MSI X99A XPOWER AC (MS-7881)

Performance Results


Gaming 130% UFO	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 120% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 94.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	135% 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	248% 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.

System	MSI MS-7881
Motherboard	MSI X99A XPOWER AC (MS-7881) (all builds)
Memory	27.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.8 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180620
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 08 '20 at 16:56
Run Duration	256 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing above expectations (62^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-$70 34,039 User benchmarks, average bench 80% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	94.7% Outstanding	Memory 92 1-Core 133 2-Core 264 91% 163 Pts	4-Core 523 8-Core 875 85% 699 Pts	64-Core 1,080 67% 1,080 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 94.7% Great: 91%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080S (Super)-$466 261,508 User benchmarks, average bench 131% EVGA(3842 3183) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3875 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 442.50 Performing below potential (80^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	135% Outstanding	Lighting 186 Reflection 180 Parallax 178 152% 181 fps	MRender 209 Gravity 164 Splatting 114 128% 162 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 135% Great: 139%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$625 54,978 User benchmarks, average bench 223% 254GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B0QBXX7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1391 1338 1133 1169 1086 962 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	248% Outstanding	Read 2,036 Write 1,407 Mixed 927 SusWrite 1,180 309% 1,388 MB/s	4K Read 44.8 4K Write 132 4K Mixed 58.4 213% 78.6 MB/s	DQ Read 933 DQ Write 390 DQ Mixed 448 388% 591 MB/s
Poor: 138% ↑ This bench: 248% Great: 283%
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 181GB free Firmware: EXT0BB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 370 276 276 277 276 274 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	115% Outstanding	Read 500 Write 476 Mixed 438 SusWrite 292 96% 426 MB/s	4K Read 44.9 4K Write 105 4K Mixed 57.7 197% 69.1 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 333 DQ Mixed 229 206% 313 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 118%
G-drive SSD 500GB 163 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 185GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 89 89 91 90 92 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	40.9% Average	Read 384 Write 157 Mixed 214 SusWrite 91 47% 211 MB/s	4K Read 22.5 4K Write 8.7 4K Mixed 12.4 55% 14.5 MB/s	DQ Read 152 DQ Write 9.2 DQ Mixed 17.6 29% 59.8 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 40.9% Great: 87%
Sandisk S31024G 1TB 10,952 User benchmarks, average bench 99% 826GB free Firmware: X6107000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 484 484 483 485 485 486 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	123% Outstanding	Read 510 Write 483 Mixed 395 SusWrite 485 105% 468 MB/s	4K Read 39.4 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 52.6 184% 66.6 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 326 DQ Mixed 280 230% 329 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 121%
WD My Book 25EE 4TB 13,827 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 641GB free, PID 25ee Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 92 93 92 93 92 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	38.6% Below average	Read 89.5 Write 90.2 Mixed 76.3 SusWrite 92.3 119% 87.1 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.9 92% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 38.6% Great: 100%
WD My Book 1230 4TB 14,665 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 586GB free, PID 1230 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 75 78 76 77 78 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	33.3% Below average	Read 74.5 Write 74.8 Mixed 64.2 SusWrite 77.2 99% 72.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 91% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 33.3% Great: 60%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C15 4x8GB-$299 798 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 4 of 8 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 2800 MHz clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (73^rd percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	107% Outstanding	MC Read 40.8 MC Write 42.8 MC Mixed 39.7 117% 41.1 GB/s	SC Read 16.2 SC Write 25.3 SC Mixed 22.6 61% 21.4 GB/s	Latency 64.1 62% 64.1 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 127%

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Gaming 105%

UFO

Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 94%

Nuclear submarine

Motherboard: MSI X99A XPOWER AC (MS-7881)

CPU
Core i7-5930KIntel $70Bench 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 $210Bench 102%, 68,849 samples	1x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	1x

RAM
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 4x16GBG.SKILL $143Bench 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: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $743

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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