MSI X299 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B05)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 71%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 66%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (27th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 73 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.
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 80.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics87.5% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive92.9% 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.
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.
High background CPU (29%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7B05
MotherboardMSI X299 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B05)  (all builds)
Memory8.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170605
Uptime1.7 Days
Run DateDec 11 '18 at 12:06
Run Duration123 Seconds
Run User FIN-User
Background CPU 29%
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 PC Performing below expectations (27th 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 3.5 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
80.6% Excellent
Memory 80.8
1-Core 124
2-Core 233
82% 146 Pts
4-Core 433
8-Core 717
70% 575 Pts
64-Core 973
60% 973 Pts
Poor: 69%
This bench: 80.6%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 417.22
Performing below potential (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
87.5% Excellent
Lighting 111
Reflection 122
Parallax 103
90% 112 fps
MRender 98.7
Gravity 109
Splatting 94.3
82% 101 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 87.5%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94
19GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT03B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 404 159 66 63 65 61 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)
92.9% Outstanding
Read 449
Write 214
Mixed 284
SusWrite 136
60% 271 MB/s
4K Read 33
4K Write 100
4K Mixed 47.3
164% 60.1 MB/s
DQ Read 381
DQ Write 332
DQ Mixed 354
266% 356 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 92.9%
Great: 134%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51
356GB free
Firmware: CC26
SusWrite @10s intervals: 159 161 156 160 161 162 MB/s
Performing as expected (43rd percentile)
90% Excellent
Read 154
Write 116
Mixed 76.2
SusWrite 160
93% 127 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.7
134% 1 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 90%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Fury 2666 C16 2x8GB-$75
2 of 8 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2666 MHz
Performing below potential (2nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
54.6% Above average
MC Read 17.6
MC Write 26.8
MC Mixed 15.7
57% 20 GB/s
SC Read 7.5
SC Write 18.8
SC Mixed 9.5
34% 11.9 GB/s
Latency 79.1
50% 79.1 ns
Poor: 65%
This bench: 54.6%
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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