MSI X99S XPOWER AC (MS-7881)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 121%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 106%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 89.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics135% 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 DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
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.
Very high background CPU (41%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemMSI MS-7881
MotherboardMSI X99S XPOWER AC (MS-7881)  (all builds)
Memory26.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160715
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateSep 21 '17 at 20:07
Run Duration127 Seconds
Run User BGR-User
Background CPU 41%

 PC Performing above expectations (75th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6800K-$103
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
89.3% Excellent
Memory 93.4
1-Core 117
2-Core 234
84% 148 Pts
4-Core 460
8-Core 687
71% 573 Pts
64-Core 889
55% 889 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 89.3%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 2952 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 385.28
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
135% Outstanding
Lighting 186
Reflection 223
Parallax 199
152% 203 fps
MRender 141
Gravity 197
Splatting 140
129% 159 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 135%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 128GB-$65
17GB free
Firmware: EXM02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
109% Outstanding
Read 516
Write 452
Mixed 469
107% 479 MB/s
4K Read 32
4K Write 101
4K Mixed 36
148% 56.4 MB/s
DQ Read 363
DQ Write 335
DQ Mixed 127
156% 275 MB/s
Poor: 71%
This bench: 109%
Great: 119%
Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB-$83
273GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1AJ10001 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing as expected (46th percentile)
58.3% Above average
Read 89.8
Write 113
Mixed 99.9
76% 101 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.77
4K Mixed 0.5
117% 0.99 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 58.3%
Great: 75%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 2x16GB
2 of 8 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 2667 MHz clocked @ 2666 MHz
Performing below potential (61st percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
78.4% Very good
MC Read 34.3
MC Write 28.9
MC Mixed 23.3
82% 28.8 GB/s
SC Read 15.4
SC Write 19.7
SC Mixed 18.5
51% 17.9 GB/s
Latency 61.2
65% 61.2 ns
Poor: 42%
This bench: 78.4%
Great: 94%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical X99S XPOWER AC (MS-7881) Builds (Compare 58 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 100%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 88%
Aircraft carrier

Motherboard: MSI X99S XPOWER AC (MS-7881) - $406

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 68% - Good Total price: $1,021
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