MSI X299 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B05)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 104%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 98%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 83%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (95th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 5 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 97.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics109% 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 Drive108% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B05
MotherboardMSI X299 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B05)  (all builds)
Memory6 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170627
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 30 '17 at 01:04
Run Duration109 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%
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 PC Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-7640X-$110
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
97.8% Outstanding
Memory 93.8
1-Core 147
2-Core 294
98% 178 Pts
4-Core 588
8-Core 584
79% 586 Pts
64-Core 588
36% 588 Pts
Poor: 66%
This bench: 97.8%
Great: 98%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 388.71
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
109% Outstanding
Lighting 144
Reflection 155
Parallax 144
117% 148 fps
MRender 118
Gravity 137
Splatting 112
100% 123 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 109%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba OCZ VX500 256GB-$128
183GB free (System drive)
Firmware: JYCX0101 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
108% Outstanding
Read 517
Write 487
Mixed 502
112% 502 MB/s
4K Read 17.4
4K Write 107
4K Mixed 44.7
141% 56.5 MB/s
DQ Read 315
DQ Write 296
DQ Mixed 179
169% 264 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 108%
Great: 108%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$78
1.5TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
80.2% Excellent
Read 142
Write 138
Mixed 134
104% 138 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.23
4K Mixed 0.23
104% 1.12 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 80.2%
Great: 84%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
47.7% Average
MC Read 16.5
MC Write 16.3
MC Mixed 14.1
45% 15.6 GB/s
SC Read 14.3
SC Write 17.1
SC Mixed 16
45% 15.8 GB/s
Latency 60.3
66% 60.3 ns
Poor: 31%
This bench: 47.7%
Great: 46%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical X299 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B05) Builds (Compare 183 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 (MS-7B05)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 68% - Good Total price: $873
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