MSI X299 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC (MS-7B05)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 70%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 81%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (39th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 61 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.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics90.3% 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 Drive113% 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B05
MotherboardMSI X299 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC (MS-7B05)  (all builds)
Memory56.4 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180129
Uptime3.9 Days
Run DateJul 27 '19 at 23:07
Run Duration122 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 12%
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 PC Performing below expectations (39th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-7920X-$250
CPU0, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 24 threads
Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 2.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (18th percentile)
76.8% Very good
Memory 73.3
1-Core 120
2-Core 234
78% 142 Pts
4-Core 430
8-Core 888
77% 659 Pts
64-Core 1,880
116% 1,880 Pts
Poor: 73%
This bench: 76.8%
Great: 91%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
MSI(1462 3367) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 430.86
Performing below potential (3rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
90.3% Outstanding
Lighting 116
Reflection 125
Parallax 121
94% 121 fps
MRender 99.1
Gravity 113
Splatting 92.4
82% 101 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 90.3%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52
120GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 329 303 300 303 301 299 MB/s
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
113% Outstanding
Read 489
Write 476
Mixed 449
SusWrite 306
97% 430 MB/s
4K Read 45
4K Write 116
4K Mixed 58.9
205% 73.3 MB/s
DQ Read 191
DQ Write 325
DQ Mixed 250
192% 256 MB/s
Poor: 75%
This bench: 113%
Great: 128%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$50
2TB free
Firmware: MX4OABB0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 196 191 196 197 191 197 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
112% Outstanding
Read 195
Write 190
Mixed 23.3
SusWrite 195
108% 151 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 0.7
170% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 112%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 4x16GB
4 of 8 slots used
64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
50% Average
MC Read 14.9
MC Write 24.1
MC Mixed 14.5
51% 17.8 GB/s
SC Read 9.4
SC Write 21.3
SC Mixed 11
40% 13.9 GB/s
Latency 94
43% 94 ns
Poor: 52%
This bench: 50%
Great: 140%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical X299 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC (MS-7B05) Builds (Compare 115 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 ARCTIC (MS-7B05)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 70% - Very good Total price: $744
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