MSI X299 TOMAHAWK AC (MS-7B05)

Performance Results


Gaming 96% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 81% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 113% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 72.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	127% 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	209% 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.

Very high background CPU (37%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B05
Motherboard	MSI X299 TOMAHAWK AC (MS-7B05) (all builds)
Memory	58.7 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170928
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 28 '21 at 07:35
Run Duration	211 Seconds
Run User	LVA-User
Background CPU	37%

PC Performing as expected (50^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-7940X-$815 4,560 User benchmarks, average bench 83% CPU0, 1 CPU, 14 cores, 28 threads Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 3.1 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	72.4% Very good	Memory 72.6 1-Core 99.8 2-Core 195 69% 122 Pts	4-Core 387 8-Core 790 69% 589 Pts	64-Core 1,900 118% 1,900 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 72.4% Great: 95%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Nvidia(10DE 120F) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2852 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 466.47 Performing below potential (72^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	127% Outstanding	Lighting 171 Reflection 192 Parallax 183 139% 182 fps	MRender 140 Gravity 185 Splatting 129 122% 151 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 127% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 165,668 User benchmarks, average bench 213% 246GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 754 547 516 461 488 434 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	209% Outstanding	Read 1,880 Write 1,434 Mixed 595 SusWrite 533 246% 1,111 MB/s	4K Read 38.5 4K Write 139 4K Mixed 53.1 200% 76.8 MB/s	DQ Read 1,026 DQ Write 796 DQ Mixed 740 600% 854 MB/s
Poor: 153% ↑ This bench: 209% Great: 254%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 338GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 478 471 477 476 477 478 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	124% Outstanding	Read 491 Write 473 Mixed 393 SusWrite 476 103% 458 MB/s	4K Read 41.3 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 55 189% 67.5 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 339 DQ Mixed 358 269% 360 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 134%
Seagate ST6000VN0041-2EL11C 6TB 247 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 3TB free Firmware: SC61 SusWrite @10s intervals: 185 190 192 192 191 190 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 51% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 4x16GB 9,153 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 4 of 8 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	98.8% Outstanding	MC Read 32.8 MC Write 52.9 MC Mixed 33.8 114% 39.8 GB/s	SC Read 7.2 SC Write 19.8 SC Mixed 10.4 36% 12.5 GB/s	Latency 95.5 42% 95.5 ns
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 98.8% Great: 140%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 13: 1R 2G 2B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
13%	28%	18	110	6	60	27"	2560 1440	AOC2777 U2777B

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Gaming 98%

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Desktop 86%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 92%

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

CPU
Core i7-7800XIntel $216Bench 78%, 22,334 samples	75x
Core i7-7820XIntel $375Bench 80%, 28,524 samples	52x
Core i9-7900XIntel $420Bench 82%, 19,432 samples	26x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	46x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	26x
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples	15x

SSD
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 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	30x
2x16GBUnknownBench 91%, 46,387 samples	28x

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Value: 69% - Good

Total price: $859

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16