MSI X99A XPOWER AC (MS-7881)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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 96.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	112% 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.

Run History

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

System	MSI MS-7881
Motherboard	MSI X99A XPOWER AC (MS-7881) (all builds)
Memory	56.5 GB free of 64 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20181203
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Dec 11 '19 at 03:00
Run Duration	136 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing as expected (55^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-5930K-$70 34,039 User benchmarks, average bench 80% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	96.3% Outstanding	Memory 92.8 1-Core 121 2-Core 256 87% 157 Pts	4-Core 537 8-Core 814 84% 675 Pts	64-Core 1,064 66% 1,064 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 96.3% Great: 91%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500 167,107 User benchmarks, average bench 59% MSI(1462 3170) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 436.48 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 53% Great: 66%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 556GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 467 434 430 434 435 433 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 478 Write 458 Mixed 432 SusWrite 439 102% 451 MB/s	4K Read 33.9 4K Write 98.2 4K Mixed 45.7 162% 59.3 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 337 DQ Mixed 356 268% 358 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 133%
Seagate ST31500541AS 1.5TB 9,968 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 208GB free Firmware: CC34 SusWrite @10s intervals: 19 14 18 28 18 23 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	9.3% Terrible	Read 12.3 Write 68.8 Mixed 10.2 SusWrite 20 20% 27.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.4 64% 0.37 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 9.3% Great: 56%
WD Black 3TB (2013)-$151 16,992 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 163 168 168 166 167 166 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	94.2% Outstanding	Read 162 Write 163 Mixed 93.2 SusWrite 166 107% 146 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 3.7 4K Mixed 1 213% 1.83 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 94.2% Great: 100%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2C3000C15 8x8GB 88 User benchmarks, average bench 122% 8 of 8 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 3000 MHz clocked @ 2666 MHz Performing below potential (44^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	121% Outstanding	MC Read 46 MC Write 49.8 MC Mixed 45.9 135% 47.2 GB/s	SC Read 15.4 SC Write 23 SC Mixed 25.2 61% 21.2 GB/s	Latency 62.6 64% 62.6 ns
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 175%

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Gaming 105%

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Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 94%

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Motherboard: MSI X99A XPOWER AC (MS-7881)

CPU
Core i7-5930KIntel $70Bench 80%, 34,039 samples	4x
Core i7-6800KIntel $103Bench 81%, 50,196 samples	1x
Xeon E5-2640 v3IntelBench 71%, 3,267 samples	1x

GPU
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	2x
RTX 2060S (Super)Nvidia $510Bench 100%, 319,148 samples	1x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	1x

SSD
840 Pro 256GBSamsung $190Bench 95%, 73,119 samples	1x
850 Pro 512GBSamsung $190Bench 102%, 68,849 samples	1x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	1x

RAM
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 4x16GBG.SKILL $139Bench 95%, 14,506 samples	1x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C14 8x8GBCorsairBench 116%, 313 samples	1x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C12 4x8GBCorsairBench 98%, 119 samples	1x

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Value: 96% - Outstanding

Total price: $739

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