MSI X99A TOMAHAWK (MS-7A54)

Performance Results


Gaming 51% Yacht	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 51% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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 82.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	52.1% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	97.3% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A54
Motherboard	MSI X99A TOMAHAWK (MS-7A54) (all builds)
Memory	27.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20160913
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jul 30 '18 at 09:14
Run Duration	185 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (79^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 Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	82.8% Excellent	Memory 91.4 1-Core 108 2-Core 192 77% 131 Pts	4-Core 398 8-Core 886 74% 642 Pts	64-Core 1,211 75% 1,211 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 82.8% Great: 98%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 390-$325 82,117 User benchmarks, average bench 50% PowerColor(148C 2358) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1010 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 18.7.1 Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	52.1% Above average	Lighting 62.7 Reflection 60.4 Parallax 82 51% 68.4 fps	MRender 60.5 Gravity 54.8 Splatting 77.8 54% 64.4 fps
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 52.1% Great: 52%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$130 154,399 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 782GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 361 356 358 361 362 361 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	97.3% Outstanding	Read 477 Write 463 Mixed 428 SusWrite 360 97% 432 MB/s	4K Read 34 4K Write 63.4 4K Mixed 43.6 141% 47 MB/s	DQ Read 281 DQ Write 264 DQ Mixed 43.5 96% 196 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 97.3% Great: 133%
INTENSO 512GB 2,578 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 209GB free Firmware: SAFM01.6 SusWrite @10s intervals: 363 356 360 360 363 360 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	95.4% Outstanding	Read 489 Write 469 Mixed 371 SusWrite 360 95% 422 MB/s	4K Read 30.6 4K Write 80.7 4K Mixed 36.6 136% 49.3 MB/s	DQ Read 276 DQ Write 266 DQ Mixed 36.8 92% 193 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 95.4% Great: 96%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$60 112,929 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 2.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 142 142 142 142 140 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	82.2% Excellent	Read 145 Write 137 Mixed 85.5 SusWrite 142 94% 127 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1 197% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 82.2% Great: 83%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$49 170,877 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 1.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 138 139 139 140 139 139 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	81.4% Excellent	Read 144 Write 137 Mixed 84 SusWrite 139 92% 126 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1 199% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 81.4% Great: 84%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$60 112,929 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 2.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 132 131 132 131 131 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	77.4% Very good	Read 138 Write 133 Mixed 82.5 SusWrite 131 89% 121 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1 201% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 77.4% Great: 83%
Generic External 1.5TB 54 User benchmarks, average bench 14% 1TB free, PID 1340 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 39 39 39 39 39 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	19% Very poor	Read 39.3 Write 25.2 Mixed 36 SusWrite 39.1 47% 34.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 80% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 19% Great: 20%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMU32GX4M4C3000C15 4x8GB 4,019 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 4 of 8 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 3000 MHz clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (96^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	116% Outstanding	MC Read 47.6 MC Write 49.1 MC Mixed 41.5 132% 46.1 GB/s	SC Read 13.2 SC Write 17.5 SC Mixed 19.6 48% 16.8 GB/s	Latency 65.2 61% 65.2 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 113%

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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 $90Bench 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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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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 $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