MSI X99A TOMAHAWK (MS-7A54)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 46% Yacht	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 41% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 88.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	48.8% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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.

High background CPU (26%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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

System	MSI MS-7A54
Motherboard	MSI X99A TOMAHAWK (MS-7A54) (all builds)
Memory	12 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit renk
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180615
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 05 '20 at 19:27
Run Duration	135 Seconds
Run User	TUR-User
Background CPU	26%

PC Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6850K-$115 29,279 User benchmarks, average bench 84% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	88.7% Excellent	Memory 96.6 1-Core 122 2-Core 231 86% 150 Pts	4-Core 435 8-Core 741 71% 588 Pts	64-Core 862 53% 862 Pts
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 88.7% Great: 93%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Asus(1043 8508) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 452.06 Performing below potential (57^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	48.8% Average	Lighting 59.9 Reflection 66.4 Parallax 59.4 49% 61.9 fps	MRender 72.5 Gravity 57.7 Splatting 52 49% 60.7 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 48.8% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
OCZ Vertex 4 128GB-$215 19,372 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 8GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.5 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 424 Write 397 Mixed 294 83% 372 MB/s	4K Read 26.8 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 32.5 141% 56.9 MB/s	DQ Read 256 DQ Write 229 DQ Mixed 243 182% 243 MB/s
Poor: 64% Great: 104%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$60 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 325GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 75 75 76 77 78 78 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	37.4% Below average	Read 53.5 Write 58 Mixed 63.7 SusWrite 76.5 47% 62.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.8 140% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 37.4% Great: 67%
Seagate ST31500541AS 1.5TB 9,968 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 248GB free Firmware: CC34 SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 78 78 79 80 81 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	46.2% Average	Read 82.2 Write 81.5 Mixed 46.5 SusWrite 78.6 53% 72.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 1 170% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 46.2% Great: 56%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$34 287,720 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 8 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	81.9% Excellent	MC Read 34.8 MC Write 29.6 MC Mixed 25.1 85% 29.8 GB/s	SC Read 15.2 SC Write 20.2 SC Mixed 21 54% 18.8 GB/s	Latency 51.7 77% 51.7 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 81.9% Great: 109%

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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 $278Bench 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 $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	7x
850 Evo 1TBSamsung $110Bench 110%, 154,399 samples	6x
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $140Bench 213%, 165,668 samples	6x

RAM
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $34Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	11x
DDR4 3000 2OZ 4x8GBUnknownBench 87%, 1,963 samples	7x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $50Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	6x

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Value: 125% - Outstanding

Total price: $425

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $164	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $150
Intel Core i5-12400F $110	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB $89
Intel Core i5-13600K $245	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Crucial T700 M.2 4TB $359