MSI X99A XPOWER AC (MS-7881)

Performance Results


Gaming 111% UFO	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 97% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (42nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 58 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 82.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	134% 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	123% 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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7881
Motherboard	MSI X99A XPOWER AC (MS-7881) (all builds)
Memory	57.7 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20180620
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 28 '23 at 06:15
Run Duration	151 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	13%

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PC Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-5930K-$150 34,039 User benchmarks, average bench 80% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	82.8% Excellent	Memory 89.6 1-Core 110 2-Core 218 79% 139 Pts	4-Core 410 8-Core 630 64% 520 Pts	64-Core 781 48% 781 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 82.8% Great: 91%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti-$340 442,467 User benchmarks, average bench 128% MSI(1462 3903) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 531.79 Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	134% Outstanding	Lighting 192 Reflection 175 Parallax 186 156% 184 fps	MRender 185 Gravity 136 Splatting 118 116% 146 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 134% Great: 136%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$100 154,949 User benchmarks, average bench 235% 78GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 583 279 270 206 209 270 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	123% Outstanding	Read 1,184 Write 1,073 Mixed 855 SusWrite 303 191% 854 MB/s	4K Read 36 4K Write 59.4 4K Mixed 44.4 143% 46.6 MB/s	DQ Read 296 DQ Write 251 DQ Mixed 276 206% 274 MB/s
Poor: 160% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 280%
Samsung 840 Pro 256GB-$190 73,119 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 61GB free Firmware: DXM06B0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 424 419 424 454 453 453 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	87.5% Excellent	Read 435 Write 404 Mixed 325 SusWrite 438 90% 400 MB/s	4K Read 20.8 4K Write 54.3 4K Mixed 33.1 103% 36.1 MB/s	DQ Read 255 DQ Write 239 DQ Mixed 169 148% 221 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 87.5% Great: 116%
Samsung 840 Pro 256GB-$190 73,119 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 40GB free Firmware: DXM06B0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 424 407 391 366 311 256 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	83.5% Excellent	Read 416 Write 450 Mixed 317 SusWrite 359 87% 386 MB/s	4K Read 25.3 4K Write 53.2 4K Mixed 33.3 109% 37.3 MB/s	DQ Read 253 DQ Write 232 DQ Mixed 173 149% 220 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 83.5% Great: 116%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMG64GX4M2D3600C18 2x31.5GB 354 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 2 of 8 slots used 63GB DIMM DDR4 3600 MHz clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing below potential (25^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	73.1% Very good	MC Read 34 MC Write 20.9 MC Mixed 24.1 75% 26.3 GB/s	SC Read 15.3 SC Write 21.3 SC Mixed 22.4 56% 19.7 GB/s	Latency 67.8 59% 67.8 ns
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 73.1% Great: 133%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	71	59	60	31.5"	2560 1440	BNQ803D BenQ PD3205U

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Typical X99A XPOWER AC (MS-7881) Builds (Compare 7 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 105%

UFO

Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 94%

Nuclear submarine

Motherboard: MSI X99A XPOWER AC (MS-7881)

CPU
Core i7-5930KIntel $150Bench 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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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $252	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	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 $490	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