MSI X99A TOMAHAWK (MS-7A54)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 67%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 60%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 71.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics84.8% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive77.5% 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.
High background CPU (22%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7A54
MotherboardMSI X99A TOMAHAWK (MS-7A54)  (all builds)
Memory15.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160924
Uptime4 Days
Run DateMar 21 '23 at 16:22
Run Duration229 Seconds
Run User AUT-User
Background CPU 22%
Watch Gameplay: 1070 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing as expected (53rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-5820K-$130
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (24th percentile)
71.6% Very good
Memory 84.8
1-Core 99.2
2-Core 193
73% 126 Pts
4-Core 314
8-Core 607
55% 461 Pts
64-Core 648
40% 648 Pts
Poor: 68%
This bench: 71.6%
Great: 88%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
Nvidia(10DE 1B81) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 531.29
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
84.8% Excellent
Lighting 106
Reflection 113
Parallax 103
86% 107 fps
MRender 94.7
Gravity 105
Splatting 102
82% 100 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 84.8%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 750 EVO 250GB-$130
52GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MAT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 225 63 48 42 43 42 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (16th percentile)
77.5% Very good
Read 492
Write 439
Mixed 303
SusWrite 77.4
73% 328 MB/s
4K Read 32.2
4K Write 57.8
4K Mixed 39
129% 43 MB/s
DQ Read 300
DQ Write 274
DQ Mixed 300
222% 291 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 77.5%
Great: 114%
Samsung 860 EVO M.2 500GB
91GB free
Firmware: RVT24B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 432 449 453 443 434 387 MB/s
Performing below expectations (28th percentile)
102% Outstanding
Read 484
Write 462
Mixed 438
SusWrite 433
102% 454 MB/s
4K Read 33.4
4K Write 61.4
4K Mixed 41.9
137% 45.6 MB/s
DQ Read 314
DQ Write 272
DQ Mixed 283
215% 290 MB/s
Poor: 82%
This bench: 102%
Great: 133%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$28
826GB free
Firmware: MS2OA750
SusWrite @10s intervals: 164 166 166 164 167 166 MB/s
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
96.7% Outstanding
Read 172
Write 176
Mixed 37.2
SusWrite 165
99% 137 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.5
128% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 96.7%
Great: 107%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX 2400 C15 4x8GB
4 of 8 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
98.4% Outstanding
MC Read 37.2
MC Write 41.2
MC Mixed 36
109% 38.1 GB/s
SC Read 13.7
SC Write 18.4
SC Mixed 20.4
50% 17.5 GB/s
Latency 72.1
56% 72.1 ns
Poor: 67%
This bench: 98.4%
Great: 107%

 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: 129% - Outstanding Total price: $409
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