MSI X299 TOMAHAWK AC (MS-7B05)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 36% Jet ski	Desktop 83% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 28% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (28th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 72 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	98% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory	4GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and although it's sufficient for most games, some will benefit from up to 8GB of RAM. 4GB is also enough for modest file and system caches which allow for a responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B05
Motherboard	MSI X299 TOMAHAWK AC (MS-7B05) (all builds)
Memory	1.6 GB free of 4 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kleuren
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170605
Uptime	4.8 Days
Run Date	Aug 05 '19 at 11:15
Run Duration	120 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	17%

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PC Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-7640X-$110 2,123 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	78.3% Very good	Memory 90.8 1-Core 124 2-Core 248 86% 154 Pts	4-Core 375 8-Core 414 52% 395 Pts	64-Core 425 26% 425 Pts
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 78.3% Great: 98%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Gigabyte(1458 3717) CLim: 1936 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 430.86 Performing below potential (23^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	98% Outstanding	Lighting 126 Reflection 127 Parallax 115 102% 123 fps	MRender 106 Gravity 125 Splatting 100 90% 111 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 98% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Crucial BX500 240GB-$29 142,801 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 11GB free (System drive) Firmware: M6CR013 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 480 Write 428 Mixed 11.5 67% 307 MB/s	4K Read 15.4 4K Write 6.3 4K Mixed 10.5 40% 10.7 MB/s
Poor: 30% Great: 92%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$40 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC25 SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 133 130 137 137 151 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	81.5% Excellent	Read 152 Write 126 Mixed 79.5 SusWrite 133 90% 122 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.5 103% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 81.5% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 2400 C15 1x4GB 5,412 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 1 of 4 slots used 4GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	38.9% Below average	MC Read 14.4 MC Write 12.5 MC Mixed 11.6 37% 12.8 GB/s	SC Read 11.1 SC Write 11.8 SC Mixed 11.4 33% 11.4 GB/s	Latency 66.1 60% 66.1 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 38.9% Great: 49%

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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 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 $110Bench 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: 72% - Very good

Total price: $811

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	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