MSI X99A XPOWER AC (MS-7881)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 116%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 104%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 85.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics132% 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 Drive139% 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-7881
MotherboardMSI X99A XPOWER AC (MS-7881)  (all builds)
Memory54.5 GB free of 128 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20151102
Uptime5.7 Days
Run DateMar 29 '18 at 10:10
Run Duration474 Seconds
Run User BEL-User
Background CPU7%

 PC Performing above expectations (63rd 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 3.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
85.3% Excellent
Memory 88.3
1-Core 113
2-Core 223
80% 141 Pts
4-Core 443
8-Core 698
70% 570 Pts
64-Core 888
55% 888 Pts
Poor: 68%
This bench: 85.3%
Great: 88%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
MSI(1462 3607) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 388.19
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
132% Outstanding
Lighting 187
Reflection 204
Parallax 181
152% 190 fps
MRender 128
Gravity 180
Splatting 128
118% 145 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 132%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel Raid 1 Volume 250GB
86GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.0.
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
139% Outstanding
Read 1,004
Write 496
Mixed 668
159% 722 MB/s
4K Read 43.1
4K Write 83.6
4K Mixed 47
170% 57.9 MB/s
DQ Read 417
DQ Write 304
DQ Mixed 125
157% 282 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 139%
Great: 265%
Samsung Portable SSD T3 500GB
33GB free
Firmware: 0
Relative performance (0th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
15% Very poor
Read 38.7
Write 40.2
Mixed 39.4
9% 39.5 MB/s
4K Read 11.3
4K Write 13.8
4K Mixed 6.95
33% 10.7 MB/s
DQ Read 23.2
DQ Write 25.1
DQ Mixed 8.89
11% 19.1 MB/s
Poor: 43%
This bench: 15%
Great: 101%
HFS128G39TND-N210A 128GB
30GB free
Firmware: 30200P10 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
72.8% Very good
Read 518
Write 125
Mixed 199
61% 281 MB/s
4K Read 33
4K Write 99.1
4K Mixed 14
120% 48.7 MB/s
DQ Read 333
DQ Write 125
DQ Mixed 14.3
67% 157 MB/s
Poor: 48%
This bench: 72.8%
Great: 70%
WD Black 4TB (2013)-$178
611GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)
61.1% Good
Read 108
Write 105
Mixed 108
81% 107 MB/s
4K Read 0.81
4K Write 2.94
4K Mixed 0.31
123% 1.35 MB/s
Poor: 58%
This bench: 61.1%
Great: 98%
WD Red 4TB (2013)-$110
330GB free
Firmware: 82.00A82 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
45.1% Average
Read 81.8
Write 75.4
Mixed 88.8
62% 82 MB/s
4K Read 0.18
4K Write 1
4K Mixed 0.16
44% 0.45 MB/s
Poor: 46%
This bench: 45.1%
Great: 100%
WDC WD40 EFRX-68N32N0 4TB
123GB free, PID 2773
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
Performing below expectations (35th percentile)
18.3% Very poor
Read 35.4
Write 33.6
Mixed 34.7
44% 34.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.44
4K Write 1.88
4K Mixed 0.25
74% 0.86 MB/s
Poor: 13%
This bench: 18.3%
Great: 60%
Ut165 USB2FlashStorage 8GB
7GB free, PID 0165
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
8.72% Terrible
Read 35.4
Write 6.24
Mixed 2
12% 14.5 MB/s
4K Read 9.26
4K Write 0.01
4K Mixed 0.02
35% 3.1 MB/s
Poor: 4%
This bench: 8.72%
Great: 10%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 9905625-036.A00G 8x16GB
8 of 8 slots used
128GB DIMM clocked @ 2133 MHz
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
106% Outstanding
MC Read 39.8
MC Write 43.3
MC Mixed 40.7
118% 41.3 GB/s
SC Read 13.7
SC Write 21
SC Mixed 22.9
55% 19.2 GB/s
Latency 69.2
58% 69.2 ns

 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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