MSI X99A TOMAHAWK (MS-7A54)

Performance Results


Gaming 73% Battleship	Desktop 90% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 66% Battle cruiser


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (30th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 70 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 84.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	82.9% 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	192% 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	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.

System	MSI MS-7A54
Motherboard	MSI X99A TOMAHAWK (MS-7A54) (all builds)
Memory	23.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180615
Uptime	1.1 Days
Run Date	Jun 10 '20 at 01:25
Run Duration	924 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	9%

PC Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-5930K-$599 34,039 User benchmarks, average bench 80% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	84.7% Excellent	Memory 91.3 1-Core 116 2-Core 225 82% 144 Pts	4-Core 421 8-Core 690 68% 556 Pts	64-Core 903 56% 903 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 84.7% Great: 91%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560 214,030 User benchmarks, average bench 79% MSI(1462 3230) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1582 MHz, MLim: 1774 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 445.75 Performing below potential (80^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	82.9% Excellent	Lighting 105 Reflection 113 Parallax 105 86% 108 fps	MRender 95.1 Gravity 101 Splatting 89.9 78% 95.4 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 82.9% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$330 54,978 User benchmarks, average bench 223% 214GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 618 588 569 566 542 536 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	192% Outstanding	Read 1,794 Write 926 Mixed 687 SusWrite 570 219% 994 MB/s	4K Read 42.7 4K Write 126 4K Mixed 50.1 195% 72.8 MB/s	DQ Read 832 DQ Write 312 DQ Mixed 455 367% 533 MB/s
Poor: 138% ↑ This bench: 192% Great: 283%
Intel 530 Series 240GB-$149 16,872 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 91GB free Firmware: DC12 SusWrite @10s intervals: 213 223 220 213 226 215 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	84% Excellent	Read 404 Write 286 Mixed 250 SusWrite 218 65% 290 MB/s	4K Read 32.3 4K Write 77.6 4K Mixed 38 139% 49.3 MB/s	DQ Read 282 DQ Write 250 DQ Mixed 161 149% 231 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 84% Great: 91%
Samsung 840 Evo 1TB-$199 23,857 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 138GB free Firmware: EXT0BB0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 357 356 352 213 166 140 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 460 Write 462 Mixed 389 SusWrite 264 89% 394 MB/s	4K Read 39.5 4K Write 72.2 4K Mixed 50.9 163% 54.2 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 333 DQ Mixed 253 218% 321 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 126%
Intel 660p NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$64 163,917 User benchmarks, average bench 191% 222GB free Firmware: 002C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 916 100 101 106 98 99 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	163% Outstanding	Read 1,433 Write 1,460 Mixed 993 SusWrite 237 230% 1,031 MB/s	4K Read 47.1 4K Write 87.1 4K Mixed 61.5 196% 65.2 MB/s	DQ Read 634 DQ Write 723 DQ Mixed 266 314% 541 MB/s
Poor: 127% ↑ This bench: 163% Great: 255%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$67 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 643GB free Firmware: CC4H SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 148 147 147 150 148 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	87.9% Excellent	Read 162 Write 136 Mixed 74.8 SusWrite 145 95% 129 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.8 159% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 87.9% Great: 113%
D2-310 TerraMaster_DAS 5TB 57GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 92 92 92 91 92 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	59.7% Above average	Read 113 Write 137 Mixed 98 SusWrite 93.5 82% 110 MB/s	4K Read 2.6 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1 273% 2.17 MB/s

Seagate ST32000542AS 2TB-$100 19,960 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 41GB free Firmware: CC34 SusWrite @10s intervals: 54 52 52 53 54 54 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	32% Below average	Read 58.2 Write 57 Mixed 41.3 SusWrite 53 39% 52.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.9 157% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 32% Great: 61%
Seagate ST32000542AS 2TB-$100 19,960 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 403GB free Firmware: CC34 SusWrite @10s intervals: 76 74 75 75 76 76 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	42.1% Average	Read 71.3 Write 72 Mixed 44.2 SusWrite 75.3 48% 65.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.9 159% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 42.1% Great: 61%
Inxtron NT2 USB3.1 8TB 783GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 41 41 41 41 42 42 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	23.5% Poor	Read 38.7 Write 42 Mixed 39.7 SusWrite 41.2 30% 40.4 MB/s	4K Read 1.9 4K Write 4.5 4K Mixed 1.2 296% 2.53 MB/s

WD Red 8TB (2017)-$145 4,534 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 7TB free Firmware: 83.H SusWrite @10s intervals: 9.4 9.2 9.5 9.6 9.6 9.7 MB/s Performing way below expectations (0^th percentile)	13.8% Very poor	Read 36.8 Write 33.8 Mixed 33.5 SusWrite 9.5 21% 28.4 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 4.6 4K Mixed 1.1 274% 2.43 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 13.8% Great: 110%
WD WD80EMAZ-00WJTA0 8TB 5,351 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 4TB free Firmware: 83.H SusWrite @10s intervals: 9.5 9.6 9.5 9.5 9.6 9.6 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	13.2% Very poor	Read 34.5 Write 34.2 Mixed 33.5 SusWrite 9.5 21% 27.9 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 4.7 4K Mixed 1 256% 2.37 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 13.2% Great: 105%
WD WD80EMAZ-00WJTA0 8TB 5,351 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 5TB free Firmware: 83.H SusWrite @10s intervals: 8.7 7.9 8.7 9.4 9.4 9.4 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	13.6% Very poor	Read 36.5 Write 35.5 Mixed 35 SusWrite 8.9 22% 29 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 4.7 4K Mixed 1.1 268% 2.4 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 13.6% Great: 105%
WD easystore 25FB 8TB 7,734 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 88GB free, PID 25fb Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 86 95 91 91 94 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	46.7% Average	Read 80 Write 90.8 Mixed 71.5 SusWrite 91.6 115% 83.5 MB/s	4K Read 1.7 4K Write 4.8 4K Mixed 1.2 210% 2.57 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 46.7% Great: 86%
WDC WD50 01FZWX-00ZHU 5TB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 4.5TB free, PID 0715 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 9.3 9.4 9.2 9.2 9.2 9.3 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	19.1% Very poor	Read 35.8 Write 36 Mixed 32 SusWrite 9.2 37% 28.2 MB/s	4K Read 4.9 4K Write 3.5 4K Mixed 1.1 175% 3.17 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 19.1% Great: 69%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Dominator DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB 1,481 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 4 of 8 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (9^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	69.1% Good	MC Read 31.1 MC Write 22.1 MC Mixed 20.7 70% 24.6 GB/s	SC Read 13.9 SC Write 21.3 SC Mixed 21.3 54% 18.8 GB/s	Latency 65.3 61% 65.3 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 69.1% Great: 136%

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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 $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	47x
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 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 $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	7x
850 Evo 1TBSamsung $110Bench 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 $32Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	11x
DDR4 3000 2OZ 4x8GBUnknownBench 87%, 1,963 samples	7x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	6x

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Value: 126% - Outstanding

Total price: $423

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $159	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $109	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16