MSI X299 TOMAHAWK AC (MS-7B05)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 83%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 94%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 81%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall 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.
ProcessorWith 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 93.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics82.9% 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 Drive142% 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.
Memory64GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B05
MotherboardMSI X299 TOMAHAWK AC (MS-7B05)  (all builds)
Memory59.6 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170721
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 22 '19 at 00:50
Run Duration178 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing above expectations (65th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-7960X-$347
CPU0, 1 CPU, 16 cores, 32 threads
Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
93.6% Outstanding
Memory 87
1-Core 138
2-Core 252
89% 159 Pts
4-Core 536
8-Core 1,136
98% 836 Pts
64-Core 1,042
64% 1,042 Pts
Poor: 72%
This bench: 93.6%
Great: 99%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560
EVGA(3842 1996) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1531 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 430.64
Performing below potential (80th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
82.9% Excellent
Lighting 104
Reflection 116
Parallax 103
85% 108 fps
MRender 95.6
Gravity 99.8
Splatting 94.8
79% 96.7 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 82.9%
Great: 87%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 480GB
223GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.0.
SusWrite @10s intervals: 522 513 531 228 98 109 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
142% Outstanding
Read 1,537
Write 404
Mixed 508
SusWrite 334
152% 696 MB/s
4K Read 34.2
4K Write 97.2
4K Mixed 31.5
144% 54.3 MB/s
DQ Read 373
DQ Write 391
DQ Mixed 391
291% 385 MB/s
Poor: 54%
This bench: 142%
Great: 182%
Lacie Rugged THB USB-C 4TB
43GB free
Firmware: 0004
SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 104 105 102 103 113 MB/s
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
56.5% Above average
Read 91
Write 102
Mixed 78.3
SusWrite 105
70% 94 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 4.5
4K Mixed 0.6
200% 2.1 MB/s
Poor: 16%
This bench: 56.5%
Great: 67%
Seagate Archive HDD 8TB (2015)-$130
766GB free
Firmware: RT18
SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 108 108 105 104 105 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)
45.7% Average
Read 52.3
Write 92.7
Mixed 25.2
SusWrite 105
50% 68.7 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 7.8
4K Mixed 0.6
253% 3.13 MB/s
Poor: 21%
This bench: 45.7%
Great: 87%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$60
217GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 67 71 72 71 71 73 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
40.6% Average
Read 70.5
Write 66
Mixed 57.7
SusWrite 70.9
49% 66.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.6
124% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 40.6%
Great: 83%
StoreJet Transcend 2TB
1.5TB free, PID 5106
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 117 117 117 117 117 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
51.6% Above average
Read 102
Write 86.2
Mixed 58.7
SusWrite 116
122% 90.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 3.7
4K Mixed 1.1
166% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 13%
This bench: 51.6%
Great: 52%
WD My Passport 25E2 4TB
53GB free, PID 25e2
Operating at USB 3.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 57 58 58 57 58 57 MB/s
Performing below expectations (40th percentile)
34.3% Below average
Read 66.5
Write 56.7
Mixed 51.2
SusWrite 57.3
77% 57.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 3.9
4K Mixed 0.7
160% 1.83 MB/s
Poor: 15%
This bench: 34.3%
Great: 59%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 4x16GB
4 of 8 slots used
64GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
139% Outstanding
MC Read 50.8
MC Write 71.4
MC Mixed 49.2
163% 57.1 GB/s
SC Read 8.4
SC Write 20.1
SC Mixed 10.3
37% 12.9 GB/s
Latency 70.5
57% 70.5 ns
Poor: 52%
This bench: 139%
Great: 140%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical X299 TOMAHAWK AC (MS-7B05) Builds (Compare 262 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 98%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 92%
Nuclear submarine

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 69% - Good Total price: $859
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