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MSI X99A TOMAHAWK (MS-7A54)

Performance Results


Gaming 32% Sail boat	Desktop 82% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 29% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 79.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	36.4% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	103% 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	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/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	13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160913
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 06 '22 at 16:57
Run Duration	185 Seconds
Run User	BGR-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing above expectations (63^rd 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-$90 50,196 User benchmarks, average bench 81% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	79.7% Very good	Memory 82.9 1-Core 109 2-Core 219 77% 137 Pts	4-Core 412 8-Core 695 67% 554 Pts	64-Core 848 52% 848 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 79.7% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% EVGA(3842 2966) CLim: 1544 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 511.65 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	36.4% Below average	Lighting 47.4 Reflection 48.4 Parallax 43.6 39% 46.5 fps	MRender 37.1 Gravity 42.7 Splatting 37.9 32% 39.2 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 36.4% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
RBU-SNS8350DES3128GP 128GB 2,561 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 27GB free (System drive) Firmware: S4040105 SusWrite @10s intervals: 161 133 134 133 146 133 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 514 Write 446 Mixed 431 SusWrite 140 86% 383 MB/s	4K Read 42.7 4K Write 98.9 4K Mixed 57.9 191% 66.5 MB/s	DQ Read 311 DQ Write 318 DQ Mixed 235 198% 288 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 95%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$22 496,077 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 349GB free Firmware: 15.01H15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 112 111 110 111 113 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	64.9% Good	Read 115 Write 111 Mixed 74 SusWrite 112 76% 103 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.8 140% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 64.9% Great: 69%
USB3.0 high speed 500GB 407 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 419GB free, PID 0711 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 42 43 43 43 43 43 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	20.6% Poor	Read 42.8 Write 40.8 Mixed 36.3 SusWrite 42.8 55% 40.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.5 74% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 20.6% Great: 90%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Micron 18ASF1G72PZ-2G1A2 2x8GB 1,000 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 2 of 8 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (5^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	39.5% Below average	MC Read 15.1 MC Write 12.5 MC Mixed 11.5 37% 13 GB/s	SC Read 12.3 SC Write 14 SC Mixed 12.3 37% 12.9 GB/s	Latency 75.3 53% 75.3 ns
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 39.5% Great: 68%

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Typical X99A TOMAHAWK (MS-7A54) Builds (Compare 191 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 $90Bench 81%, 50,196 samples	92x
Core i7-5820KIntel $130Bench 77%, 101,694 samples	28x
Core i7-6850KIntel $105Bench 84%, 29,279 samples	24x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	49x
GTX 1070Nvidia $200Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	27x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	22x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $100Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	7x
850 Evo 1TBSamsung $234Bench 110%, 154,399 samples	6x
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $139Bench 213%, 165,668 samples	6x

RAM
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $33Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	11x
DDR4 3000 2OZ 4x8GBUnknownBench 87%, 1,963 samples	8x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	6x

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Value: 125% - Outstanding

Total price: $418

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