MSI X299 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC (MS-7B05)

Performance Results


Gaming 161% UFO	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 167% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (87th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 13 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
Processor	With 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 98.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	163% 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 Drive	241% 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.
Memory	32GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B05
Motherboard	MSI X299 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC (MS-7B05) (all builds)
Memory	23 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170721
Uptime	1 Days
Run Date	Jan 17 '20 at 15:19
Run Duration	347 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	6%

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PC Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7820X-$375 28,524 User benchmarks, average bench 80% CPU0, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	98.8% Outstanding	Memory 87.3 1-Core 153 2-Core 303 98% 181 Pts	4-Core 591 8-Core 1,090 100% 840 Pts	64-Core 1,673 104% 1,673 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 98.8% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% Gainward(10B0 1E07) ≥ 4GB; Gainward RTX 2080 Ti Phoenix GS CLim: 2295 MHz, MLim: 4000 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 441.66 Performing below potential (76^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	163% Outstanding	Lighting 228 Reflection 226 Parallax 243 185% 232 fps	MRender 265 Gravity 228 Splatting 138 164% 210 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 163% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 165,668 User benchmarks, average bench 213% 312GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 846 636 644 641 638 645 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	241% Outstanding	Read 1932 Write 1,725 Mixed 700 SusWrite 675 280% 1,258 MB/s	4K Read 43.2 4K Write 175 4K Mixed 66.4 243% 95 MB/s	DQ Read 1,077 DQ Write 1,050 DQ Mixed 888 715% 1,005 MB/s
Poor: 153% ↑ This bench: 241% Great: 254%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 314GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 425 434 442 475 478 482 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	133% Outstanding	Read 498 Write 476 Mixed 359 SusWrite 456 101% 447 MB/s	4K Read 49.6 4K Write 132 4K Mixed 62.6 225% 81.5 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 359 270% 361 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 133% Great: 134%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 641GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2154 2259 1129 1143 1141 1163 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	348% Outstanding	Read 2,408 Write 2,426 Mixed 1,802 SusWrite 1,498 457% 2,033 MB/s	4K Read 69.1 4K Write 197 4K Mixed 91.3 326% 119 MB/s	DQ Read 1,503 DQ Write 1,187 DQ Mixed 1305 987% 1,332 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 348% Great: 372%
Crucial MX500 2TB-$146 44,787 User benchmarks, average bench 108% 1TB free Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 454 451 449 450 448 431 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	128% Outstanding	Read 513 Write 471 Mixed 416 SusWrite 447 104% 462 MB/s	4K Read 39.3 4K Write 132 4K Mixed 59 205% 76.6 MB/s	DQ Read 386 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 294 239% 340 MB/s
Poor: 83% ↑ This bench: 128% Great: 125%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85 124,615 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 3.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 167 170 172 172 173 172 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	99.9% Outstanding	Read 177 Write 147 Mixed 88.2 SusWrite 171 107% 146 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 0.9 197% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 99.9% Great: 101%
Kingston DataTraveler 100 G3 USB 3.0 64GB-$12 26,708 User benchmarks, average bench 18% 57GB free, PID 1666 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 14 19 19 17 19 19 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	20.3% Poor	Read 94.5 Write 51.5 Mixed 22.7 SusWrite 17.9 53% 46.6 MB/s	4K Read 10.2 4K Write 0.1 4K Mixed 0.1 45% 3.47 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 20.3% Great: 30%
PLATINUM My Drive 3.5" 3TB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 2TB free, PID 55aa Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 167 162 169 168 169 167 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	68% Good	Read 167 Write 159 Mixed 30 SusWrite 167 171% 131 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.8 110% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 68% Great: 68%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB 31,785 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 4 of 8 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 2400 MHz clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	99.6% Outstanding	MC Read 30.6 MC Write 57.7 MC Mixed 29.9 113% 39.4 GB/s	SC Read 8.6 SC Write 22.7 SC Mixed 10.3 40% 13.9 GB/s	Latency 70.2 57% 70.2 ns
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 99.6% Great: 119%

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Motherboard: MSI X299 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC (MS-7B05)

CPU
Core i7-7800XIntel $216Bench 78%, 22,334 samples	29x
Core i7-7820XIntel $375Bench 80%, 28,524 samples	22x
Core i9-7900XIntel $413Bench 82%, 19,432 samples	17x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	15x
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples	11x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	10x

SSD
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	9x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	6x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	5x

RAM
4x8GBUnknownBench 70%, 41,916 samples	39x
8x8GBUnknownBench 94%, 4,255 samples	17x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	17x

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Value: 70% - Very good

Total price: $744

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 $179	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