MSI X299 TOMAHAWK AC (MS-7B05)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 117%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 96%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 118%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 91.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics127% 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 Drive282% 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.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B05
MotherboardMSI X299 TOMAHAWK AC (MS-7B05)  (all builds)
Memory27.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200601
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 22 '21 at 17:47
Run Duration138 Seconds
Run User ROU-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing as expected (46th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7820X-$375
CPU0, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
91.1% Outstanding
Memory 83.4
1-Core 138
2-Core 276
90% 166 Pts
4-Core 530
8-Core 1,032
92% 781 Pts
64-Core 1,358
84% 1,358 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 91.1%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
MSI(1462 360C) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 456.71
Performing below potential (72nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
127% Outstanding
Lighting 175
Reflection 187
Parallax 176
143% 180 fps
MRender 136
Gravity 173
Splatting 126
117% 145 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 127%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$139
203GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B6Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1643 1491 1395 1332 1272 1225 MB/s
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
282% Outstanding
Read 2,034
Write 1,608
Mixed 874
SusWrite 1393
330% 1,477 MB/s
4K Read 41.7
4K Write 179
4K Mixed 55.5
229% 92.2 MB/s
DQ Read 1,136
DQ Write 967
DQ Mixed 990
758% 1,031 MB/s
Poor: 159%
This bench: 282%
Great: 353%
Seagate Desktop HDD 4TB (2013)-$52
2TB free
Firmware: CC54
SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 76 76 77 78 77 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
44.6% Average
Read 78.3
Write 58.6
Mixed 59.1
SusWrite 76.9
50% 68.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.6
119% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 46%
This bench: 44.6%
Great: 96%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 2TB-$75
1.5TB free
Firmware: CC41
SusWrite @10s intervals: 185 191 188 188 189 191 MB/s
Performing below expectations (22nd percentile)
69.3% Good
Read 51.6
Write 98.6
Mixed 30.1
SusWrite 189
67% 92.3 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 5
4K Mixed 2
361% 2.7 MB/s
Poor: 43%
This bench: 69.3%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 2x16GB
2 of 8 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing below potential (26th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
71.6% Very good
MC Read 23.9
MC Write 35
MC Mixed 21.5
77% 26.8 GB/s
SC Read 10.5
SC Write 22.6
SC Mixed 12.1
43% 15.1 GB/s
Latency 74.6
54% 74.6 ns
Poor: 49%
This bench: 71.6%
Great: 164%

 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 262 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 AC (MS-7B05)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 69% - Good Total price: $859
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