MSI X99A XPOWER AC (MS-7881)

Performance Results


Gaming 132% UFO	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 119% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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 79.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	165% 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	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
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 (12%). 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	23.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151102
Uptime	6.4 Days
Run Date	Aug 01 '23 at 09:59
Run Duration	125 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing as expected (55^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-5930K-$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 as expected (52^nd percentile)	79.4% Very good	Memory 88.3 1-Core 108 2-Core 222 79% 140 Pts	4-Core 380 8-Core 641 62% 511 Pts	64-Core 858 53% 858 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 79.4% Great: 91%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-Ti-$479 218,061 User benchmarks, average bench 158% Gigabyte(1458 408F) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 531.79 Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	165% Outstanding	Lighting 246 Reflection 218 Parallax 210 200% 225 fps	MRender 256 Gravity 163 Splatting 131 144% 183 fps
Poor: 139% ↑ This bench: 165% Great: 170%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 28GB free Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 332 122 118 121 119 115 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	93.1% Outstanding	Read 472 Write 469 Mixed 380 SusWrite 154 83% 369 MB/s	4K Read 37.4 4K Write 76.5 4K Mixed 46.6 157% 53.5 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 354 267% 357 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 93.1% Great: 124%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 44GB free (System drive) Firmware: CC47 SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 128 119 133 136 132 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	79.9% Very good	Read 154 Write 167 Mixed 88.4 SusWrite 124 98% 134 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 156% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 79.9% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown DDR4 2666 2OZ 4x8GB 314 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 4 of 8 slots used 32GB DIMM 2667 MHz clocked @ 2666 MHz Performing below potential (96^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	112% Outstanding	MC Read 44 MC Write 43.6 MC Mixed 43.5 125% 43.7 GB/s	SC Read 15.9 SC Write 21.9 SC Mixed 23.7 59% 20.5 GB/s	Latency 69.3 58% 69.3 ns
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 108%

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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	27"	1920 1080	LEN65E0 LEN L27i-28

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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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Value: 94% - Outstanding

Total price: $819

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	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