MSI X99A TOMAHAWK (MS-7A54)

Performance Results


Gaming 64% Destroyer	Desktop 70% Battleship	Workstation 64% Destroyer


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (41st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 59 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 62.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	94.6% 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	84.2% 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	48GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 48GB 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

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A54
Motherboard	MSI X99A TOMAHAWK (MS-7A54) (all builds)
Memory	41.4 GB free of 48 GB @ 2.8 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160913
Uptime	10.2 Days
Run Date	May 26 '20 at 13:28
Run Duration	167 Seconds
Run User	IRQ-User
Background CPU	6%

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PC Performing as expected (41^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel @ 2.00GHz 745 User benchmarks, average bench 61% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 24 threads Base clock 2 GHz, turbo 2.3 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	62.7% Good	Memory 78 1-Core 69.1 2-Core 139 57% 95.5 Pts	4-Core 256 8-Core 541 46% 398 Pts	64-Core 1,039 64% 1,039 Pts
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 62.7% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% MSI(1462 3362) CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 445.87 Performing below potential (11^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	94.6% Outstanding	Lighting 115 Reflection 141 Parallax 128 94% 128 fps	MRender 115 Gravity 133 Splatting 109 96% 119 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 94.6% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 SATA M.2 525GB-$140 20,154 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 35GB free (System drive) Firmware: M0CR040 SusWrite @10s intervals: 427 434 254 249 240 248 MB/s Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	84.2% Excellent	Read 420 Write 448 Mixed 376 SusWrite 309 87% 388 MB/s	4K Read 23.5 4K Write 65.7 4K Mixed 31.9 111% 40.4 MB/s	DQ Read 338 DQ Write 297 DQ Mixed 319 239% 318 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 84.2% Great: 98%
WD WD30EURS-63SPKY0 3TB 3,175 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 243GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 89 89 90 90 91 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	46.3% Average	Read 71.5 Write 57.3 Mixed 34.2 SusWrite 89.3 46% 63.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.7 141% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 46.3% Great: 82%
Toshiba MQ01ABD100 1TB-$55 322,803 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 193GB free Firmware: AX101U SusWrite @10s intervals: 56 55 57 56 56 57 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	33.9% Below average	Read 62.2 Write 51 Mixed 27.2 SusWrite 55.9 36% 49.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.5 98% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 33.9% Great: 62%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$60 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 155GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 73 76 76 77 78 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	46.6% Average	Read 86.3 Write 65.7 Mixed 81 SusWrite 75.7 58% 77.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 145% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 46.6% Great: 67%
Toshiba MQ01ABD100 1TB-$55 322,803 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 362GB free Firmware: AX101U SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 85 89 89 89 89 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	50.1% Above average	Read 86.5 Write 82 Mixed 32 SusWrite 87.9 52% 72.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.6 119% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 50.1% Great: 62%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2800 C15 3x16GB 15 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 3 of 8 slots used 48GB DIMM DDR4 2800 MHz clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (86^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	81.8% Excellent	MC Read 39.5 MC Write 24.3 MC Mixed 32 91% 31.9 GB/s	SC Read 11.8 SC Write 12.8 SC Mixed 15.2 38% 13.3 GB/s	Latency 84.4 47% 84.4 ns
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 81.8% Great: 83%

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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 $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 $86Bench 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: 126% - Outstanding

Total price: $420

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	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