MSI X99A TOMAHAWK (MS-7A54)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 90%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 76%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 79.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics116% 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 Drive59.7% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMSI MS-7A54
MotherboardMSI X99A TOMAHAWK (MS-7A54)  (all builds)
Memory4.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160913
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 20 '21 at 20:07
Run Duration149 Seconds
Run User LBN-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing as expected (57th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6800K-$103
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (48th percentile)
79.8% Very good
Memory 90.8
1-Core 99.9
2-Core 179
73% 123 Pts
4-Core 372
8-Core 600
60% 486 Pts
64-Core 598
37% 598 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 79.8%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 457.09
Performing below potential (17th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
116% Outstanding
Lighting 153
Reflection 250
Parallax 165
124% 189 fps
MRender 129
Gravity 167
Splatting 116
111% 137 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 116%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Apacer AS340 240GB
87GB free (System drive)
Firmware: R0412A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 139 48 54 35 44 39 MB/s
Performing below expectations (26th percentile)
59.7% Above average
Read 467
Write 421
Mixed 23.5
SusWrite 60
53% 243 MB/s
4K Read 27.1
4K Write 21.3
4K Mixed 27.7
88% 25.4 MB/s
DQ Read 152
DQ Write 288
DQ Mixed 0.4
62% 147 MB/s
Poor: 38%
This bench: 59.7%
Great: 95%
Visiontek GoDrive 120GB
111GB free
Firmware: 600ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 284 288 286 288 291 292 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
86.9% Excellent
Read 423
Write 295
Mixed 301
SusWrite 288
73% 327 MB/s
4K Read 27.6
4K Write 87.1
4K Mixed 39
138% 51.2 MB/s
DQ Read 171
DQ Write 262
DQ Mixed 185
149% 206 MB/s
Poor: 41%
This bench: 86.9%
Great: 82%
Visiontek GoDrive 120GB
112GB free
Firmware: 600ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 258 268 242 286 253 288 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
84.5% Excellent
Read 425
Write 293
Mixed 300
SusWrite 266
72% 321 MB/s
4K Read 27.1
4K Write 90.3
4K Mixed 36.6
136% 51.3 MB/s
DQ Read 172
DQ Write 252
DQ Mixed 114
114% 180 MB/s
Poor: 41%
This bench: 84.5%
Great: 82%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Micron 16ATF1G64AZ-2G1B1 1x8GB
1 of 8 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing as expected (52nd percentile)
40.4% Average
MC Read 14.9
MC Write 12.9
MC Mixed 11.9
38% 13.2 GB/s
SC Read 12.2
SC Write 13.3
SC Mixed 12.4
36% 12.6 GB/s
Latency 66.1
60% 66.1 ns
Poor: 33%
This bench: 40.4%
Great: 44%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical X99A TOMAHAWK (MS-7A54) Builds (Compare 181 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 87%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 78%
Battleship

Motherboard: MSI X99A TOMAHAWK (MS-7A54)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 124% - Outstanding Total price: $429
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