MSI X299 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC (MS-7B05)

Performance Results


Gaming 52% Yacht	Desktop 83% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 51% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 80.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	60.8% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	123% 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.

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Run History

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System	Micro-Star MS-7B05
Motherboard	MSI X299 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC (MS-7B05) (all builds)
Memory	11.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1400 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170612
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 07 '18 at 03:26
Run Duration	172 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	22%

PC Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7820X-$375 28,524 User benchmarks, average bench 80% CPU0, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	80.3% Excellent	Memory 78.7 1-Core 114 2-Core 228 78% 140 Pts	4-Core 440 8-Core 749 72% 594 Pts	64-Core 1,237 77% 1,237 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 80.3% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500 167,107 User benchmarks, average bench 59% Asus(1043 8518) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1443 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 416.34 Performing below potential (75^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	60.8% Good	Lighting 77 Reflection 80.8 Parallax 78.4 63% 78.7 fps	MRender 77.9 Gravity 70.5 Splatting 63.8 57% 70.8 fps
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 60.8% Great: 66%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 112GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 471 461 426 413 321 301 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	123% Outstanding	Read 504 Write 487 Mixed 375 SusWrite 399 99% 441 MB/s	4K Read 44.5 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 60.1 202% 71 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 337 DQ Mixed 359 269% 360 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 134%
Crucial MX500 500GB-$54 237,241 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 465GB free Firmware: M3CR020 SusWrite @10s intervals: 456 464 465 467 469 467 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	120% Outstanding	Read 503 Write 464 Mixed 411 SusWrite 464 104% 460 MB/s	4K Read 37.4 4K Write 99.9 4K Mixed 53.8 178% 63.7 MB/s	DQ Read 388 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 294 240% 341 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 125%
Adata XPG SX900 128GB-$103 6,500 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 32GB free Firmware: 5.0.2a SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 137 140 144 144 133 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	83.4% Excellent	Read 416 Write 162 Mixed 220 SusWrite 139 52% 234 MB/s	4K Read 34.9 4K Write 105 4K Mixed 43.3 164% 61.2 MB/s	DQ Read 198 DQ Write 158 DQ Mixed 173 131% 177 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 83.4% Great: 82%
Kingston A400 240GB-$28 424,288 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 74GB free Firmware: SBFKB1D2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 328 159 293 199 200 299 MB/s Performing below potential (8^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	35.6% Below average	Read 184 Write 87 Mixed 80.3 SusWrite 247 34% 150 MB/s	4K Read 11.5 4K Write 20.3 4K Mixed 10.1 41% 14 MB/s	DQ Read 13.2 DQ Write 15.2 DQ Mixed 14.2 11% 14.2 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 35.6% Great: 100%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 2x8GB 236,291 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 2 of 8 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 2800 MHz Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	57.6% Above average	MC Read 19.2 MC Write 28.1 MC Mixed 16.4 61% 21.2 GB/s	SC Read 9.4 SC Write 18.7 SC Mixed 11 37% 13 GB/s	Latency 82.9 48% 82.9 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 57.6% Great: 97%

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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 $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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Total price: $744

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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