MSI X99A TOMAHAWK (MS-7A54)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 91%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 80%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (28th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 72 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.
ProcessorWith 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 80.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics116% 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.
Memory32GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (28%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7A54
MotherboardMSI X99A TOMAHAWK (MS-7A54)  (all builds)
Memory22.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160913
Uptime6.6 Days
Run DateNov 08 '19 at 10:14
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User ZAF-User
Background CPU 28%

 PC Performing below expectations (28th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6800K-$103
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.45 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (56th percentile)
80.8% Excellent
Memory 90.2
1-Core 111
2-Core 205
79% 136 Pts
4-Core 385
8-Core 614
61% 499 Pts
64-Core 797
49% 797 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 80.8%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
Zotac(19DA 2471) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 430.64
Performing below potential (17th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
116% Outstanding
Lighting 150
Reflection 190
Parallax 190
122% 177 fps
MRender 121
Gravity 177
Splatting 128
115% 142 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 116%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB-$85
13GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXT0BB0Q
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 430
Write 393
Mixed 262
80% 362 MB/s
4K Read 31.5
4K Write 80.3
4K Mixed 40.2
142% 50.7 MB/s
DQ Read 374
DQ Write 335
DQ Mixed 166
176% 292 MB/s
Poor: 63% Great: 108%
Samsung HD103SI 1TB-$89
63GB free
Firmware: 1AG01118
SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 74 73 70 71 74 MB/s
Performing below expectations (28th percentile)
40.8% Average
Read 69.5
Write 78.7
Mixed 48.3
SusWrite 72.4
50% 67.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.9
153% 1 MB/s
Poor: 27%
This bench: 40.8%
Great: 59%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX 2400 C15 4x8GB
4 of 8 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below potential (11th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
70.1% Very good
MC Read 28.7
MC Write 25.4
MC Mixed 22.8
73% 25.6 GB/s
SC Read 12.8
SC Write 18.4
SC Mixed 18.4
47% 16.5 GB/s
Latency 67
60% 67 ns
Poor: 67%
This bench: 70.1%
Great: 107%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical X99A TOMAHAWK (MS-7A54) Builds (Compare 181 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 87%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 78%
Battleship

Motherboard: MSI X99A TOMAHAWK (MS-7A54)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 84% - Excellent Total price: $635
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