MSI X299 TOMAHAWK AC (MS-7B05)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 129%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 102%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 146%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 99.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics129% 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 Drive277% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B05
MotherboardMSI X299 TOMAHAWK AC (MS-7B05)  (all builds)
Memory13 GB free of 16 GB @ 4 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190918
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 05 '20 at 22:38
Run Duration221 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing above expectations (70th 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 4.35 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
99.7% Outstanding
Memory 92.3
1-Core 143
2-Core 286
96% 174 Pts
4-Core 573
8-Core 1,137
101% 855 Pts
64-Core 2,237
138% 2,237 Pts
Poor: 73%
This bench: 99.7%
Great: 91%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080S (Super)-$466
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3875 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 432.00
Performing below potential (41st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
129% Outstanding
Lighting 175
Reflection 173
Parallax 170
143% 173 fps
MRender 203
Gravity 158
Splatting 113
124% 158 fps
Poor: 116%
This bench: 129%
Great: 139%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$150
484GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1389 1209 1204 1205 1205 1180 MB/s
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
277% Outstanding
Read 1,869
Write 1,685
Mixed 714
SusWrite 1,232
307% 1,375 MB/s
4K Read 39.4
4K Write 180
4K Mixed 55.5
226% 91.8 MB/s
DQ Read 1,457
DQ Write 1,176
DQ Mixed 999
834% 1,211 MB/s
Poor: 157%
This bench: 277%
Great: 302%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
213GB free
Firmware: EMT03B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 407 302 302 302 303 302 MB/s
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
111% Outstanding
Read 484
Write 474
Mixed 414
SusWrite 320
95% 423 MB/s
4K Read 37
4K Write 118
4K Mixed 50.3
183% 68.5 MB/s
DQ Read 383
DQ Write 340
DQ Mixed 356
269% 360 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 111%
Great: 124%
Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$249
338GB free
Firmware: 4B6Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1791 1788 1764 1741 1764 1682 MB/s
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
340% Outstanding
Read 2,222
Write 1,809
Mixed 1,191
SusWrite 1,755
391% 1,744 MB/s
4K Read 46
4K Write 220
4K Mixed 71.6
278% 112 MB/s
DQ Read 1,446
DQ Write 1,220
DQ Mixed 1,246
957% 1,304 MB/s
Poor: 168%
This bench: 340%
Great: 363%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 2TB-$90
1TB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 104 104 104 104 105 MB/s
Performing as expected (43rd percentile)
81.2% Excellent
Read 178
Write 181
Mixed 63.4
SusWrite 104
96% 132 MB/s
4K Read 1.5
4K Write 4.9
4K Mixed 2.4
420% 2.93 MB/s
Poor: 43%
This bench: 81.2%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 2x8GB
2 of 8 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 4000 MHz
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
78.7% Very good
MC Read 31.3
MC Write 35.8
MC Mixed 22.3
85% 29.8 GB/s
SC Read 8.8
SC Write 23.2
SC Mixed 11.4
41% 14.5 GB/s
Latency 63.4
63% 63.4 ns
Poor: 29%
This bench: 78.7%
Great: 97%

 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 264 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 98%
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Desktop
Desktop 86%
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Workstation
Workstation 92%
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Motherboard: MSI X299 TOMAHAWK AC (MS-7B05)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 69% - Good Total price: $850
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