MSI X99A XPOWER GAMING TITANIUM (MS-7A21)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 123%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 99%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 123%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 97%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics124% 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 Drive241% 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.
SystemMSI MS-7A21
MotherboardMSI X99A XPOWER GAMING TITANIUM (MS-7A21)  (all builds)
Memory28.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180614
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateAug 25 '18 at 15:35
Run Duration144 Seconds
Run User HRV-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-5960X-$285
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
97% Outstanding
Memory 96.8
1-Core 133
2-Core 237
89% 155 Pts
4-Core 521
8-Core 1,011
91% 766 Pts
64-Core 1,413
88% 1,413 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 97%
Great: 94%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 398.98
Performing below potential (55th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
124% Outstanding
Lighting 167
Reflection 193
Parallax 202
136% 187 fps
MRender 130
Gravity 185
Splatting 130
120% 148 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 124%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$625
386GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1062 1358 1437 1435 1433 1435 MB/s
Performing as expected (60th percentile)
241% Outstanding
Read 1,863
Write 1,424
Mixed 876
SusWrite 1,360
309% 1,381 MB/s
4K Read 42.5
4K Write 145
4K Mixed 54.5
211% 80.7 MB/s
DQ Read 447
DQ Write 400
DQ Mixed 88
158% 312 MB/s
Poor: 138%
This bench: 241%
Great: 283%
Samsung 850 Pro 512GB-$210
250GB free
Firmware: EXM04B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 424 464 474 475 476 476 MB/s
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
111% Outstanding
Read 482
Write 455
Mixed 387
SusWrite 465
101% 447 MB/s
4K Read 29.3
4K Write 92.7
4K Mixed 44.8
151% 55.6 MB/s
DQ Read 384
DQ Write 339
DQ Mixed 305
244% 342 MB/s
Poor: 71%
This bench: 111%
Great: 124%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70
900GB free
Firmware: 51.0AB51
SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 105 106 107 106 106 MB/s
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
59.9% Above average
Read 103
Write 97.1
Mixed 81.4
SusWrite 106
72% 96.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.7
139% 1 MB/s
Poor: 31%
This bench: 59.9%
Great: 67%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Dominator DDR4 3200 C15 8x4GB
8 of 8 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 3001 MHz
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
130% Outstanding
MC Read 56.3
MC Write 43.4
MC Mixed 51.9
144% 50.5 GB/s
SC Read 17.3
SC Write 24.6
SC Mixed 24.6
63% 22.2 GB/s
Latency 50.9
79% 50.9 ns
Poor: 130%
This bench: 130%
Great: 152%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical X99A XPOWER GAMING TITANIUM (MS-7A21) Builds (Compare 106 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 81%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 72%
Battleship

Motherboard: MSI X99A XPOWER GAMING TITANIUM (MS-7A21)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 66% - Good Total price: $571
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