MSI X299 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC (MS-7B05)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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 80.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	201% 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	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B05
Motherboard	MSI X299 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC (MS-7B05) (all builds)
Memory	56 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170612
Uptime	4.1 Days
Run Date	Oct 21 '17 at 01:38
Run Duration	167 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	16%

PC Performing as expected (56^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7800X-$216 22,334 User benchmarks, average bench 78% CPU0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	80.4% Excellent	Memory 81.3 1-Core 110 2-Core 223 77% 138 Pts	4-Core 427 8-Core 662 67% 544 Pts	64-Core 922 57% 922 Pts
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 80.4% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 525GB-$150 105,037 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 447GB free Firmware: M0CR021 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 896 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 659 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 4 (AE) Unknown 100 100 285 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 65 55 193274445859 (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 100 100 0 (CA) Data Address Mark errors 100 100 0 (CE) Flying height 100 100 0 (F6) Unknown 100 100 1736858975 (F7) Unknown 100 100 54558468 (F8) Unknown 100 100 15497125 (B4) Unknown 0 0 1938 (D2) Unknown 100 100 0	83.9% Excellent	Read 481 Write 340 Mixed 341 86% 387 MB/s	4K Read 26.4 4K Write 69.1 4K Mixed 24.5 108% 40 MB/s	DQ Read 300 DQ Write 214 DQ Mixed 45.1 91% 187 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 83.9% Great: 99%
Crucial MX300 275GB-$100 67,541 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 255GB free Firmware: M0CR040 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 550 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 104 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 4 (AE) Unknown 100 100 26 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 68 57 184684707872 (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 100 100 0 (CA) Data Address Mark errors 100 100 0 (CE) Flying height 100 100 0 (F6) Unknown 100 100 854123499 (F7) Unknown 100 100 26862817 (F8) Unknown 100 100 11505566 (B4) Unknown 0 0 1254 (D2) Unknown 100 100 0	81.4% Excellent	Read 483 Write 338 Mixed 340 86% 387 MB/s	4K Read 26.7 4K Write 68.5 4K Mixed 22.9 106% 39.4 MB/s	DQ Read 222 DQ Write 213 DQ Mixed 38.4 78% 158 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 81.4% Great: 95%
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$625 54,978 User benchmarks, average bench 223% 144GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B0QBXX7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	201% Outstanding	Read 1,928 Write 945 Mixed 1,193 298% 1,355 MB/s	4K Read 46.1 4K Write 127 4K Mixed 41.4 190% 71.6 MB/s	DQ Read 49.2 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 108 110% 167 MB/s
Poor: 138% ↑ This bench: 201% Great: 283%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 931GB free Firmware: CC43 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 67 67 5514691 (03) Spinup time 97 97 0 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 126 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 5819 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 91 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 42 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 69 60 554893343 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 127 (C2) HDA temperature 31 18 77309411359 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 7 7 5514691 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 -32409823215557 (F1) Unknown 100 253 2992696 (F2) Unknown 100 253 2521995	107% Outstanding	Read 193 Write 182 Mixed 154 132% 176 MB/s	4K Read 1.02 4K Write 1.67 4K Mixed 0.32 110% 1.01 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 113%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 929GB free Firmware: CC43 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 69 66 9481863 (03) Spinup time 97 97 0 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 145 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 10749 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 92 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 64 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 67 58 588578849 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 145 (C2) HDA temperature 33 19 81604378657 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 6 5 9481863 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 -55357833478084 (F1) Unknown 100 253 6638541 (F2) Unknown 100 253 2843322	107% Outstanding	Read 185 Write 187 Mixed 157 132% 177 MB/s	4K Read 0.97 4K Write 1.75 4K Mixed 0.28 103% 1 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 8x8GB 4,255 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 8 of 8 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	92.5% Outstanding	MC Read 22.7 MC Write 57.6 MC Mixed 30.3 105% 36.9 GB/s	SC Read 6.1 SC Write 19.1 SC Mixed 10.5 34% 11.9 GB/s	Latency 78.2 51% 78.2 ns
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 92.5% Great: 142%

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Desktop 86%

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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