MSI X99A XPOWER AC (MS-7881)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 53%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 47%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 83.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics60.9% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive203% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMSI MS-7881
MotherboardMSI X99A XPOWER AC (MS-7881)  (all builds)
Memory12.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190613
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 21 '20 at 13:48
Run Duration140 Seconds
Run User SAU-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing as expected (53rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-5820K-$130
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
83.4% Excellent
Memory 89.6
1-Core 106
2-Core 213
78% 136 Pts
4-Core 416
8-Core 654
66% 535 Pts
64-Core 838
52% 838 Pts
Poor: 68%
This bench: 83.4%
Great: 88%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500
CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 460.89
Performing below potential (75th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
60.9% Good
Lighting 75.7
Reflection 86.1
Parallax 76.4
62% 79.4 fps
MRender 77.4
Gravity 75.2
Splatting 66.9
59% 73.2 fps
Poor: 53%
This bench: 60.9%
Great: 66%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$250
110GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 802 793 749 703 677 612 MB/s
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
203% Outstanding
Read 1,954
Write 915
Mixed 700
SusWrite 723
237% 1,073 MB/s
4K Read 42.1
4K Write 119
4K Mixed 49.7
191% 70.4 MB/s
DQ Read 707
DQ Write 299
DQ Mixed 433
339% 480 MB/s
Poor: 131%
This bench: 203%
Great: 243%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$84
948GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 118 123 124 124 123 MB/s
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
73.1% Very good
Read 132
Write 117
Mixed 85.6
SusWrite 122
84% 114 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 1
193% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 73.1%
Great: 84%
WD Black 3TB (2012)-$205
1TB free
Firmware: 01.01L01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 114 117 117 117 117 MB/s
Performing below expectations (30th percentile)
68.8% Good
Read 123
Write 117
Mixed 77
SusWrite 116
80% 108 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 3.4
4K Mixed 1.1
218% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 68.8%
Great: 92%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GB-$299
2 of 8 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2400 MHz clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing below potential (4th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
44.8% Average
MC Read 20.1
MC Write 11.1
MC Mixed 12.7
42% 14.6 GB/s
SC Read 16.6
SC Write 11.6
SC Mixed 18.1
44% 15.4 GB/s
Latency 67.7
59% 67.7 ns
Poor: 46%
This bench: 44.8%
Great: 91%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical X99A XPOWER AC (MS-7881) Builds (Compare 7 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 105%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 94%
Nuclear submarine

Motherboard: MSI X99A XPOWER AC (MS-7881)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 96% - Outstanding Total price: $739
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