MSI X299 TOMAHAWK AC (MS-7B05)

Performance Results


Gaming 118% UFO	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 109% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 88.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	135% 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.
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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System	Micro-Star MS-7B05
Motherboard	MSI X299 TOMAHAWK AC (MS-7B05) (all builds)
Memory	11.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180731
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 24 '19 at 09:57
Run Duration	261 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	22%

PC Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7800X-$216 22,334 User benchmarks, average bench 78% CPU0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	88.7% Excellent	Memory 88 1-Core 111 2-Core 224 80% 141 Pts	4-Core 481 8-Core 790 78% 636 Pts	64-Core 1,060 66% 1,060 Pts
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 88.7% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Zotac(19DA 4471) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 2800 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 430.97 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	135% Outstanding	Lighting 191 Reflection 200 Parallax 198 156% 197 fps	MRender 127 Gravity 188 Splatting 126 119% 147 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 135% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB (2018)-$37 23,087 User benchmarks, average bench 233% 97GB free (System drive) Firmware: 101140WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,607 Write 1,858 Mixed 1,240 350% 1,568 MB/s	4K Read 32.9 4K Write 100 4K Mixed 62.7 183% 65.3 MB/s	DQ Read 751 DQ Write 99.4 DQ Mixed 173 191% 341 MB/s
Poor: 160% Great: 284%
SanDisk Ultra Plus 128GB-$75 16,709 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 119GB free Firmware: 6RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 291 294 295 293 297 295 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	95.5% Outstanding	Read 485 Write 294 Mixed 224 SusWrite 294 72% 324 MB/s	4K Read 33.7 4K Write 105 4K Mixed 37.6 155% 58.7 MB/s	DQ Read 307 DQ Write 197 DQ Mixed 123 126% 209 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 95.5% Great: 91%
240GB 240GB 208 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 212GB free Firmware: 0E SusWrite @10s intervals: 468 168 84 84 85 85 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 487 Write 460 Mixed 424 SusWrite 162 86% 383 MB/s	4K Read 43.7 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 60.5 205% 73.3 MB/s	DQ Read 322 DQ Write 315 DQ Mixed 250 206% 296 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 112%
WD Blue 2.5" 1TB (2013)-$40 57,200 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 107GB free Firmware: 1A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 91 95 93 95 94 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	51.6% Above average	Read 86.5 Write 64.8 Mixed 52 SusWrite 93.1 54% 74.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.6 115% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 51.6% Great: 63%
WD Blue 2.5" 320GB (2009)-$80 42,987 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 298GB free Firmware: 1A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 79 82 82 80 82 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	45.8% Average	Read 79 Write 68.8 Mixed 50.8 SusWrite 80.4 51% 69.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 130% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 45.8% Great: 41%
Seagate Desktop HDD 4TB (2013)-$52 67,711 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2.5TB free Firmware: CC54 SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 117 116 118 119 120 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	83.4% Excellent	Read 175 Write 154 Mixed 88.8 SusWrite 116 98% 134 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 134% 1 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 83.4% Great: 96%
Seagate Desktop HDD 4TB (2013)-$52 67,711 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2.5TB free Firmware: CC54 SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 151 149 152 152 150 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	89.5% Excellent	Read 165 Write 132 Mixed 91.7 SusWrite 147 98% 134 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 134% 1 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 89.5% Great: 96%

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 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	64.4% Good	MC Read 21.5 MC Write 31.6 MC Mixed 18.1 68% 23.7 GB/s	SC Read 9.6 SC Write 21.9 SC Mixed 10.1 40% 13.9 GB/s	Latency 69.6 58% 69.6 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 64.4% Great: 97%

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Desktop 86%

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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 $462Bench 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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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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) $35	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