MSI X299 TOMAHAWK AC (MS-7B05)

Performance Results


Gaming 77% Battleship	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 93% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 87.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	82.3% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	80.7% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B05
Motherboard	MSI X299 TOMAHAWK AC (MS-7B05) (all builds)
Memory	57 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170721
Uptime	1 Days
Run Date	May 12 '19 at 14:38
Run Duration	232 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	8%

PC Performing as expected (58^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-7960X-$347 2,322 User benchmarks, average bench 83% CPU0, 1 CPU, 16 cores, 32 threads Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 2.8 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	87.2% Excellent	Memory 83.2 1-Core 126 2-Core 249 84% 153 Pts	4-Core 488 8-Core 945 85% 717 Pts	64-Core 2,560 158% 2,560 Pts
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 87.2% Great: 99%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560 214,030 User benchmarks, average bench 79% EVGA(3842 1996) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1531 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 430.64 Performing below potential (74^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	82.3% Excellent	Lighting 106 Reflection 115 Parallax 105 87% 109 fps	MRender 88.9 Gravity 88.4 Splatting 91.3 74% 89.5 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 82.3% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Marvell Raid VD 480GB 129 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 72GB free (System drive) Firmware: MV.R00-0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 303 154 82 81 37 35 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	80.7% Excellent	Read 681 Write 393 Mixed 468 SusWrite 115 92% 414 MB/s	4K Read 28.4 4K Write 61.9 4K Mixed 29.7 114% 40 MB/s	DQ Read 261 DQ Write 259 DQ Mixed 37.3 89% 186 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 80.7% Great: 110%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 60GB free Firmware: CC3E SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 101 99 104 95 99 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	64.6% Good	Read 124 Write 122 Mixed 63.2 SusWrite 102 75% 102 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 1 172% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 64.6% Great: 68%
Seagate Barracuda Green 2TB 8,189 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 316GB free Firmware: CC93 SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 89 95 88 95 92 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	49.6% Average	Read 81.5 Write 81.3 Mixed 53.8 SusWrite 91.4 57% 77 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.7 122% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 49.6% Great: 74%
Lacie Rugged THB USB-C 4TB 132 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 893GB free Firmware: 0004 SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 91 90 90 89 90 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	45.3% Average	Read 66.5 Write 92.2 Mixed 73 SusWrite 90 60% 80.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 4.7 4K Mixed 0.6 191% 2.07 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 45.3% Great: 67%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$60 112,929 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 219GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 75 77 78 78 77 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	41.2% Average	Read 66.7 Write 68.7 Mixed 73.5 SusWrite 76.6 53% 71.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 145% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 41.2% Great: 83%
G-raid with Thunderbolt 10TB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 183GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 189 205 184 158 225 188 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	85.6% Excellent	Read 104 Write 113 Mixed 109 SusWrite 191 96% 129 MB/s	4K Read 6.6 4K Write 4.3 4K Mixed 2.1 588% 4.33 MB/s
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 85.6% Great: 99%
Seagate Archive HDD 8TB (2015)-$137 2,225 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 768GB free Firmware: RT18 SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 104 106 108 106 107 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	54.9% Above average	Read 83.5 Write 74.5 Mixed 25.5 SusWrite 105 52% 72.2 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 8 4K Mixed 0.6 265% 3.27 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 54.9% Great: 87%
WD My Passport 0820 2TB 18,744 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 1TB free, PID 0820 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 103 104 103 101 103 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	43.4% Average	Read 102 Write 73.2 Mixed 60.5 SusWrite 102 112% 84.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.8 98% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 43.4% Great: 42%
WD My Passport 25E2 4TB 31,793 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 54GB free, PID 25e2 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 53 53 54 62 111 87 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	31.6% Below average	Read 60.7 Write 66.5 Mixed 46.5 SusWrite 70 84% 60.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.6 105% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 31.6% Great: 59%
WD My Book 25EE 4TB 13,827 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 2.5TB free, PID 25ee Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 162 162 161 163 162 161 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	66% Good	Read 154 Write 153 Mixed 116 SusWrite 162 199% 146 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1 126% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 66% Great: 100%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 4x16GB 9,153 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 4 of 8 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	138% Outstanding	MC Read 50.2 MC Write 71.7 MC Mixed 47.4 161% 56.4 GB/s	SC Read 8 SC Write 22 SC Mixed 10.9 39% 13.6 GB/s	Latency 74.8 53% 74.8 ns
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 138% Great: 140%

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Gaming 98%

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Desktop 86%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 92%

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Motherboard: MSI X299 TOMAHAWK AC (MS-7B05)

CPU
Core i7-7800XIntel $216Bench 78%, 22,334 samples	75x
Core i7-7820XIntel $375Bench 80%, 28,524 samples	52x
Core i9-7900XIntel $455Bench 82%, 19,432 samples	26x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	46x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	26x
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples	15x

SSD
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	15x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	9x
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $150Bench 241%, 38,097 samples	9x

RAM
4x8GBUnknownBench 70%, 41,916 samples	55x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	30x
2x16GBUnknownBench 91%, 46,387 samples	28x

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Value: 69% - Good

Total price: $859

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $182	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) $30	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