MSI X99A TOMAHAWK (MS-7A54)

Performance Results


Gaming 116% UFO	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 105% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 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 87.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	131% 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 Drive	310% 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	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7A54
Motherboard	MSI X99A TOMAHAWK (MS-7A54) (all builds)
Memory	18.1 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160913
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 27 '18 at 14:35
Run Duration	261 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	17%

PC Performing as expected (46^th 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 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	87.5% Excellent	Memory 87.5 1-Core 120 2-Core 241 84% 150 Pts	4-Core 471 8-Core 748 75% 610 Pts	64-Core 944 58% 944 Pts
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 87.5% Great: 93%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% MSI(1462 360C) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 398.11 Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	131% Outstanding	Lighting 184 Reflection 196 Parallax 190 150% 190 fps	MRender 128 Gravity 180 Splatting 121 115% 143 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 131% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$139 63,520 User benchmarks, average bench 266% 285GB free (System drive) Firmware: 4B6Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1357 1209 1471 1571 1541 1413 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	310% Outstanding	Read 2442 Write 1,614 Mixed 918 SusWrite 1,427 356% 1,600 MB/s	4K Read 50.9 4K Write 165 4K Mixed 73.1 258% 96.3 MB/s	DQ Read 1,112 DQ Write 945 DQ Mixed 937 727% 998 MB/s
Poor: 159% ↑ This bench: 310% Great: 353%
Samsung 840 Evo 500GB-$150 68,337 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 40GB free Firmware: DB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 484 435 404 330 200 184 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	98.9% Outstanding	Read 436 Write 446 Mixed 349 SusWrite 339 88% 393 MB/s	4K Read 37.2 4K Write 59.2 4K Mixed 44.1 144% 46.8 MB/s	DQ Read 372 DQ Write 333 DQ Mixed 252 216% 319 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 98.9% Great: 126%
WD WD2001FASS-00U0B0 2TB 6,005 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 277GB free Firmware: 0101 SusWrite @10s intervals: 61 72 83 86 94 94 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	28.7% Poor	Read 18.2 Write 47.5 Mixed 41.8 SusWrite 81.9 35% 47.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.2 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.3 53% 0.37 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 28.7% Great: 83%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 305GB free Firmware: 0K05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 72 72 72 72 73 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	47.3% Average	Read 92 Write 93 Mixed 66 SusWrite 72.2 60% 80.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.9 184% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 47.3% Great: 76%
Seagate ST32000641AS 2TB-$174 8,506 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 352GB free Firmware: CC13 SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 78 78 79 81 81 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	56.4% Above average	Read 117 Write 109 Mixed 80.5 SusWrite 79.2 71% 96.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 1 172% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 56.4% Great: 73%
WD Green 4TB (2013)-$136 31,988 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 458GB free Firmware: 0A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 87 88 88 88 89 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	46.6% Average	Read 74.2 Write 83.8 Mixed 81.2 SusWrite 87.9 61% 81.8 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.8 153% 1 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 46.6% Great: 87%
WD Black 4TB (2016)-$174 9,888 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0A81 SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 133 127 131 132 131 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	77.2% Very good	Read 137 Write 144 Mixed 77.5 SusWrite 131 90% 122 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 5.8 4K Mixed 0.7 218% 2.43 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 77.2% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Value DDR4 2133 C15 3x8GB 47 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 3 of 8 slots used 24GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	81% Excellent	MC Read 31.5 MC Write 32.9 MC Mixed 27.1 87% 30.5 GB/s	SC Read 11.9 SC Write 20.5 SC Mixed 18.2 48% 16.9 GB/s	Latency 70 57% 70 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 81% Great: 88%

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Desktop 89%

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Workstation 78%

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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 $37Bench 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: $635

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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