MSI X299 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B05)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 38%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 36%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 84.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics38.7% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive239% 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 (MS-7B05)  (all builds)
Memory23.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display2048 x 1152 - 32 Bit barev
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20210120
Uptime1 Days
Run DateAug 29 '21 at 22:16
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User CZE-User
Background CPU5%
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 PC Performing as expected (43rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7800X-$216
CPU0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
84.8% Excellent
Memory 76.6
1-Core 128
2-Core 255
84% 153 Pts
4-Core 500
8-Core 803
80% 651 Pts
64-Core 1,001
62% 1,001 Pts
Poor: 69%
This bench: 84.8%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 456.71
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
38.7% Below average
Lighting 47.1
Reflection 49.2
Parallax 41.7
38% 46 fps
MRender 45.7
Gravity 52.7
Splatting 46.5
39% 48.3 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 38.7%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX8200 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$80
439GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 32A0T54B Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 825 175 951 250 597 682 MB/s
Performing below expectations (24th percentile)
239% Outstanding
Read 2,050
Write 1,248
Mixed 516
SusWrite 580
242% 1,098 MB/s
4K Read 47.7
4K Write 173
4K Mixed 65.8
248% 95.4 MB/s
DQ Read 1,140
DQ Write 935
DQ Mixed 581
560% 885 MB/s
Poor: 175%
This bench: 239%
Great: 372%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
581GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 147 151 147 153 153 154 MB/s
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
83.6% Excellent
Read 140
Write 136
Mixed 83.2
SusWrite 151
94% 128 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 1
206% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 83.6%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX 2666 C16 2x16GB
2 of 8 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz
Performing below potential (6th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
60.8% Good
MC Read 18.9
MC Write 30.5
MC Mixed 18.1
64% 22.5 GB/s
SC Read 9.3
SC Write 22
SC Mixed 10.5
40% 13.9 GB/s
Latency 87.2
46% 87.2 ns
Poor: 51%
This bench: 60.8%
Great: 97%

 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: 69% - Good Total price: $859
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