MSI X99A TOMAHAWK (MS-7A54)

Performance Results


Gaming 115% UFO	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 112% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 88.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	126% 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	235% 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	120GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 120GB 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	114.5 GB free of 120 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190613
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 25 '20 at 16:18
Run Duration	267 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	8%

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PC Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6900K-$120 6,755 User benchmarks, average bench 86% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.45 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	88.5% Excellent	Memory 86.9 1-Core 122 2-Core 242 84% 150 Pts	4-Core 484 8-Core 832 80% 658 Pts	64-Core 1,261 78% 1,261 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 88.5% Great: 98%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% MSI(1462 3362) CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.66 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	126% Outstanding	Lighting 186 Reflection 147 Parallax 139 152% 158 fps	MRender 114 Gravity 134 Splatting 106 96% 118 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 126% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk Extreme Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB (2018) 4,979 User benchmarks, average bench 244% 202GB free (System drive) Firmware: 101200RL Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1219 857 861 862 861 858 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	235% Outstanding	Read 1,915 Write 1,882 Mixed 1580 SusWrite 920 353% 1,574 MB/s	4K Read 38.1 4K Write 146 4K Mixed 63.5 216% 82.4 MB/s	DQ Read 989 DQ Write 576 DQ Mixed 813 597% 792 MB/s
Poor: 172% ↑ This bench: 235% Great: 292%
Samsung 860 QVO 1TB-$109 201,200 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 928GB free Firmware: RVQ01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 462 463 460 461 462 462 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	Read 494 Write 464 Mixed 397 SusWrite 462 102% 454 MB/s	4K Read 33 4K Write 100 4K Mixed 45.6 162% 59.6 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 333 DQ Mixed 351 264% 354 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 121%
Sandisk PLUS 480GB 233 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 255GB free Firmware: 04RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 361 209 203 206 206 206 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	59.8% Above average	Read 455 Write 389 Mixed 307 SusWrite 232 77% 346 MB/s	4K Read 22.3 4K Write 41 4K Mixed 15.3 75% 26.2 MB/s	DQ Read 120 DQ Write 110 DQ Mixed 32.9 47% 87.6 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 59.8% Great: 60%
Seagate ST14000VN0008-2JG101 14TB 9 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 13TB free Firmware: SC60 SusWrite @10s intervals: 237 240 241 241 242 241 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 2% Great: 104%
WD VelociRaptor 300GB-$90 11,249 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 278GB free Firmware: 4V01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 118 121 122 122 121 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	69.1% Good	Read 120 Write 117 Mixed 79.1 SusWrite 121 80% 109 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.3 234% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 69.1% Great: 69%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$24 574,344 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 170GB free Firmware: KC48 SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 98 98 94 94 94 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	60% Above average	Read 114 Write 106 Mixed 60.6 SusWrite 95.2 69% 93.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.8 138% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 60% Great: 88%
SanDisk Ultra Fit USB 3.0 64GB-$23 12,481 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 54GB free, PID 5583 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 63 53 26 24 23 29 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	38.9% Below average	Read 154 Write 62.5 Mixed 60.1 SusWrite 36.4 89% 78.2 MB/s	4K Read 6.8 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1.7 161% 3.6 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 38.9% Great: 39%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F4-2133C15-16GVR F4-2400C15-16GTZRX F4-2133C15-16GVR F4-2400C15-16GTZRX F4-2133C15-16GVR F4-2400C15-16GTZR F4-2133C15-16GVR F4-2400C15-16GTZR 120GB 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 16384, 16384, 8192, 16384, 16384, 16384, 16384, 16384 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	116% Outstanding	MC Read 47.9 MC Write 47.2 MC Mixed 42.1 131% 45.7 GB/s	SC Read 13.8 SC Write 20.2 SC Mixed 20.9 52% 18.3 GB/s	Latency 70.6 57% 70.6 ns

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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 $122Bench 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 $97Bench 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: $636

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 $40	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