MSI X299 TOMAHAWK AC (MS-7B05)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 128%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 101%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 145%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 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 98.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics130% 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 Drive228% 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)
Memory11.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 4 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190918
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 16 '20 at 19:31
Run Duration228 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing as expected (52nd 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)
98.6% Outstanding
Memory 92.2
1-Core 141
2-Core 285
95% 173 Pts
4-Core 563
8-Core 1,108
99% 835 Pts
64-Core 2,242
139% 2,242 Pts
Poor: 73%
This bench: 98.6%
Great: 91%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080S (Super)-$466
CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3875 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 442.19
Performing below potential (41st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
130% Outstanding
Lighting 176
Reflection 174
Parallax 183
144% 178 fps
MRender 203
Gravity 159
Splatting 112
124% 158 fps
Poor: 116%
This bench: 130%
Great: 139%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$150
496GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1349 1138 1030 1153 1197 1155 MB/s
Performing below expectations (35th percentile)
228% Outstanding
Read 1,911
Write 1,398
Mixed 750
SusWrite 1,170
291% 1,307 MB/s
4K Read 37.5
4K Write 73.8
4K Mixed 45.7
154% 52.3 MB/s
DQ Read 1,315
DQ Write 140
DQ Mixed 290
323% 582 MB/s
Poor: 157%
This bench: 228%
Great: 302%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
213GB free
Firmware: EMT03B6Q
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 7,827
Write 8,271
Mixed 7,346
1,748% 7,815 MB/s
4K Read 786
4K Write 598
4K Mixed 630
2,314% 671 MB/s
DQ Read 1,441
DQ Write 1,168
DQ Mixed 1,312
980% 1,307 MB/s
Poor: 72% Great: 124%
Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$249
358GB free
Firmware: 4B6Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1460 1472 1597 1401 1414 1414 MB/s
Performing below expectations (37th percentile)
262% Outstanding
Read 2,202
Write 1,315
Mixed 1,095
SusWrite 1,460
338% 1518 MB/s
4K Read 46
4K Write 73.1
4K Mixed 50.8
174% 56.6 MB/s
DQ Read 1,304
DQ Write 108
DQ Mixed 218
282% 543 MB/s
Poor: 168%
This bench: 262%
Great: 363%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 2TB-$90
1TB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 137 140 137 142 137 MB/s
Performing below expectations (29th percentile)
74.5% Very good
Read 119
Write 166
Mixed 56.2
SusWrite 139
87% 120 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 5
4K Mixed 2.4
418% 2.93 MB/s
Poor: 43%
This bench: 74.5%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 2x8GB
2 of 8 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 4000 MHz
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
76.6% Very good
MC Read 29.8
MC Write 35.7
MC Mixed 20.8
82% 28.8 GB/s
SC Read 8.8
SC Write 23.7
SC Mixed 12.1
42% 14.9 GB/s
Latency 63.7
63% 63.7 ns
Poor: 29%
This bench: 76.6%
Great: 97%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming 98%
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Desktop
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Workstation
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Motherboard: MSI X299 TOMAHAWK AC (MS-7B05)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 69% - Good Total price: $860
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