MSI X299 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC (MS-7B05)

Performance Results


Gaming 36% Jet ski	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 32% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: 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 94.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	31.7% 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	112% 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	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	Micro-Star MS-7B05
Motherboard	MSI X299 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC (MS-7B05) (all builds)
Memory	13.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170627
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 27 '17 at 14:32
Run Duration	133 Seconds
Run User	VNM-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing as expected (54^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7740X-$350 5,094 User benchmarks, average bench 87% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.3 GHz, turbo 4.45 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	94.8% Outstanding	Memory 93.6 1-Core 143 2-Core 280 95% 172 Pts	4-Core 517 8-Core 793 81% 655 Pts	64-Core 793 49% 793 Pts
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 94.8% Great: 96%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59 946,701 User benchmarks, average bench 29% Asus(1043 85CD) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 375.63 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	31.7% Below average	Lighting 39.9 Reflection 30.5 Parallax 36.7 32% 35.7 fps	MRender 38.2 Gravity 38.7 Splatting 34.8 30% 37.2 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 31.7% Great: 33%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB (2017)-$135 28,136 User benchmarks, average bench 121% 203GB free (System drive) Firmware: B35500WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 1,511 Write 234 Mixed 396 153% 714 MB/s	4K Read 38.5 4K Write 89.8 4K Mixed 11.5 121% 46.6 MB/s	DQ Read 44.3 DQ Write 97.3 DQ Mixed 13 26% 51.5 MB/s
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 144%
WD Se 4TB-$90 2,519 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 612GB free Firmware: 01.01A02 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 159 149 11008 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 863 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 667 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 730 (10) Unknown 2 198 44345206223 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 232 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 631 (C2) HDA temperature 107 86 45 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 8 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	58.8% Above average	Read 102 Write 103 Mixed 107 78% 104 MB/s	4K Read 0.81 4K Write 2.53 4K Mixed 0.33 118% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 58.8% Great: 100%
Hitachi HDS723020BLA642 2TB-$249 29,211 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 175GB free Firmware: MN6OA580 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 134 134 87 (03) Spinup time 166 166 34378613140 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 1270 (05) Reallocated sector count 30 30 444 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 133 133 27 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 836 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 963 (C0) Power-off retract count 99 99 1277 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 99 99 1277 (C2) HDA temperature 142 142 214750003242 (C4) Reallocation count 85 85 444 (C5) Current pending sector count 55 55 990 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 2	70.2% Very good	Read 130 Write 115 Mixed 119 91% 121 MB/s	4K Read 0.87 4K Write 1.52 4K Mixed 0.36 105% 0.92 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 70.2% Great: 85%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB 18,693 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (39^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	73.4% Very good	MC Read 27.8 MC Write 27.9 MC Mixed 21 73% 25.6 GB/s	SC Read 18.8 SC Write 25.9 SC Mixed 23.5 65% 22.7 GB/s	Latency 60.8 66% 60.8 ns
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 73.4% Great: 102%

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Gaming 98%

Nuclear submarine

Desktop 86%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 92%

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Motherboard: MSI X299 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC (MS-7B05)

CPU
Core i7-7800XIntel $216Bench 78%, 22,334 samples	29x
Core i7-7820XIntel $375Bench 80%, 28,524 samples	22x
Core i9-7900XIntel $420Bench 82%, 19,432 samples	17x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	15x
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples	11x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	10x

SSD
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	9x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	6x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	5x

RAM
4x8GBUnknownBench 70%, 41,916 samples	39x
8x8GBUnknownBench 94%, 4,255 samples	17x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	17x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	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