MSI X99S XPOWER AC (MS-7881)

Performance Results


Gaming 59% Gunboat	Desktop 81% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 58% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 77.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	68.5% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	74.4% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.

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

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7881
Motherboard	MSI X99S XPOWER AC (MS-7881) (all builds)
Memory	29.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 8.1
BIOS Date	20150116
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 15 '19 at 04:46
Run Duration	157 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	16%

PC Performing as expected (51^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-5960X-$285 15,468 User benchmarks, average bench 80% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3.45 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	77.1% Very good	Memory 93 1-Core 81.8 2-Core 164 68% 113 Pts	4-Core 329 8-Core 661 58% 495 Pts	64-Core 1,081 67% 1,081 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 77.1% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500 167,107 User benchmarks, average bench 59% Gigabyte(1458 3669) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1493 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 425.31 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	68.5% Good	Lighting 88.4 Reflection 87 Parallax 83.6 72% 86.3 fps	MRender 81.9 Gravity 77.9 Splatting 68.9 62% 76.2 fps
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 68.5% Great: 66%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk Extreme Pro 960GB-$300 2,857 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 270GB free (System drive) Firmware: X211T0RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 332 376 371 360 363 293 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	74.4% Very good	Read 460 Write 420 Mixed 274 SusWrite 349 84% 376 MB/s	4K Read 22.9 4K Write 42.7 4K Mixed 26.1 91% 30.6 MB/s	DQ Read 171 DQ Write 124 DQ Mixed 135 104% 143 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 74.4% Great: 114%
Samsung 850 Pro 512GB-$210 68,849 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 453GB free Firmware: EXM01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 339 379 373 370 384 389 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	79.5% Very good	Read 473 Write 444 Mixed 371 SusWrite 372 93% 415 MB/s	4K Read 24.5 4K Write 46.2 4K Mixed 30.6 101% 33.8 MB/s	DQ Read 159 DQ Write 126 DQ Mixed 172 121% 152 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 79.5% Great: 124%
WD Black 3TB (2013)-$151 16,992 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 1.5TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 142 144 143 144 145 148 MB/s Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	78.4% Very good	Read 128 Write 119 Mixed 71.2 SusWrite 144 85% 116 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 3.1 4K Mixed 1 202% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 78.4% Great: 100%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$48 144,544 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 1.5TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 159 162 161 160 165 165 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	93% Outstanding	Read 162 Write 170 Mixed 90.3 SusWrite 162 107% 146 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 3.4 4K Mixed 0.9 200% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 93% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 4x8GB 41,916 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 4 of 8 slots used 32GB DIMM clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	117% Outstanding	MC Read 52.1 MC Write 43.6 MC Mixed 42.2 131% 46 GB/s	SC Read 14.9 SC Write 19.8 SC Mixed 18.8 51% 17.8 GB/s	Latency 62 64% 62 ns
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 115%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Typical X99S XPOWER AC (MS-7881) Builds (Compare 58 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 100%

Nuclear submarine

Desktop 86%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 88%

Aircraft carrier

Motherboard: MSI X99S XPOWER AC (MS-7881) - $406

CPU
Core i7-5820KIntel $130Bench 77%, 101,694 samples	17x
Core i7-5930KIntel $70Bench 80%, 34,039 samples	16x
Core i7-5960XIntel $285Bench 80%, 15,468 samples	10x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	10x
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples	6x
GTX 980-TiNvidia $560Bench 79%, 214,030 samples	5x

SSD
WDS100T3XHC-00SJG0 1TBBench 276%, 15,624 samples	4x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	3x
840 Evo 500GBSamsung $150Bench 103%, 68,337 samples	3x

RAM
CMT16GX4M2C3200C16 8x8GBCorsairBench 124%, 39 samples	4x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 4x8GBHyperX $165Bench 81%, 6,271 samples	2x
HyperX DDR4 3000 C15 4x4GBKingstonBench 90%, 4,583 samples	2x

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Total price: $1,021

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 $178	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	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