MSI X99A XPOWER GAMING TITANIUM (MS-7A21)

Performance Results


Gaming 184% UFO	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 164% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (41st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 59 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 84.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	220% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	237% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

17 months ago, 17 months ago, 17 months ago.

System	MSI MS-7A21
Motherboard	MSI X99A XPOWER GAMING TITANIUM (MS-7A21) (all builds)
Memory	24.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190612
Uptime	9.1 Days
Run Date	Dec 02 '22 at 05:27
Run Duration	147 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	19%

PC Performing as expected (41^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-5930K-$150 34,039 User benchmarks, average bench 80% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	84.8% Excellent	Memory 91.5 1-Core 119 2-Core 228 83% 146 Pts	4-Core 420 8-Core 687 68% 554 Pts	64-Core 857 53% 857 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 84.8% Great: 91%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-Ti 16,406 User benchmarks, average bench 232% MSI(1462 5090) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 5350 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 526.98 Performing below potential (17^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	220% Outstanding	Lighting 323 Reflection 290 Parallax 363 264% 326 fps	MRender 361 Gravity 290 Splatting 196 222% 283 fps
Poor: 205% ↑ This bench: 220% Great: 247%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDBRPG0010BNC-WRSN 1TB 20,671 User benchmarks, average bench 285% 343GB free (System drive) Firmware: 111130WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 1674 1675 1701 1427 966 960 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	237% Outstanding	Read 1,917 Write 1,896 Mixed 1,695 SusWrite 1,400 389% 1,727 MB/s	4K Read 39.3 4K Write 86.5 4K Mixed 53.1 173% 59.6 MB/s	DQ Read 562 DQ Write 360 DQ Mixed 506 365% 476 MB/s
Poor: 202% ↑ This bench: 237% Great: 349%
Sandisk S3 1T02 1TB 12,047 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 445GB free Firmware: 40101000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 434 432 440 448 455 457 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 428 Write 431 Mixed 362 SusWrite 444 94% 416 MB/s	4K Read 31.8 4K Write 66.4 4K Mixed 40.6 135% 46.3 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 320 DQ Mixed 254 217% 319 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 122%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 1TB-$45 105,708 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 412GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 136 126 121 122 122 128 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	74.4% Very good	Read 132 Write 116 Mixed 31 SusWrite 126 73% 101 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 2.2 399% 2.93 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 74.4% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws 4 DDR4 2133 C15 8x4GB 24 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 8 of 8 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	MC Read 39 MC Write 43 MC Mixed 38.8 115% 40.3 GB/s	SC Read 14.4 SC Write 23 SC Mixed 22.6 57% 20 GB/s	Latency 64.9 62% 64.9 ns
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 129%

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Desktop 81%

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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 $250Bench 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 $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 $289	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

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 $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16