MSI X99A TOMAHAWK (MS-7A54)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 87.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	70.7% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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

20 months ago, 20 months ago, 20 months ago.

System	MSI MS-7A54
Motherboard	MSI X99A TOMAHAWK (MS-7A54) (all builds)
Memory	13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190613
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 17 '22 at 12:12
Run Duration	155 Seconds
Run User	ZAF-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing above expectations (61^st 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 3.55 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	87.3% Excellent	Memory 88.7 1-Core 116 2-Core 233 82% 146 Pts	4-Core 462 8-Core 728 73% 595 Pts	64-Core 911 56% 911 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 87.3% Great: 90%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingmax 240GB 240GB 2,389 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 49GB free (System drive) Firmware: V4.7 SusWrite @10s intervals: 247 142 141 142 141 182 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	70.7% Very good	Read 436 Write 147 Mixed 225 SusWrite 166 54% 244 MB/s	4K Read 28.7 4K Write 76.3 4K Mixed 24.2 115% 43.1 MB/s	DQ Read 171 DQ Write 228 DQ Mixed 33.8 72% 144 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 70.7% Great: 95%
Hs-ssd-c100 240G 240GB 5,700 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 57GB free Firmware: SN7872 SusWrite @10s intervals: 420 417 408 409 402 397 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 436 Write 445 Mixed 411 SusWrite 409 96% 425 MB/s	4K Read 36.3 4K Write 92.7 4K Mixed 38.9 154% 56 MB/s	DQ Read 231 DQ Write 280 DQ Mixed 287 208% 266 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 102%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 268GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 105 102 107 108 108 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	65.4% Good	Read 123 Write 117 Mixed 60 SusWrite 106 74% 101 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.5 83% 0.5 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 65.4% Great: 113%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 578GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 191 186 189 187 192 196 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	83.9% Excellent	Read 102 Write 118 Mixed 78.8 SusWrite 190 90% 122 MB/s	4K Read 1.9 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.1 100% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 83.9% Great: 106%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS4G4D240FSE.8FBD 4x4GB 1,206 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 4 of 8 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	MC Read 38 MC Write 47.5 MC Mixed 36.4 116% 40.6 GB/s	SC Read 14.2 SC Write 19.9 SC Mixed 20.8 52% 18.3 GB/s	Latency 68.8 58% 68.8 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 103%

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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 $90Bench 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: $629

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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