MSI X99A TOMAHAWK (MS-7A54)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 76%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 68%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 83.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very 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 Drive31.9% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMSI MS-7A54
MotherboardMSI X99A TOMAHAWK (MS-7A54)  (all builds)
Memory13.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180615
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 18 '19 at 14:29
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User FRA-User
Background CPU1%
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 PC Performing as expected (58th 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 3.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
83.6% Excellent
Memory 93
1-Core 104
2-Core 209
78% 135 Pts
4-Core 400
8-Core 668
65% 534 Pts
64-Core 811
50% 811 Pts
Poor: 68%
This bench: 83.6%
Great: 88%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 436.30
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
84.8% Excellent
Lighting 108
Reflection 110
Parallax 94.3
88% 104 fps
MRender 95.6
Gravity 96
Splatting 96.7
79% 96.1 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 84.8%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Galax TA1D0120A 120GB
53GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 11.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 67 93 51 65 65 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
31.9% Below average
Read 309
Write 238
Mixed 230
SusWrite 75.1
48% 213 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 37.6
4K Mixed 15.2
41% 17.9 MB/s
DQ Read 35.8
DQ Write 39.6
DQ Mixed 64.3
41% 46.6 MB/s
Poor: 32%
This bench: 31.9%
Great: 80%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35
112GB free
Firmware: 1A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 96 97 97 98 97 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
58% Above average
Read 104
Write 103
Mixed 103
SusWrite 97.2
76% 102 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 1.1
221% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 58%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 2133 C14 4x4GB
4 of 8 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 2134 MHz
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
99.3% Outstanding
MC Read 38.6
MC Write 39.9
MC Mixed 35.6
109% 38 GB/s
SC Read 14.9
SC Write 19.9
SC Mixed 21
53% 18.6 GB/s
Latency 62.1
64% 62.1 ns
Poor: 62%
This bench: 99.3%
Great: 99%

 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: $635
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HDDRAMUSB
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