MSI X299 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC (MS-7B05)

Performance Results


Gaming 33% Sail boat	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 39% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 100%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	29.2% 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	223% 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	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

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	4.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180129
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 17 '18 at 09:55
Run Duration	81 Seconds
Run User	ISR-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-7940X-$654 4,560 User benchmarks, average bench 83% CPU0, 1 CPU, 14 cores, 28 threads Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 3.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Memory 91.7 1-Core 143 2-Core 286 95% 173 Pts	4-Core 580 8-Core 1,173 103% 877 Pts	64-Core 2,851 176% 2,851 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 95%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% EVGA(3842 6696) CLim: 2050 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 391.35 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	29.2% Poor	Lighting 32.9 Reflection 38 Parallax 30.8 27% 33.9 fps	MRender 47.1 Gravity 32.9 Splatting 43 34% 41 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 29.2% Great: 133%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$150 38,097 User benchmarks, average bench 241% 806GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	223% Outstanding	Read 1,909 Write 1,394 Mixed 1,250 336% 1,518 MB/s	4K Read 27.8 4K Write 78.1 4K Mixed 39.3 134% 48.4 MB/s	DQ Read 573 DQ Write 318 DQ Mixed 182 206% 358 MB/s
Poor: 157% ↑ This bench: 223% Great: 302%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 1x8GB 168,538 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 1 of 8 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	43.6% Average	MC Read 15.1 MC Write 17.5 MC Mixed 11.3 42% 14.6 GB/s	SC Read 10.4 SC Write 17.4 SC Mixed 10 36% 12.6 GB/s	Latency 64.6 62% 64.6 ns
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 43.6% Great: 67%

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

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Gaming 98%

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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 $455Bench 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 $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	6x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 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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Total price: $744

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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