MSI X99A XPOWER GAMING TITANIUM (MS-7A21)

Performance Results


Gaming 110% UFO	Desktop 100% UFO	Workstation 100% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	105% 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	97.6% 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.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

System	MSI MS-7A21
Motherboard	MSI X99A XPOWER GAMING TITANIUM (MS-7A21) (all builds)
Memory	13.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1439 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180614
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 24 '19 at 15:42
Run Duration	227 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	9%

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PC Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6850K-$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 (100^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 96.3 1-Core 143 2-Core 286 97% 175 Pts	4-Core 575 8-Core 900 91% 738 Pts	64-Core 1130 70% 1130 Pts
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 93%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Nvidia(10DE 119E) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 430.64 Performing below potential (79^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	105% Outstanding	Lighting 137 Reflection 148 Parallax 126 111% 137 fps	MRender 115 Gravity 135 Splatting 109 97% 120 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX6000 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$88 2,661 User benchmarks, average bench 123% 265GB free (System drive) Firmware: V6005-a9 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 352 350 351 351 351 353 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	97.6% Outstanding	Read 340 Write 347 Mixed 324 SusWrite 351 77% 341 MB/s	4K Read 35.1 4K Write 84.1 4K Mixed 47 158% 55.4 MB/s	DQ Read 374 DQ Write 225 DQ Mixed 284 216% 294 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 97.6% Great: 156%
SanDisk Z400s 128GB-$109 10,807 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 87GB free Firmware: Z2333000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 176 176 175 176 176 176 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	70.8% Very good	Read 474 Write 177 Mixed 182 SusWrite 176 56% 252 MB/s	4K Read 26.8 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 13.8 118% 51 MB/s	DQ Read 164 DQ Write 177 DQ Mixed 78.7 85% 140 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 70.8% Great: 71%
Intel 520 Series 240GB-$139 12,595 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 41GB free Firmware: 400i SusWrite @10s intervals: 165 219 273 271 272 275 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 465 Write 306 Mixed 322 SusWrite 246 75% 335 MB/s	4K Read 38.4 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 48.2 179% 66.2 MB/s	DQ Read 305 DQ Write 269 DQ Mixed 276 210% 283 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 95%
Samsung Portable SSD T5 500GB 14,526 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 349GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 42 42 42 42 42 42 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	19.9% Very poor	Read 38.5 Write 42.3 Mixed 40.3 SusWrite 42.3 9% 40.9 MB/s	4K Read 13 4K Write 15.3 4K Mixed 14.5 46% 14.3 MB/s	DQ Read 26.8 DQ Write 25.8 DQ Mixed 26.3 20% 26.3 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 19.9% Great: 97%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$49 170,877 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 218GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 118 121 124 123 122 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	71.3% Very good	Read 128 Write 124 Mixed 81.5 SusWrite 120 83% 113 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.9 192% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 71.3% Great: 84%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$40 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 382GB free Firmware: MX4OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 136 134 136 137 139 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	75.9% Very good	Read 129 Write 120 Mixed 22.3 SusWrite 135 73% 102 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.6 159% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 75.9% Great: 108%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$63 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 106GB free Firmware: CC27 SusWrite @10s intervals: 145 165 167 167 170 168 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	92.1% Outstanding	Read 158 Write 122 Mixed 82.3 SusWrite 164 96% 132 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 92.1% Great: 113%
PNY Tech USB 2.0 FD 8GB 58 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 7GB free, PID 004f SusWrite @10s intervals: 9.4 9.3 10 10 10 10 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	6.2% Terrible	Read 17.8 Write 5.2 Mixed 5.3 SusWrite 9.9 11% 9.55 MB/s	4K Read 6.2 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 23% 2.07 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 6.2% Great: 6%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x4GB-$408 6,794 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 4 of 8 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 3000 MHz clocked @ 2800 MHz Performing below potential (95^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	113% Outstanding	MC Read 40.4 MC Write 50.7 MC Mixed 38.6 124% 43.2 GB/s	SC Read 15.2 SC Write 24.2 SC Mixed 21.9 58% 20.4 GB/s	Latency 53 76% 53 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 115%

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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 $270Bench 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 $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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