MSI X99A TOMAHAWK (MS-7A54)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 90%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 82%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 84.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics101% 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 Drive77.3% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory32GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (82%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemMSI MS-7A54
MotherboardMSI X99A TOMAHAWK (MS-7A54)  (all builds)
Memory28.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160808
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 15 '17 at 00:24
Run Duration120 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 82%
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 PC Performing as expected (55th 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, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.45 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
84.9% Excellent
Memory 90.5
1-Core 118
2-Core 229
83% 146 Pts
4-Core 427
8-Core 722
70% 574 Pts
64-Core 906
56% 906 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 84.9%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
EVGA(3842 5180) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 378.66
Performing below potential (47th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
101% Outstanding
Lighting 130
Reflection 143
Parallax 136
106% 137 fps
MRender 113
Gravity 129
Splatting 106
94% 116 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 101%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel 600p Series NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$119
25GB free (System drive)
Firmware: PSF100C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing below potential (2nd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
77.3% Very good
Read 163
Write 170
Mixed 265
45% 199 MB/s
4K Read 24.8
4K Write 89
4K Mixed 40.6
137% 51.5 MB/s
DQ Read 443
DQ Write 357
DQ Mixed 175
192% 325 MB/s
Poor: 95%
This bench: 77.3%
Great: 144%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$50
1TB free
Firmware: MX4OABB0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
92.1% Outstanding
Read 167
Write 154
Mixed 162
121% 161 MB/s
4K Read 0.95
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.22
97% 0.99 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 92.1%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown DDR4 3000 2OZ 4x8GB
4 of 8 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 3000 MHz clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (88th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
97% Outstanding
MC Read 35.6
MC Write 43.1
MC Mixed 33.6
107% 37.4 GB/s
SC Read 13.2
SC Write 19.3
SC Mixed 19.3
49% 17.3 GB/s
Latency 66.6
60% 66.6 ns
Poor: 69%
This bench: 97%
Great: 101%

 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: 84% - Excellent Total price: $629
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