MSI X99A XPOWER GAMING TITANIUM (MS-7A21)

Performance Results


Gaming 185% UFO	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 163% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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 82.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	228% 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	286% 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 (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7A21
Motherboard	MSI X99A XPOWER GAMING TITANIUM (MS-7A21) (all builds)
Memory	23.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160616
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Mar 08 '24 at 16:43
Run Duration	258 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	11%

PC Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6800K-$103 50,196 User benchmarks, average bench 81% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	82.2% Excellent	Memory 83.8 1-Core 104 2-Core 207 75% 132 Pts	4-Core 434 8-Core 630 67% 532 Pts	64-Core 845 52% 845 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 82.2% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 4070-Ti-$651 46,082 User benchmarks, average bench 240% MSI(1462 E130) CLim: 3120 MHz, MLim: 5250 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 551.76 Performing below potential (14^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	228% Outstanding	Lighting 322 Reflection 324 Parallax 357 262% 334 fps	MRender 479 Gravity 295 Splatting 212 255% 329 fps
Poor: 208% ↑ This bench: 228% Great: 256%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$150 200,600 User benchmarks, average bench 336% 1.5TB free (System drive) Firmware: 4B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1943 1972 1922 1960 1766 1754 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	286% Outstanding	Read 2044 Write 1,935 Mixed 1,638 SusWrite 1,886 422% 1,876 MB/s	4K Read 49.7 4K Write 82.1 4K Mixed 62.7 199% 64.8 MB/s	DQ Read 810 DQ Write 383 DQ Mixed 686 485% 627 MB/s
Poor: 223% ↑ This bench: 286% Great: 435%
Toshiba X300 4TB-$146 23,740 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 585GB free Firmware: FP2A SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 116 115 115 116 115 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	64.3% Good	Read 108 Write 110 Mixed 55.4 SusWrite 115 71% 97.3 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 1.1 216% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 64.3% Great: 104%
Toshiba MQ01ABD100 1TB-$58 322,803 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 930GB free Firmware: AX1R4C SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 109 109 110 109 109 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	61.5% Good	Read 105 Write 108 Mixed 32.8 SusWrite 109 64% 88.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.5 106% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 61.5% Great: 62%
Seagate IronWolf 6TB (2017)-$121 553 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 4.5TB free Firmware: SC60 SusWrite @10s intervals: 202 205 206 207 205 207 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 56% Great: 110%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 872GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 176 178 181 179 179 179 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 200 Write 168 Mixed 113 SusWrite 178 121% 165 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.1 220% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 109%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$67 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 3TB free Firmware: CC29 SusWrite @10s intervals: 191 197 200 199 198 199 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	Read 201 Write 160 Mixed 88.5 SusWrite 198 118% 162 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.9 161% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 113%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 930GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 171 169 170 172 171 170 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	100% Outstanding	Read 178 Write 169 Mixed 92.8 SusWrite 170 112% 152 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1 209% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB 8,912 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 4 of 8 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (58^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	96.1% Outstanding	MC Read 35.2 MC Write 43.7 MC Mixed 33.5 107% 37.5 GB/s	SC Read 13 SC Write 18.3 SC Mixed 17.5 46% 16.3 GB/s	Latency 75 53% 75 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 96.1% Great: 125%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 52: 0P 5R 9G 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
35%	15%	73	215	59	60	27"	1280 720	WAM3000 UG30

History: Score 35: 0P 5R 2G 4B | Score 52: 0P 5R 9G 0B

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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 $400Bench 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 $168Bench 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: 66% - Good

Total price: $571

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16