MSI X99A TOMAHAWK (MS-7A54)

Performance Results


Gaming 63% Destroyer	Desktop 80% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 64% Destroyer


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	79.4% 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 Drive	105% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	40GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 40GB 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.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A54
Motherboard	MSI X99A TOMAHAWK (MS-7A54) (all builds)
Memory	22.9 GB free of 40 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190613
Uptime	1.9 Days
Run Date	Apr 04 '21 at 01:59
Run Duration	138 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%

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PC Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Xeon E5-2687W v3 364 User benchmarks, average bench 75% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 2.9 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	77.6% Very good	Memory 84.9 1-Core 99.9 2-Core 184 72% 123 Pts	4-Core 377 8-Core 742 66% 560 Pts	64-Core 1,208 75% 1,208 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 77.6% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Asus(1043 8599) CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing below potential (50^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	79.4% Very good	Lighting 97.8 Reflection 111 Parallax 98.8 80% 103 fps	MRender 90.9 Gravity 98.1 Splatting 98 79% 95.7 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 79.4% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Patriot Scorch M2 256GB 3,923 User benchmarks, average bench 107% 138GB free (System drive) Firmware: E8FM11.5 SusWrite @10s intervals: 380 215 214 218 217 220 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 607 Write 623 Mixed 632 SusWrite 244 118% 527 MB/s	4K Read 24.1 4K Write 80.9 4K Mixed 42.3 134% 49.1 MB/s	DQ Read 669 DQ Write 416 DQ Mixed 499 383% 528 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 151%
Seagate ST12000DM0007-2GR116 12TB 20 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 3TB free Firmware: DN01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 216 218 215 217 217 215 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	127% Outstanding	Read 225 Write 208 Mixed 104 SusWrite 216 138% 188 MB/s	4K Read 2.8 4K Write 4.4 4K Mixed 1.7 387% 2.97 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 127% Great: 93%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F4-2800C15-16GVR BLS8G4D26BFSE.16FBD F4-2800C15-16GVR 40GB 2667, 2667, 2667 MHz 16384, 8192, 16384 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	57.4% Above average	MC Read 24.4 MC Write 18.9 MC Mixed 17.6 58% 20.3 GB/s	SC Read 13.1 SC Write 17 SC Mixed 17.4 45% 15.8 GB/s	Latency 72 56% 72 ns

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Typical X99A TOMAHAWK (MS-7A54) Builds (Compare 181 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 87%

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Desktop 89%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 78%

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Motherboard: MSI X99A TOMAHAWK (MS-7A54)

CPU
Core i7-6800KIntel $78Bench 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: $609

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $15	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