MSI X99A TOMAHAWK (MS-7A54)

Performance Results


Gaming 221% UFO	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 199% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 97.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	231% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	266% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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	28.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit kolorów
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190613
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 02 '23 at 19:04
Run Duration	229 Seconds
Run User	POL-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (62^nd 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 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	97.7% Outstanding	Memory 95.7 1-Core 134 2-Core 267 93% 166 Pts	4-Core 536 8-Core 826 84% 681 Pts	64-Core 1,058 66% 1,058 Pts
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 97.7% Great: 93%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,148 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% MSI(1462 3882) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 5000 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 536.67 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	231% Outstanding	Lighting 360 Reflection 290 Parallax 367 293% 339 fps	MRender 363 Gravity 252 Splatting 180 207% 265 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 231% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 302GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 963 684 674 664 671 643 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	266% Outstanding	Read 2,492 Write 2283 Mixed 1,708 SusWrite 716 402% 1,800 MB/s	4K Read 61.6 4K Write 137 4K Mixed 82.1 271% 93.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1,008 DQ Write 688 DQ Mixed 900 658% 865 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 266% Great: 340%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 198GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 485 489 489 489 489 489 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	131% Outstanding	Read 513 Write 484 Mixed 442 SusWrite 488 109% 482 MB/s	4K Read 46.6 4K Write 111 4K Mixed 61.6 208% 73.2 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 339 DQ Mixed 356 268% 360 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 131% Great: 133%
WD Re 3TB (2012)-$55 2,104 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 166GB free Firmware: 01.01K03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 96 98 97 96 97 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	63% Good	Read 122 Write 112 Mixed 78.3 SusWrite 96.7 76% 102 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 3.3 4K Mixed 1.1 212% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 63% Great: 96%
Seagate ST500LM012 HN-M500MBB 500GB 47,588 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 3GB free Firmware: 2BA30010 SusWrite @10s intervals: 66 66 69 61 39 28 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	33.1% Below average	Read 60.5 Write 51.2 Mixed 38.3 SusWrite 54.7 38% 51.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.5 96% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 33.1% Great: 59%
WD WD2500KS-00MJB0 250GB-$78 8,440 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 55GB free Firmware: 02.01C03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 34 35 35 34 33 34 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	26.6% Poor	Read 58 Write 55.6 Mixed 42.3 SusWrite 34 35% 47.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 164% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 26.6% Great: 35%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMU32GX4M4C3200C16 4x8GB 1,092 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 4 of 8 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	128% Outstanding	MC Read 45 MC Write 60.3 MC Mixed 43.8 142% 49.7 GB/s	SC Read 17.8 SC Write 23.6 SC Mixed 24.5 63% 22 GB/s	Latency 54.9 73% 54.9 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 128% Great: 125%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	69	56	60	27"	2194 1234	ACI27B3 ROG PG27AQ

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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