MSI X99A XPOWER GAMING TITANIUM (MS-7A21)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 102%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 104%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 87.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics112% 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 Drive164% 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.
Memory128GB 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 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)
Memory114.4 GB free of 128 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160616
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateApr 26 '17 at 03:12
Run Duration145 Seconds
Run User PRI-User
Background CPU4%
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 PC Performing above expectations (64th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6950X-$499
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 10 cores, 20 threads
Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (60th percentile)
87.2% Excellent
Memory 92.2
1-Core 108
2-Core 214
80% 138 Pts
4-Core 441
8-Core 855
77% 648 Pts
64-Core 1,454
90% 1,454 Pts
Poor: 77%
This bench: 87.2%
Great: 100%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
MSI(1462 3364) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 378.92
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
112% Outstanding
Lighting 150
Reflection 155
Parallax 134
122% 146 fps
MRender 118
Gravity 145
Splatting 113
102% 125 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 112%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$625
16GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B0QBXX7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)
164% Outstanding
Read 2,027
Write 581
Mixed 784
246% 1,131 MB/s
4K Read 35.1
4K Write 89.1
4K Mixed 29.2
138% 51.1 MB/s
DQ Read 39.3
DQ Write 235
DQ Mixed 25.5
52% 99.8 MB/s
Poor: 138%
This bench: 164%
Great: 283%
Seagate ST500LM012 HN-M500MBB 500GB
313GB free
Firmware: 2BA30010 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
50.2% Above average
Read 86.4
Write 88.4
Mixed 89
66% 87.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.49
4K Write 1.95
4K Mixed 0.37
98% 0.94 MB/s
Poor: 18%
This bench: 50.2%
Great: 59%
236GB free, PID 5500
Operating at USB 3.1 Speed
Performing above expectations (64th percentile)
36.2% Below average
Read 141
Write 34.5
Mixed 38.6
70% 71.4 MB/s
4K Read 18.4
4K Write 1.25
4K Mixed 0.89
141% 6.85 MB/s
Poor: 9%
This bench: 36.2%
Great: 45%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 8x16GB
8 of 8 slots used
128GB DIMM DDR4 2667 MHz clocked @ 2666 MHz
Performing below potential (76th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
137% Outstanding
MC Read 60.9
MC Write 58.6
MC Mixed 45.8
157% 55.1 GB/s
SC Read 15
SC Write 18.1
SC Mixed 21.6
52% 18.2 GB/s
Latency 63.6
63% 63.6 ns
Poor: 69%
This bench: 137%
Great: 161%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming
Gaming 81%
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Desktop
Desktop 81%
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Workstation
Workstation 72%
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Motherboard: MSI X99A XPOWER GAMING TITANIUM (MS-7A21)

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