MSI X99A XPOWER GAMING TITANIUM (MS-7A21)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 142% UFO	Desktop 90% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 126% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 92.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	157% 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.
Memory	32GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A21
Motherboard	MSI X99A XPOWER GAMING TITANIUM (MS-7A21) (all builds)
Memory	28.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.5 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160923
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Nov 20 '18 at 00:12
Run Duration	150 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing as expected (58^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6850K-$115 29,279 User benchmarks, average bench 84% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	92.6% Outstanding	Memory 96.1 1-Core 124 2-Core 248 88% 156 Pts	4-Core 480 8-Core 749 76% 615 Pts	64-Core 968 60% 968 Pts
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 92.6% Great: 93%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% Gigabyte(1458 37BD) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3535 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 416.94 Performing below potential (52^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	157% Outstanding	Lighting 214 Reflection 229 Parallax 247 175% 230 fps	MRender 261 Gravity 220 Splatting 142 163% 208 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 157% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$250 40,327 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 26GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,045 Write 918 Mixed 676 264% 1,213 MB/s	4K Read 49.5 4K Write 144 4K Mixed 55.9 223% 83.1 MB/s	DQ Read 930 DQ Write 255 DQ Mixed 351 321% 512 MB/s
Poor: 131% Great: 243%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 630GB free Firmware: CC4H SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 118 114 114 118 114 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	76.2% Very good	Read 151 Write 131 Mixed 83.5 SusWrite 115 88% 120 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.7 133% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 76.2% Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 209GB free Firmware: CC4H SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 138 129 131 137 127 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	64.8% Good	Read 94.7 Write 65 Mixed 74.5 SusWrite 131 68% 91.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.6 111% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 64.8% Great: 114%
WD My Passport 0820 1TB 16,483 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 367GB free, PID 0820 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 95 94 94 95 94 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	39.7% Below average	Read 100 Write 99.5 Mixed 58.5 SusWrite 94 118% 88 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 77% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 39.7% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Dominator DDR4 3600 C18 4x8GB 102 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 4 of 8 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 3500 MHz clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing below potential (73^rd percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	117% Outstanding	MC Read 41.1 MC Write 55.1 MC Mixed 39.2 129% 45.1 GB/s	SC Read 15.6 SC Write 21.1 SC Mixed 22.8 57% 19.8 GB/s	Latency 53.8 74% 53.8 ns
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 133%

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Gaming 81%

Aircraft carrier

Desktop 81%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 72%

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

CPU
Core i7-5820KIntel $130Bench 77%, 101,694 samples	24x
Core i7-6850KIntel $115Bench 84%, 29,279 samples	24x
Core i7-6800KIntel $103Bench 81%, 50,196 samples	23x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	20x
RTX 3060Nvidia $255Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	9x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	9x

SSD
MX300 SATA M.2 275GBCrucial $42Bench 80%, 16,792 samples	6x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $168Bench 416%, 138,083 samples	4x
WDBRPG0010BNC-WRSN 1TBBench 285%, 20,671 samples	4x

RAM
Aegis DDR4 2400 C15 4x4GBG.SKILLBench 79%, 1,332 samples	5x
Ripjaws 4 DDR4 2133 C15 8x4GBG.SKILLBench 104%, 24 samples	4x
HyperX DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GBKingstonBench 89%, 6,294 samples	4x

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Value: 66% - Good

Total price: $571

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16