MSI X99A TOMAHAWK (MS-7A54)

Performance Results


Gaming 42% Speed boat	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 39% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 81.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	42.1% 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	73.4% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (90%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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System	MSI MS-7A54
Motherboard	MSI X99A TOMAHAWK (MS-7A54) (all builds)
Memory	26.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160808
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Jun 01 '18 at 01:11
Run Duration	121 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	90%

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PC Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6800K-$78 50,196 User benchmarks, average bench 81% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.45 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	81.5% Excellent	Memory 89.6 1-Core 109 2-Core 211 79% 137 Pts	4-Core 396 8-Core 671 65% 533 Pts	64-Core 878 54% 878 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 81.5% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% MSI(1462 3367) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 397.93 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	42.1% Average	Lighting 47.6 Reflection 55 Parallax 44.6 39% 49 fps	MRender 67.9 Gravity 47.2 Splatting 62 48% 59 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 42.1% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk X400 512GB-$99 7,913 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 205GB free (System drive) Firmware: X4140000 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 8533 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 686 (A5) Unknown 100 100 219148518606 (A6) Unknown 100 100 1 (A7) Unknown 100 100 27 (A8) Unknown 100 100 14 (A9) Unknown 100 100 386 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 5 (AE) Unknown 100 100 65 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 61 68 292058562599 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 3517582869299 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (E9) Unknown 100 100 2793 (EA) Unknown 100 100 11847 (F1) Unknown 253 253 9369 (F2) Unknown 253 253 5164 (F4) Unknown 0 100 0	73.4% Very good	Read 485 Write 278 Mixed 245 74% 336 MB/s	4K Read 30.2 4K Write 49.2 4K Mixed 17.2 94% 32.2 MB/s	DQ Read 298 DQ Write 131 DQ Mixed 42.4 77% 157 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 73.4% Great: 104%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$40 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 1.5TB free Firmware: MX4OABB0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 140 140 68 (03) Spinup time 129 129 25788809515 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 718 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 124 124 33 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 9616 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 696 (C0) Power-off retract count 93 93 9022 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 93 93 9022 (C2) HDA temperature 193 193 163209281567 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0	99.2% Outstanding	Read 176 Write 170 Mixed 168 129% 171 MB/s	4K Read 0.78 4K Write 1.89 4K Mixed 0.23 93% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 99.2% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown DDR4 3000 2OZ 4x8GB 1,963 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 4 of 8 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 3000 MHz clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (83^rd percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	96.6% Outstanding	MC Read 35.3 MC Write 43.6 MC Mixed 33.6 107% 37.5 GB/s	SC Read 12.2 SC Write 17.3 SC Mixed 18.9 46% 16.1 GB/s	Latency 67.7 59% 67.7 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 96.6% Great: 101%

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Gaming 87%

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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 $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	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) $30	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