MSI X99A TOMAHAWK (MS-7A54)

Performance Results


Gaming 123% UFO	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 111% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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 92.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	131% 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	105% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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.

System	MSI MS-7A54
Motherboard	MSI X99A TOMAHAWK (MS-7A54) (all builds)
Memory	26.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190613
Uptime	5.7 Days
Run Date	Dec 19 '20 at 11:16
Run Duration	283 Seconds
Run User	SVK-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing as expected (56^th 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, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	92.1% Outstanding	Memory 92 1-Core 127 2-Core 254 88% 158 Pts	4-Core 496 8-Core 757 78% 627 Pts	64-Core 995 62% 995 Pts
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 92.1% Great: 93%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% MSI(1462 3602) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 460.79 Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	131% Outstanding	Lighting 180 Reflection 190 Parallax 182 147% 184 fps	MRender 138 Gravity 187 Splatting 127 122% 151 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 131% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 142GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 276 273 268 268 266 261 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 506 Write 476 Mixed 400 SusWrite 269 93% 413 MB/s	4K Read 45.7 4K Write 65.6 4K Mixed 51.3 170% 54.2 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 298 DQ Mixed 225 199% 301 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 124%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$90 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 184GB free Firmware: 2B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 260 274 273 279 279 289 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 506 Write 478 Mixed 414 SusWrite 276 94% 418 MB/s	4K Read 45.8 4K Write 63.6 4K Mixed 52.4 170% 53.9 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 291 DQ Mixed 356 261% 344 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 134%
WDC WDS500G2B0A-00SM50 500GB 97,462 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 105GB free Firmware: 00WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 254 266 265 273 272 282 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	92.8% Outstanding	Read 482 Write 269 Mixed 300 SusWrite 268 74% 330 MB/s	4K Read 25 4K Write 65.8 4K Mixed 46 132% 45.6 MB/s	DQ Read 386 DQ Write 290 DQ Mixed 252 212% 310 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 92.8% Great: 111%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 588GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1926 1920 1331 1139 1142 1145 MB/s Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)	289% Outstanding	Read 2,541 Write 1,968 Mixed 1,651 SusWrite 1,434 425% 1,898 MB/s	4K Read 63.2 4K Write 78.4 4K Mixed 69.8 227% 70.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1,010 DQ Write 288 DQ Mixed 474 395% 590 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 289% Great: 372%
Samsung Spinpoint T166 500GB-$40 43,024 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 251GB free Firmware: 0-11 SusWrite @10s intervals: 62 60 60 61 61 62 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	36.8% Below average	Read 67 Write 69.5 Mixed 46.5 SusWrite 60.9 45% 61 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.9 161% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 36.8% Great: 44%
WD Green 500GB (2009)-$23 63,281 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 182GB free Firmware: 0A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 85 85 85 85 85 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	37.4% Below average	Read 45 Write 46.3 Mixed 35 SusWrite 85 39% 52.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 149% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 37.4% Great: 54%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 569GB free Firmware: 1A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 144 142 144 144 143 142 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	82.4% Excellent	Read 143 Write 150 Mixed 126 SusWrite 144 104% 141 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1 220% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 82.4% Great: 108%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 48GB free Firmware: 1A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 116 129 116 120 100 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	59.7% Above average	Read 89.2 Write 90 Mixed 86 SusWrite 118 71% 95.9 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1 200% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 59.7% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Patriot PSD48G240081 4x8GB 129 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 4 of 8 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	MC Read 36.4 MC Write 46 MC Mixed 34.6 111% 39 GB/s	SC Read 13.1 SC Write 21.5 SC Mixed 20 52% 18.2 GB/s	Latency 64 62% 64 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 101%

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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 $36Bench 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: $634

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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