MSI X99A XPOWER GAMING TITANIUM (MS-7A21)

Performance Results


Gaming 142% UFO	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 132% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 99.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	142% 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	96.7% 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.
Memory	128GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 128GB 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.

Run History

7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	MSI MS-7A21
Motherboard	MSI X99A XPOWER GAMING TITANIUM (MS-7A21) (all builds)
Memory	124.7 GB free of 128 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160923
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 17 '17 at 18:38
Run Duration	243 Seconds
Run User	ESP-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6850K-$115 29,279 User benchmarks, average bench 84% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	99.5% Outstanding	Memory 94.1 1-Core 144 2-Core 287 97% 175 Pts	4-Core 564 8-Core 939 92% 752 Pts	64-Core 1,144 71% 1,144 Pts
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 99.5% Great: 93%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia Titan X Pascal-$286 8,692 User benchmarks, average bench 121% Nvidia(10DE 119A) CLim: 2062 MHz, MLim: 2601 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 378.66 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	142% Outstanding	Lighting 204 Reflection 218 Parallax 214 166% 212 fps	MRender 140 Gravity 193 Splatting 138 127% 157 fps
Poor: 108% ↑ This bench: 142% Great: 132%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 387GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 97 97 11271 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 1299 (B1) Unknown 99 99 20 (B3) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 68 54 32 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 99 99 17 (EB) Unknown 99 99 908 (F1) Unknown 99 99 20361723738	96.7% Outstanding	Read 521 Write 416 Mixed 422 101% 453 MB/s	4K Read 46.3 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 28.5 160% 58.6 MB/s	DQ Read 47.3 DQ Write 107 DQ Mixed 28.2 36% 60.9 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 96.7% Great: 134%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 4TB-$230 19,674 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 3.5TB free Firmware: CC45 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 113 100 56670888 (03) Spinup time 94 91 0 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 318 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 62666 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 1200 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 329 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 69 64 538902559 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 90 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 532 (C2) HDA temperature 31 40 85899345951 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 -82991653059552 (F1) Unknown 100 253 257800466 (F2) Unknown 100 253 17285345444	71.1% Very good	Read 73.4 Write 173 Mixed 128 94% 125 MB/s	4K Read 0.77 4K Write 5.34 4K Mixed 0.63 201% 2.25 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 71.1% Great: 94%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 2TB-$50 94,145 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2TB free Firmware: CC41 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 109 100 21996568 (03) Spinup time 96 95 0 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 334 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 66970 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 1338 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 345 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 68 64 538902560 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 191 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 431 (C2) HDA temperature 32 40 90194313248 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 27208617821314 (F1) Unknown 100 253 15662763 (F2) Unknown 100 253 49551809	105% Outstanding	Read 171 Write 195 Mixed 127 122% 164 MB/s	4K Read 0.72 4K Write 5.32 4K Mixed 0.67 203% 2.24 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 108%
Seagate FireCuda 2.5" 1TB-$56 127,507 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 931GB free Firmware: SDM1 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 76 64 36473956 (03) Spinup time 99 99 0 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 518 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 32884 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 26882200306294 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 337 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 72 63 505020444 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 88 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 694 (C2) HDA temperature 28 40 77309411356 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 128720169862210 (F1) Unknown 100 253 8492035 (F2) Unknown 100 253 27981921 (FE) Unknown 100 100 0	62.1% Good	Read 156 Write 59.8 Mixed 70.5 71% 95.4 MB/s	4K Read 1.36 4K Write 3.65 4K Mixed 0.12 138% 1.71 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 62.1% Great: 70%
Seagate FireCuda 2.5" 1TB-$56 127,507 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 931GB free Firmware: SDM1 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 76 64 36555381 (03) Spinup time 99 99 0 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 523 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 34951 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 32766305501788 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 337 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 99 1 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 73 64 471400475 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 87 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 701 (C2) HDA temperature 27 40 77309411355 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 -6794638261182 (F1) Unknown 100 253 8484531 (F2) Unknown 100 253 28070850 (FE) Unknown 100 100 0
Poor: 20% Great: 70%
Seagate FireCuda 2.5" 1TB-$56 127,507 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 917GB free Firmware: SDM1 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 79 64 74364374 (03) Spinup time 99 99 0 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 506 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 157917 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 98367635981022 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 337 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 73 49 488243227 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 69 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 638 (C2) HDA temperature 27 51 73014444059 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 6902012445758 (F1) Unknown 100 253 47119431 (F2) Unknown 100 253 27244943 (FE) Unknown 100 100 0	57.4% Above average	Read 102 Write 98.6 Mixed 65.3 66% 88.5 MB/s	4K Read 1.19 4K Write 1.16 4K Mixed 0.65 143% 1 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 57.4% Great: 70%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 1TB (2016)-$70 66,332 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 596GB free Firmware: CC41 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 118 99 194085672 (03) Spinup time 97 97 0 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 595 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 60 60 1002602 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 1576 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 625 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 69 66 522059807 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 407 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 1403 (C2) HDA temperature 31 40 90194313247 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 -91701846735411 (F1) Unknown 100 253 1470568426 (F2) Unknown 100 253 327749247813	86.8% Excellent	Read 126 Write 175 Mixed 124 106% 142 MB/s	4K Read 0.77 4K Write 5.27 4K Mixed 0.72 210% 2.25 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 86.8% Great: 111%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C14 8x16GB 50 User benchmarks, average bench 115% 8 of 8 slots used 128GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	128% Outstanding	MC Read 49.1 MC Write 53.3 MC Mixed 47.1 142% 49.8 GB/s	SC Read 16 SC Write 24.8 SC Mixed 25.6 63% 22.1 GB/s	Latency 59.6 67% 59.6 ns
Poor: 94% ↑ This bench: 128% Great: 128%

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Desktop 81%

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Workstation 72%

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

CPU
Core i7-5820KIntel $130Bench 77%, 101,694 samples	24x
Core i7-6850KIntel $115Bench 84%, 29,279 samples	24x
Core i7-6800KIntel $78Bench 81%, 50,196 samples	23x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	20x
RTX 3060Nvidia $270Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	9x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	9x

SSD
MX300 SATA M.2 275GBCrucial $42Bench 80%, 16,792 samples	6x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $168Bench 416%, 138,083 samples	4x
WDBRPG0010BNC-WRSN 1TBBench 285%, 20,671 samples	4x

RAM
Aegis DDR4 2400 C15 4x4GBG.SKILLBench 79%, 1,332 samples	5x
Ripjaws 4 DDR4 2133 C15 8x4GBG.SKILLBench 104%, 24 samples	4x
HyperX DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GBKingstonBench 89%, 6,294 samples	4x

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Value: 66% - Good

Total price: $571

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	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