MSI X299 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC (MS-7B05)

Performance Results


Gaming 111% UFO	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 104% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 87.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	123% 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	256% 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	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.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B05
Motherboard	MSI X299 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC (MS-7B05) (all builds)
Memory	57.6 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180731
Uptime	2 Days
Run Date	Sep 30 '19 at 08:53
Run Duration	149 Seconds
Run User	ROU-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing above expectations (68^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 3.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	87.7% Excellent	Memory 80.6 1-Core 128 2-Core 255 85% 154 Pts	4-Core 510 8-Core 832 82% 671 Pts	64-Core 1,046 65% 1,046 Pts
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 87.7% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Asus(1043 85F1) CLim: 1923 MHz, MLim: 2730 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 431.60 Performing below potential (47^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	123% Outstanding	Lighting 169 Reflection 191 Parallax 166 138% 176 fps	MRender 121 Gravity 166 Splatting 120 110% 136 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB 6,967 User benchmarks, average bench 225% 536GB free (System drive) Firmware: CXY74D1Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1266 1177 1168 1169 1157 1171 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	256% Outstanding	Read 1,657 Write 1,491 Mixed 866 SusWrite 1,185 291% 1,300 MB/s	4K Read 44.3 4K Write 157 4K Mixed 60.6 228% 87.4 MB/s	DQ Read 1,191 DQ Write 942 DQ Mixed 1,027 780% 1,053 MB/s
Poor: 131% ↑ This bench: 256% Great: 294%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 885GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 163 166 167 167 166 168 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	97.4% Outstanding	Read 174 Write 171 Mixed 79.2 SusWrite 166 108% 148 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.8 140% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 97.4% Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1TB free Firmware: CC46 SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 141 145 145 136 143 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	83.3% Excellent	Read 150 Write 108 Mixed 81.8 SusWrite 141 88% 120 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.7 133% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 83.3% Great: 114%
Hitachi HUS726040ALA610 4TB 330 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1.5TB free Firmware: A5GNT907 SusWrite @10s intervals: 188 191 180 188 190 187 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 162 Write 159 Mixed 68.8 SusWrite 187 105% 144 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 5.9 4K Mixed 0.4 200% 2.47 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX 2666 C16 4x16GB 2,802 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 4 of 8 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	96.7% Outstanding	MC Read 26.4 MC Write 59.1 MC Mixed 29.8 110% 38.4 GB/s	SC Read 8.1 SC Write 21.6 SC Mixed 10.7 38% 13.5 GB/s	Latency 79.5 50% 79.5 ns
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 96.7% Great: 112%

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Desktop 86%

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Workstation 92%

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

CPU
Core i7-7800XIntel $216Bench 78%, 22,334 samples	29x
Core i7-7820XIntel $375Bench 80%, 28,524 samples	22x
Core i9-7900XIntel $393Bench 82%, 19,432 samples	17x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	15x
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples	11x
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	10x

SSD
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	9x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $96Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	6x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	5x

RAM
4x8GBUnknownBench 70%, 41,916 samples	39x
8x8GBUnknownBench 94%, 4,255 samples	17x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	17x

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Total price: $744

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