MSI X299 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B05)

Performance Results


Gaming 105% UFO	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 107% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 84.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	124% 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	219% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B05
Motherboard	MSI X299 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B05) (all builds)
Memory	15.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180316
Uptime	2.9 Days
Run Date	Apr 22 '19 at 11:53
Run Duration	270 Seconds
Run User	NOR-User
Background CPU	8%

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PC Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-7900X-$393 19,432 User benchmarks, average bench 82% CPU0, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	84.7% Excellent	Memory 79.2 1-Core 122 2-Core 253 83% 151 Pts	4-Core 484 8-Core 822 79% 653 Pts	64-Core 1,503 93% 1,503 Pts
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 84.7% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% Asus(1043 8667) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 419.67 Performing below potential (4^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	124% Outstanding	Lighting 162 Reflection 173 Parallax 172 132% 169 fps	MRender 203 Gravity 163 Splatting 114 126% 160 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 165,668 User benchmarks, average bench 213% 249GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 793 540 516 456 478 490 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	219% Outstanding	Read 1,915 Write 1,595 Mixed 656 SusWrite 546 261% 1,178 MB/s	4K Read 47.4 4K Write 147 4K Mixed 49.6 213% 81.4 MB/s	DQ Read 1,059 DQ Write 978 DQ Mixed 781 651% 939 MB/s
Poor: 153% ↑ This bench: 219% Great: 254%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 39GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 454 403 192 138 138 138 MB/s Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 480 Write 462 Mixed 382 SusWrite 244 88% 392 MB/s	4K Read 42.5 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 55.6 189% 66.5 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 339 DQ Mixed 358 269% 360 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 134%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 2TB-$45 94,145 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 1TB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 176 176 175 175 176 177 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	86.8% Excellent	Read 126 Write 95.2 Mixed 60.5 SusWrite 176 83% 114 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 5.1 4K Mixed 2.5 426% 2.97 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 86.8% Great: 108%
WD Red 3TB (2012)-$86 68,726 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 30GB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 31 31 33 33 18 27 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	14.1% Very poor	Read 20 Write 26 Mixed 13.5 SusWrite 28.8 16% 22.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.4 85% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 14.1% Great: 88%
WD Red 3TB (2012)-$86 68,726 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 1.5TB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 118 121 120 122 116 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	71.4% Very good	Read 129 Write 107 Mixed 75.7 SusWrite 119 79% 108 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1 199% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 71.4% Great: 88%
WD Red 3TB (2012)-$86 68,726 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 2TB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 120 122 124 123 122 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	76.2% Very good	Read 143 Write 135 Mixed 93.2 SusWrite 122 91% 123 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1 193% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 76.2% Great: 88%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 2TB-$45 94,145 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 170GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 143 143 143 144 144 143 MB/s Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile)	67.5% Good	Read 90.5 Write 75.7 Mixed 56.2 SusWrite 143 67% 91.4 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 4.6 4K Mixed 2.3 399% 2.77 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 67.5% Great: 108%
Hitachi HDS721050CLA662 500GB 14,997 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 180GB free Firmware: JP2OA50E SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 106 108 109 108 106 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	60.5% Good	Read 104 Write 102 Mixed 61.3 SusWrite 107 69% 93.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 142% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 60.5% Great: 76%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX 2666 C16 2x16GB 17,710 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 8 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	56.9% Above average	MC Read 18.3 MC Write 27.2 MC Mixed 17.1 60% 20.9 GB/s	SC Read 8.6 SC Write 20.9 SC Mixed 9.9 38% 13.1 GB/s	Latency 82 49% 82 ns
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 56.9% 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 (MS-7B05)

CPU
Core i7-7800XIntel $216Bench 78%, 22,334 samples	45x
Core i7-7820XIntel $375Bench 80%, 28,524 samples	45x
Core i7-7740XIntel $189Bench 87%, 5,094 samples	17x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	22x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	16x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	15x

SSD
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $150Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	12x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $96Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	10x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	8x

RAM
4x8GBUnknownBench 70%, 41,916 samples	38x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	30x
2x16GBUnknownBench 91%, 46,387 samples	16x

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Value: 70% - Good

Total price: $851

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16