MSI X99A TOMAHAWK (MS-7A54)

Performance Results


Gaming 141% UFO	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 127% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 91.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	152% 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	294% 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	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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 (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A54
Motherboard	MSI X99A TOMAHAWK (MS-7A54) (all builds)
Memory	59.5 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160913
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 19 '18 at 00:49
Run Duration	225 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	13%

PC Performing above expectations (74^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 way above expectations (94^th percentile)	91.8% Outstanding	Memory 96.3 1-Core 124 2-Core 254 89% 158 Pts	4-Core 470 8-Core 745 75% 607 Pts	64-Core 980 61% 980 Pts
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 91.8% Great: 93%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia Titan V 869 User benchmarks, average bench 140% Nvidia(10DE 1218) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1912 MHz, MLim: 425 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 416.34 Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	152% Outstanding	Lighting 218 Reflection 206 Parallax 263 178% 229 fps	MRender 197 Gravity 233 Splatting 111 141% 181 fps
Poor: 113% ↑ This bench: 152% Great: 155%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 472GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2175 2095 1139 1119 1114 1112 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	294% Outstanding	Read 2,288 Write 2,133 Mixed 1,517 SusWrite 1459 415% 1,849 MB/s	4K Read 53.4 4K Write 134 4K Mixed 78.9 253% 88.6 MB/s	DQ Read 909 DQ Write 622 DQ Mixed 834 604% 788 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 294% Great: 372%
Mushkin Reactor 1TB-$50 9,565 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 166GB free Firmware: N1007C SusWrite @10s intervals: 419 417 420 424 417 420 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 490 Write 419 Mixed 325 SusWrite 420 93% 414 MB/s	4K Read 26.5 4K Write 96.5 4K Mixed 38.2 140% 53.7 MB/s	DQ Read 270 DQ Write 289 DQ Mixed 101 125% 220 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 105%
Mushkin ECO2 SMI 512GB-$80 1,273 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 434GB free Firmware: N1007C SusWrite @10s intervals: 295 294 295 297 293 295 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	92.1% Outstanding	Read 482 Write 295 Mixed 283 SusWrite 295 76% 339 MB/s	4K Read 26.6 4K Write 96.5 4K Mixed 36.3 138% 53.1 MB/s	DQ Read 281 DQ Write 283 DQ Mixed 181 164% 248 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 92.1% Great: 97%
WD Black 6TB (2015)-$296 5,447 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 1TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 126 125 123 126 124 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	76.5% Very good	Read 140 Write 183 Mixed 80.8 SusWrite 126 97% 132 MB/s	4K Read 2.6 4K Write 3.2 4K Mixed 0.9 268% 2.23 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 76.5% Great: 118%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 4x16GB 2,983 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 4 of 8 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	137% Outstanding	MC Read 49.8 MC Write 62.6 MC Mixed 50.3 155% 54.2 GB/s	SC Read 16 SC Write 21 SC Mixed 23.2 57% 20.1 GB/s	Latency 52.8 76% 52.8 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 137% Great: 131%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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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 $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 $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: $610

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