MSI X299 TOMAHAWK AC (MS-7B05)

Performance Results


Gaming 128% UFO	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 145% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 99.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	130% 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	231% 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	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.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Micro-Star MS-7B05
Motherboard	MSI X299 TOMAHAWK AC (MS-7B05) (all builds)
Memory	11 GB free of 16 GB @ 4 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190918
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 16 '20 at 19:51
Run Duration	222 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing as expected (55^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-7920X-$250 5,430 User benchmarks, average bench 82% CPU0, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 24 threads Base clock 2.9 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	99.1% Outstanding	Memory 92.3 1-Core 141 2-Core 250 91% 161 Pts	4-Core 567 8-Core 1,128 100% 847 Pts	64-Core 2,210 137% 2,210 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 99.1% Great: 91%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080S (Super)-$466 261,508 User benchmarks, average bench 131% EVGA(3842 3183) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3875 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 442.19 Performing below potential (41^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	130% Outstanding	Lighting 177 Reflection 173 Parallax 170 144% 173 fps	MRender 201 Gravity 157 Splatting 112 124% 157 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 130% Great: 139%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$150 38,097 User benchmarks, average bench 241% 496GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1338 1193 1186 1168 1193 1165 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	231% Outstanding	Read 1,869 Write 1,485 Mixed 687 SusWrite 1,207 293% 1,312 MB/s	4K Read 41.3 4K Write 64.6 4K Mixed 46.9 157% 50.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1,351 DQ Write 168 DQ Mixed 328 350% 616 MB/s
Poor: 157% ↑ This bench: 231% Great: 302%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 213GB free Firmware: EMT03B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 8,349 Write 8,332 Mixed 7,547 1,804% 8,076 MB/s	4K Read 790 4K Write 607 4K Mixed 187 1,757% 528 MB/s	DQ Read 1,431 DQ Write 1,159 DQ Mixed 1,313 978% 1,301 MB/s
Poor: 72% Great: 124%
Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$249 18,356 User benchmarks, average bench 279% 358GB free Firmware: 4B6Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1462 1459 1440 1431 1387 1399 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	257% Outstanding	Read 2,132 Write 1,449 Mixed 1,055 SusWrite 1,429 338% 1,516 MB/s	4K Read 46.2 4K Write 74.8 4K Mixed 48 171% 56.3 MB/s	DQ Read 1,304 DQ Write 110 DQ Mixed 231 289% 548 MB/s
Poor: 168% ↑ This bench: 257% Great: 363%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 2TB-$90 94,145 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 1TB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 104 102 101 104 101 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	85.2% Excellent	Read 194 Write 170 Mixed 62 SusWrite 102 96% 132 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 4.9 4K Mixed 1.9 360% 2.73 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 85.2% Great: 108%

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 @ 4000 MHz Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	76.6% Very good	MC Read 30.5 MC Write 35.5 MC Mixed 20.5 82% 28.8 GB/s	SC Read 8.8 SC Write 23.2 SC Mixed 11.7 42% 14.6 GB/s	Latency 63.5 63% 63.5 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 76.6% Great: 97%

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Gaming 98%

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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 $206Bench 78%, 22,334 samples	75x
Core i7-7820XIntel $375Bench 80%, 28,524 samples	53x
Core i9-7900XIntel $349Bench 82%, 19,432 samples	26x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	46x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	27x
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples	16x

SSD
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $159Bench 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	31x
2x16GBUnknownBench 91%, 46,387 samples	28x

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Value: 69% - Good

Total price: $850

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $288	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16