MSI X99A XPOWER GAMING TITANIUM (MS-7A21)

Performance Results


Gaming 131% UFO	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 121% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (90th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 10 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 92.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	139% 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 Drive	308% 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.
Memory	64GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	MSI MS-7A21
Motherboard	MSI X99A XPOWER GAMING TITANIUM (MS-7A21) (all builds)
Memory	60 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20181203
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 08 '19 at 08:50
Run Duration	270 Seconds
Run User	ESP-User
Background CPU	16%

PC Performing way above expectations (90^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 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	92.5% Outstanding	Memory 96.3 1-Core 143 2-Core 284 97% 174 Pts	4-Core 478 8-Core 822 79% 650 Pts	64-Core 1,079 67% 1,079 Pts
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 92.5% Great: 93%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia Titan X Pascal-$286 8,692 User benchmarks, average bench 121% Nvidia(10DE 119A) CLim: 2075 MHz, MLim: 2615 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 417.71 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	139% Outstanding	Lighting 197 Reflection 205 Parallax 210 161% 204 fps	MRender 133 Gravity 191 Splatting 134 124% 153 fps
Poor: 108% ↑ This bench: 139% Great: 132%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 379GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2237 620 620 620 618 619 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	308% Outstanding	Read 2,564 Write 2,356 Mixed 1510 SusWrite 889 408% 1,830 MB/s	4K Read 70.1 4K Write 185 4K Mixed 97.1 329% 118 MB/s	DQ Read 1,202 DQ Write 1,018 DQ Mixed 1,074 815% 1,098 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 308% Great: 340%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 403GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 401 387 388 389 386 385 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	129% Outstanding	Read 503 Write 486 Mixed 411 SusWrite 389 101% 447 MB/s	4K Read 47.6 4K Write 124 4K Mixed 65.4 222% 79.1 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 356 268% 359 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 129% Great: 134%
Seagate Laptop Thin SSHD 2.5" 500GB-$30 34,154 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 180GB free Firmware: SM28 SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 81 80 80 81 81 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	52% Above average	Read 99 Write 99 Mixed 57.8 SusWrite 80.8 62% 84.2 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 5 4K Mixed 2 382% 2.87 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 52% Great: 64%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 1TB (2016)-$70 66,332 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 860GB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 191 211 209 209 210 211 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 174 Write 162 Mixed 28.5 SusWrite 207 103% 143 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 5.1 4K Mixed 2.1 382% 2.83 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 111%
Seagate Momentus Thin 5400.9 2.5" 500GB-$21 168,449 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 466GB free Firmware: 0001LVM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 99 99 99 99 98 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	56.2% Above average	Read 97.8 Write 96.8 Mixed 53.3 SusWrite 98.4 63% 86.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.7 110% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 56.2% Great: 61%
Seagate ST500LM000-SSHD-8GB 500GB 13,141 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 397GB free Firmware: LVD5 SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 108 108 107 107 108 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	62.9% Good	Read 110 Write 97.8 Mixed 63.5 SusWrite 108 70% 94.8 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 4.9 4K Mixed 2 380% 2.83 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 62.9% Great: 63%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 4TB-$230 19,674 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 2.5TB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 166 172 174 173 174 172 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	95.8% Outstanding	Read 161 Write 138 Mixed 26.3 SusWrite 172 89% 124 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 1.8 338% 2.67 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 95.8% Great: 94%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 2TB-$50 94,145 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2TB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 163 175 172 173 174 174 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 194 Write 167 Mixed 28.3 SusWrite 172 101% 140 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 5 4K Mixed 1.9 350% 2.67 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown + + 4x16GB 55 User benchmarks, average bench 111% 4 of 8 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	138% Outstanding	MC Read 49.3 MC Write 64 MC Mixed 49.4 155% 54.2 GB/s	SC Read 17 SC Write 24.2 SC Mixed 25.5 64% 22.2 GB/s	Latency 52.8 76% 52.8 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 138% Great: 139%

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Desktop 81%

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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 $279Bench 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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Total price: $571

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	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