MSI X99A XPOWER GAMING TITANIUM (MS-7A21)

Performance Results


Gaming 102% UFO	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 98% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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 91.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	107% 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	243% 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.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A21
Motherboard	MSI X99A XPOWER GAMING TITANIUM (MS-7A21) (all builds)
Memory	120.2 GB free of 128 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20181203
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 09 '21 at 22:42
Run Duration	242 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6900K-$120 6,755 User benchmarks, average bench 86% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	91.1% Outstanding	Memory 93.5 1-Core 122 2-Core 222 84% 146 Pts	4-Core 477 8-Core 854 80% 665 Pts	64-Core 1,201 74% 1,201 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 91.1% Great: 98%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% MSI(1462 3364) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Lighting 135 Reflection 148 Parallax 137 110% 140 fps	MRender 120 Gravity 147 Splatting 124 106% 130 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 660p NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$70 163,917 User benchmarks, average bench 191% 740GB free (System drive) Firmware: 002C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1431 1452 1402 1353 1348 1379 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	243% Outstanding	Read 1,455 Write 1490 Mixed 1,062 SusWrite 1,394 304% 1,350 MB/s	4K Read 49.5 4K Write 128 4K Mixed 64.7 226% 80.7 MB/s	DQ Read 633 DQ Write 732 DQ Mixed 272 318% 545 MB/s
Poor: 127% ↑ This bench: 243% Great: 255%
Crucial MX300 525GB-$150 105,037 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 281GB free Firmware: M0CR040 SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 128 131 130 131 132 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	59.2% Above average	Read 323 Write 383 Mixed 299 SusWrite 130 64% 284 MB/s	4K Read 22.7 4K Write 71.9 4K Mixed 32.4 114% 42.3 MB/s	DQ Read 26.1 DQ Write 105 DQ Mixed 39 38% 56.6 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 59.2% Great: 99%
Mushkin MKNSSDRW1TB 1TB 262 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 301GB free Firmware: S0618A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 394 389 388 388 388 394 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	78.5% Very good	Read 392 Write 364 Mixed 343 SusWrite 390 84% 372 MB/s	4K Read 29 4K Write 85.8 4K Mixed 24.1 120% 46.3 MB/s	DQ Read 28.2 DQ Write 114 DQ Mixed 27.3 34% 56.7 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 78.5% Great: 104%
Toshiba OCZ RD400 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$70 2,931 User benchmarks, average bench 185% 360GB free Firmware: 57CZ4102 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1369 1499 1507 1508 1510 1507 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	245% Outstanding	Read 1,367 Write 1,286 Mixed 913 SusWrite 1,483 284% 1,262 MB/s	4K Read 41.4 4K Write 119 4K Mixed 56.8 198% 72.3 MB/s	DQ Read 984 DQ Write 731 DQ Mixed 675 554% 796 MB/s
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 245% Great: 242%
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016)-$80 112,118 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 519GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 128 131 129 132 132 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	74.8% Very good	Read 131 Write 101 Mixed 69 SusWrite 130 79% 108 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 145% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 74.8% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Dominator DDR4 3000 C16 8x16GB 30 User benchmarks, average bench 117% 8 of 8 slots used 128GB DIMM DDR4 3000 MHz clocked @ 3001 MHz Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	144% Outstanding	MC Read 59.1 MC Write 61.5 MC Mixed 52.1 164% 57.6 GB/s	SC Read 16.4 SC Write 20.7 SC Mixed 23.3 58% 20.1 GB/s	Latency 61 66% 61 ns
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 144% Great: 143%

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Workstation 80%

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Motherboard: MSI X99A XPOWER GAMING TITANIUM (MS-7A21)

CPU
Core i7-6850KIntel $115Bench 84%, 29,279 samples	25x
Core i7-5820KIntel $130Bench 77%, 101,694 samples	24x
Core i7-6800KIntel $103Bench 81%, 50,196 samples	23x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	20x
RTX 3060Nvidia $266Bench 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 $160Bench 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: 106% - Outstanding

Total price: $352

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $174	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $50

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $29	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16