MSI X99A XPOWER GAMING TITANIUM (MS-7A21)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 79%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 70%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (36th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 64 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith 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 81.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics93.8% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive62.1% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (27%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7A21
MotherboardMSI X99A XPOWER GAMING TITANIUM (MS-7A21)  (all builds)
Memory11.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160616
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateMar 11 '18 at 12:03
Run Duration137 Seconds
Run User ZAF-User
Background CPU 27%
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 PC Performing below expectations (36th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6800K-$103
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
81.6% Excellent
Memory 90.2
1-Core 105
2-Core 226
80% 140 Pts
4-Core 393
8-Core 654
64% 524 Pts
64-Core 830
51% 830 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 81.6%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 391.1
Performing below potential (8th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
93.8% Outstanding
Lighting 121
Reflection 119
Parallax 118
99% 119 fps
MRender 103
Gravity 112
Splatting 95.7
84% 104 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 93.8%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 750 EVO 250GB-$55
117GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MAT01B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
62.1% Good
Read 484
Write 265
Mixed 271
75% 340 MB/s
4K Read 30.1
4K Write 42.9
4K Mixed 13.3
85% 28.8 MB/s
DQ Read 34.2
DQ Write 48.9
DQ Mixed 13.6
18% 32.2 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 62.1%
Great: 114%
SanDisk Extreme 240GB-$200
72GB free
Firmware: R201 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (39th percentile)
73.4% Very good
Read 495
Write 238
Mixed 303
76% 345 MB/s
4K Read 28
4K Write 78.1
4K Mixed 17.7
106% 41.3 MB/s
DQ Read 180
DQ Write 182
DQ Mixed 78.1
87% 147 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 73.4%
Great: 91%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 2TB (2016)-$79
855GB free
Firmware: CC41 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (64th percentile)
91% Outstanding
Read 129
Write 188
Mixed 130
111% 149 MB/s
4K Read 0.43
4K Write 5.3
4K Mixed 0.78
202% 2.17 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 91%
Great: 110%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLS8G4D240FSE.16FBR 2x8GB
2 of 8 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below potential (33rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
71.6% Very good
MC Read 31.3
MC Write 26.2
MC Mixed 21.3
75% 26.3 GB/s
SC Read 12.8
SC Write 18.4
SC Mixed 18.7
48% 16.6 GB/s
Latency 66.9
60% 66.9 ns
Poor: 40%
This bench: 71.6%
Great: 78%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical X99A XPOWER GAMING TITANIUM (MS-7A21) Builds (Compare 106 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 81%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 72%
Battleship

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 66% - Good Total price: $571
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