MSI X99A XPOWER GAMING TITANIUM (MS-7A21)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 36%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 95%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 33%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (87th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 13 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 88.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics29.5% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive223% 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 (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemMSI MS-7A21
MotherboardMSI X99A XPOWER GAMING TITANIUM (MS-7A21)  (all builds)
Memory8.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160719
Uptime3.2 Days
Run DateMay 05 '18 at 11:07
Run Duration103 Seconds
Run User GRC-User
Background CPU 13%

 PC Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6850K-$115
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
88.5% Excellent
Memory 96.1
1-Core 123
2-Core 238
87% 152 Pts
4-Core 436
8-Core 702
70% 569 Pts
64-Core 939
58% 939 Pts
Poor: 74%
This bench: 88.5%
Great: 93%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 760-$209
EVGA(3842 2762) 2GB
CLim: 1293 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 397.31
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
29.5% Poor
Lighting 34.8
Reflection 31.3
Parallax 39.6
28% 35.2 fps
MRender 42.6
Gravity 40.7
Splatting 35.3
32% 39.5 fps
Poor: 24%
This bench: 29.5%
Great: 28%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
419GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
223% Outstanding
Read 2,098
Write 1,407
Mixed 1,243
350% 1,583 MB/s
4K Read 42.3
4K Write 105
4K Mixed 28.9
157% 58.8 MB/s
DQ Read 48.5
DQ Write 273
DQ Mixed 142
115% 154 MB/s
Poor: 153%
This bench: 223%
Great: 254%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$48
2TB free
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
108% Outstanding
Read 180
Write 197
Mixed 187
142% 188 MB/s
4K Read 0.97
4K Write 3.05
4K Mixed 0.44
145% 1.48 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 108%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x4GB-$408
4 of 8 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
120% Outstanding
MC Read 42.8
MC Write 55.7
MC Mixed 41.5
133% 46.7 GB/s
SC Read 14.5
SC Write 20.7
SC Mixed 22.6
55% 19.3 GB/s
Latency 53.5
75% 53.5 ns
Poor: 69%
This bench: 120%
Great: 115%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical X99A XPOWER GAMING TITANIUM (MS-7A21) Builds (Compare 106 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 81%
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Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 72%
Battleship

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 102% - Outstanding Total price: $366
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HDDRAMUSB
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