 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	109% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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	12.8 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 07 '19 at 11:05
Run Duration	135 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	5%

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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 i7-6800K-$103 50,196 User benchmarks, average bench 81% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Memory 97.7 1-Core 145 2-Core 291 98% 178 Pts	4-Core 581 8-Core 958 94% 769 Pts	64-Core 1,124 70% 1,124 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 103% 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 8594) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2138 MHz, MLim: 2787 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 436.15 Performing below potential (79^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	106% Outstanding	Lighting 137 Reflection 150 Parallax 130 112% 139 fps	MRender 119 Gravity 133 Splatting 112 99% 122 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 59GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 343 244 245 260 139 139 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 488 Write 462 Mixed 400 SusWrite 228 88% 394 MB/s	4K Read 40.4 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 54.8 191% 69.1 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 336 DQ Mixed 353 266% 356 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 124%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 2TB-$75 94,145 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 241GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 128 126 128 128 128 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	72.7% Very good	Read 124 Write 110 Mixed 28.2 SusWrite 128 71% 97.6 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 2 368% 2.8 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 72.7% Great: 108%
WD WD30EURS-63SPKY0 3TB 3,175 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 738GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 123 122 122 124 122 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	67.4% Good	Read 112 Write 105 Mixed 56.7 SusWrite 122 73% 99.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 0.9 182% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 67.4% 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 @ 3432 MHz Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	94.1% Outstanding	MC Read 41.9 MC Write 32.4 MC Mixed 28.8 98% 34.4 GB/s	SC Read 17.2 SC Write 24 SC Mixed 23.8 62% 21.7 GB/s	Latency 47.2 85% 47.2 ns
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 94.1% Great: 89%

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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 $275	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