MSI X99A XPOWER GAMING TITANIUM (MS-7A21)

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 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 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	182% 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	128GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 128GB 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.

System	MSI MS-7A21
Motherboard	MSI X99A XPOWER GAMING TITANIUM (MS-7A21) (all builds)
Memory	119.9 GB free of 128 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors, 3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160923
Uptime	5.6 Days
Run Date	Nov 27 '20 at 20:19
Run Duration	247 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing as expected (52^nd 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)	103% Outstanding	Memory 97.5 1-Core 146 2-Core 288 98% 177 Pts	4-Core 578 8-Core 896 91% 737 Pts	64-Core 1,126 70% 1,126 Pts
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 103% 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: 2100 MHz, MLim: 2777 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 431.60 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 108% Great: 132%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme PLEXTOR PX-1TM8P 1TB 77 User benchmarks, average bench 175% 180GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.04 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 857 643 474 248 229 211 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	182% Outstanding	Read 1,339 Write 1,264 Mixed 634 SusWrite 444 205% 920 MB/s	4K Read 39.4 4K Write 128 4K Mixed 56.1 200% 74.6 MB/s	DQ Read 1,010 DQ Write 766 DQ Mixed 661 556% 812 MB/s
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 182% Great: 236%
Patriot Ignite 480GB-$148 2,730 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 319GB free Firmware: SAFM01.7 SusWrite @10s intervals: 349 343 349 340 338 346 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 503 Write 471 Mixed 366 SusWrite 344 95% 421 MB/s	4K Read 33.3 4K Write 97.8 4K Mixed 40.5 154% 57.2 MB/s	DQ Read 321 DQ Write 348 DQ Mixed 197 186% 289 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 113%
Hitachi HDN728080ALE604 8TB 1,150 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 520GB free Firmware: A4GNW91X SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 118 119 121 117 117 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	64.6% Good	Read 107 Write 104 Mixed 51.3 SusWrite 118 69% 94.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 3.6 4K Mixed 0.6 171% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 64.6% Great: 110%
Toshiba X300 5TB-$125 12,743 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2TB free Firmware: FP2A SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 111 113 112 115 114 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	78.7% Very good	Read 161 Write 156 Mixed 41 SusWrite 113 85% 117 MB/s	4K Read 5.6 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.6 307% 2.2 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 78.7% Great: 109%
Hitachi HDN728080ALE604 8TB 1,150 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1.5TB free Firmware: A4GNW91X SusWrite @10s intervals: 135 139 137 137 136 135 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	77% Very good	Read 131 Write 143 Mixed 75.5 SusWrite 136 89% 122 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 4 4K Mixed 0.7 194% 1.9 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 77% Great: 110%
Toshiba X300 5TB-$125 12,743 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2.5TB free Firmware: FP2A SusWrite @10s intervals: 185 187 184 190 190 190 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 182 Write 27.5 Mixed 39 SusWrite 188 79% 109 MB/s	4K Read 5.6 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.4 287% 2.17 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 109%
Seagate Barracuda 8TB (2017)-$87 42,465 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 7.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 146 150 141 156 156 152 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	71.3% Very good	Read 97 Write 122 Mixed 24.7 SusWrite 150 71% 98.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 6 4K Mixed 0.5 196% 2.4 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 71.3% Great: 90%
Seagate Barracuda 8TB (2017)-$87 42,465 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 128 124 126 131 127 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	59.3% Above average	Read 78.5 Write 107 Mixed 21.8 SusWrite 126 60% 83.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 6.3 4K Mixed 0.5 197% 2.47 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 59.3% Great: 90%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C14 8x16GB 45 User benchmarks, average bench 136% 8 of 8 slots used 128GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	142% Outstanding	MC Read 51.7 MC Write 62.1 MC Mixed 53.7 160% 55.8 GB/s	SC Read 16.7 SC Write 24.2 SC Mixed 24.8 63% 21.9 GB/s	Latency 48.1 83% 48.1 ns
Poor: 99% ↑ This bench: 142% Great: 178%

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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 $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	20x
RTX 3060Nvidia $283Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	10x
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 $170Bench 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: 102% - Outstanding

Total price: $366

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16