MSI X99A XPOWER GAMING TITANIUM (MS-7A21)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 27%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 83%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 27%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics22.6% 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 Drive103% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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)
Memory61.5 GB free of 64 GB @ 3 GHz
Display1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160923
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 31 '19 at 15:04
Run Duration110 Seconds
Run User TUR-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing above expectations (84th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Xeon E5-2660 v4
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 14 cores, 28 threads
Base clock 2 GHz, turbo 2.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
77% Very good
Memory 84.6
1-Core 103
2-Core 207
75% 132 Pts
4-Core 374
8-Core 629
61% 502 Pts
64-Core 1,411
87% 1,411 Pts
Poor: 54%
This bench: 77%
Great: 76%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia Quadro K4200-$820
Nvidia(10DE 1096) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 888 MHz, MLim: 1350 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 391.58
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
22.6% Poor
Lighting 25.8
Reflection 26.9
Parallax 34.8
21% 29.2 fps
MRender 39
Gravity 30.1
Splatting 27.1
26% 32.1 fps
Poor: 20%
This bench: 22.6%
Great: 22%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SanDisk Extreme Pro 480GB-$199
398GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X21200RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 432 464 461 457 458 457 MB/s
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
103% Outstanding
Read 486
Write 460
Mixed 271
SusWrite 455
94% 418 MB/s
4K Read 29.8
4K Write 91.5
4K Mixed 33.6
137% 51.6 MB/s
DQ Read 344
DQ Write 289
DQ Mixed 154
160% 262 MB/s
Poor: 62%
This bench: 103%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3000 C15 8x8GB
8 of 8 slots used
64GB DIMM DDR4 3000 MHz clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (66th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
125% Outstanding
MC Read 55.5
MC Write 51
MC Mixed 44.5
144% 50.3 GB/s
SC Read 11.6
SC Write 17.1
SC Mixed 18.1
45% 15.6 GB/s
Latency 72.4
55% 72.4 ns
Poor: 90%
This bench: 125%
Great: 145%

 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%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 72%
Battleship

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

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