MSI X99A TOMAHAWK (MS-7A54)

Performance Results


Gaming 75% Battleship	Desktop 100% UFO	Workstation 69% Battle cruiser


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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	68.9% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	101% 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	13 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 12 '19 at 19:04
Run Duration	135 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing above expectations (63^rd 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 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Memory 97.5 1-Core 145 2-Core 290 98% 177 Pts	4-Core 579 8-Core 961 94% 770 Pts	64-Core 1,138 70% 1,138 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 8593) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2062 MHz, MLim: 2771 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 436.30 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	68.9% Good	Lighting 79 Reflection 90.9 Parallax 73.8 64% 81.2 fps	MRender 106 Gravity 78.3 Splatting 99.8 78% 94.6 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 68.9% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 43GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 404 271 177 88 82 83 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 475 Write 461 Mixed 402 SusWrite 184 85% 380 MB/s	4K Read 38.5 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 48.8 177% 64.6 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 336 DQ Mixed 353 266% 356 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 124%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 2TB-$75 94,145 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 414GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 124 125 126 125 126 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	68.9% Good	Read 114 Write 108 Mixed 28.2 SusWrite 125 68% 93.7 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 2 373% 2.83 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 68.9% Great: 108%
WD WD30EURS-63SPKY0 3TB 3,175 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 678GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 102 102 104 103 104 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	68.8% Good	Read 136 Write 122 Mixed 63.8 SusWrite 103 78% 106 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1 199% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 68.8% 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 @ 3428 MHz Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	86.1% Excellent	MC Read 42.9 MC Write 25.9 MC Mixed 24.2 89% 31 GB/s	SC Read 17.4 SC Write 23.5 SC Mixed 22.6 60% 21.2 GB/s	Latency 48.2 83% 48.2 ns
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 86.1% 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 $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: $635

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 $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