MSI X99A XPOWER AC (MS-7881)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 83%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 96%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 74%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 90.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics85.5% 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 Drive208% 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.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7881
MotherboardMSI X99A XPOWER AC (MS-7881)  (all builds)
Memory5.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.8 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors, 3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160524
Uptime1.9 Days
Run DateMar 19 '17 at 09:34
Run Duration183 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 18%

 PC Performing as expected (56th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-5820K-$130
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
90.3% Outstanding
Memory 94.6
1-Core 130
2-Core 247
89% 157 Pts
4-Core 463
8-Core 738
74% 601 Pts
64-Core 916
57% 916 Pts
Poor: 68%
This bench: 90.3%
Great: 88%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560
EVGA(3842 4993) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1593 MHz, MLim: 1780 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 378.78
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
85.5% Excellent
Lighting 109
Reflection 113
Parallax 104
89% 108 fps
MRender 96.2
Gravity 103
Splatting 92.4
79% 97.1 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 85.5%
Great: 87%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$625
165GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing below expectations (33rd percentile)
208% Outstanding
Read 2,057
Write 811
Mixed 1,050
286% 1,306 MB/s
4K Read 43.3
4K Write 117
4K Mixed 50.5
192% 70.2 MB/s
DQ Read 480
DQ Write 303
DQ Mixed 184
193% 322 MB/s
Poor: 138%
This bench: 208%
Great: 283%
Corsair Force GS 180GB-$134
22GB free
Firmware: 5.05A Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (34th percentile)
69.1% Good
Read 355
Write 194
Mixed 217
56% 255 MB/s
4K Read 27.8
4K Write 84.8
4K Mixed 17.8
110% 43.5 MB/s
DQ Read 275
DQ Write 228
DQ Mixed 50.1
92% 184 MB/s
Poor: 57%
This bench: 69.1%
Great: 86%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$60
902GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (18th percentile)
50.7% Above average
Read 97.2
Write 79.1
Mixed 82.9
65% 86.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.83
4K Write 1.87
4K Mixed 0.27
99% 0.99 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 50.7%
Great: 84%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 1.5TB-$89
522GB free
Firmware: CC1H Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing below expectations (34th percentile)
51.2% Above average
Read 89.6
Write 88.7
Mixed 80.3
65% 86.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.27
4K Mixed 0.44
94% 0.74 MB/s
Poor: 29%
This bench: 51.2%
Great: 70%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 4x4GB-$115
4 of 8 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2800 MHz clocked @ 2666 MHz
Performing below potential (83rd percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
101% Outstanding
MC Read 36.7
MC Write 40.8
MC Mixed 36.8
109% 38.1 GB/s
SC Read 15.6
SC Write 23.7
SC Mixed 22.1
58% 20.5 GB/s
Latency 58.2
69% 58.2 ns
Poor: 67%
This bench: 101%
Great: 111%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical X99A XPOWER AC (MS-7881) Builds (Compare 7 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 105%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 94%
Nuclear submarine

Motherboard: MSI X99A XPOWER AC (MS-7881)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 96% - Outstanding Total price: $739
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