MSI X299 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC (MS-7B05)

Performance Results


Gaming 118% UFO	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 102% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 91.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	131% 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.
Boot Drive	75.3% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B05
Motherboard	MSI X299 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC (MS-7B05) (all builds)
Memory	20.8 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170612
Uptime	0.5 Days
Run Date	Nov 09 '18 at 01:16
Run Duration	211 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing above expectations (80^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-$281 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 above expectations (80^th percentile)	91.3% Outstanding	Memory 90.5 1-Core 143 2-Core 287 95% 174 Pts	4-Core 495 8-Core 783 79% 639 Pts	64-Core 780 48% 780 Pts
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 91.3% Great: 96%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Gigabyte(1458 3751) CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 2808 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 416.34 Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	131% Outstanding	Lighting 182 Reflection 205 Parallax 198 148% 195 fps	MRender 130 Gravity 183 Splatting 130 120% 148 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 131% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Spcc Solid State Disk 240GB 15,968 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 162GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFM71.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 213 51 50 55 51 51 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	75.3% Very good	Read 431 Write 230 Mixed 328 SusWrite 78.3 59% 267 MB/s	4K Read 29.9 4K Write 99.2 4K Mixed 30.6 137% 53.2 MB/s	DQ Read 228 DQ Write 316 DQ Mixed 169 156% 238 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 75.3% Great: 99%
OCZ Trion 100 240GB-$95 9,561 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 126GB free Firmware: SAFM11.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 103 112 113 122 113 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	84.8% Excellent	Read 514 Write 210 Mixed 387 SusWrite 116 68% 307 MB/s	4K Read 31.3 4K Write 88 4K Mixed 40.2 146% 53.2 MB/s	DQ Read 349 DQ Write 202 DQ Mixed 138 140% 230 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 84.8% Great: 83%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1.5TB free Firmware: HP34 SusWrite @10s intervals: 178 190 191 192 192 192 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 185 Write 144 Mixed 81.7 SusWrite 189 110% 150 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 141% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 114%
WD Blue 640GB (2008)-$33 94,563 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 572GB free Firmware: 01.03B01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 116 115 115 115 114 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	65.9% Good	Read 115 Write 115 Mixed 70.2 SusWrite 114 76% 104 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.9 174% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 65.9% Great: 62%
USB Flash Disk 16GB 2,340 User benchmarks, average bench 14% 15GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 9.1 7 9.1 7.3 7.6 8.4 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	6.61% Terrible	Read 23.5 Write 2.7 Mixed 8.5 SusWrite 8.1 12% 10.7 MB/s	4K Read 6.1 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 23% 2.03 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 6.61% Great: 32%
Generic Flash Disk 16GB 18,883 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 14GB free, PID 6387 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 11 13 12 11 12 12 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	5.7% Terrible	Read 12.3 Write 4 Mixed 9 SusWrite 11.8 12% 9.27 MB/s	4K Read 5.7 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 21% 1.9 MB/s
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 5.7% Great: 8%
Lexar USB Flash Drive 8GB 5,796 User benchmarks, average bench 7% 5GB free, PID a81d Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.9 5.4 4.9 5.2 5.5 5.5 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	9.11% Terrible	Read 35.8 Write 3 Mixed 4.8 SusWrite 5.2 11% 12.2 MB/s	4K Read 11.8 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 44% 3.93 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 9.11% Great: 9%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F4-2666C15-8GVR 04CD F4-2666C15-8GVR Kingston KHX2400C15/8G 24GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	63.1% Good	MC Read 22.1 MC Write 23.1 MC Mixed 19.6 62% 21.6 GB/s	SC Read 15.7 SC Write 24.6 SC Mixed 21.9 59% 20.7 GB/s	Latency 66.5 60% 66.5 ns
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 63.1% Great: 63%

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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