MSI X99S XPOWER AC (MS-7881)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 76% Battleship	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 69% Battle cruiser


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (30th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 70 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.
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 85.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	86.2% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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 (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7881
Motherboard	MSI X99S XPOWER AC (MS-7881) (all builds)
Memory	13 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1600 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180620
Uptime	25.2 Days
Run Date	Sep 24 '18 at 22:59
Run Duration	215 Seconds
Run User	NOR-User
Background CPU	14%

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PC Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-5820K-$130 101,694 User benchmarks, average bench 77% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	85.7% Excellent	Memory 93 1-Core 117 2-Core 229 84% 146 Pts	4-Core 422 8-Core 701 68% 562 Pts	64-Core 924 57% 924 Pts
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 85.7% Great: 88%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$278 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Asus(1043 859F) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1949 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 398.82 Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	86.2% Excellent	Lighting 107 Reflection 114 Parallax 96.4 87% 106 fps	MRender 97.6 Gravity 98.9 Splatting 110 84% 102 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 86.2% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$197 38,097 User benchmarks, average bench 241% 6GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,909 Write 1,068 Mixed 624 262% 1200 MB/s	4K Read 38.6 4K Write 134 4K Mixed 55.9 201% 76.2 MB/s	DQ Read 783 DQ Write 572 DQ Mixed 695 515% 684 MB/s
Poor: 157% Great: 302%
Crucial M500 960GB-$59 4,389 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 18GB free Firmware: MU05 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 412 Write 398 Mixed 309 83% 373 MB/s	4K Read 22.6 4K Write 84.5 4K Mixed 32 120% 46.4 MB/s	DQ Read 329 DQ Write 308 DQ Mixed 182 174% 273 MB/s
Poor: 60% Great: 101%
HGST Deskstar NAS 4TB-$128 7,986 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 10GB free Firmware: MJAOA5E0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 67 71 71 71 71 71 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	37.9% Below average	Read 61.7 Write 67.8 Mixed 30 SusWrite 70.2 42% 57.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 146% 1 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 37.9% Great: 92%
Hitachi HDN728080ALE604 8TB 1,150 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 20GB free Firmware: A4GNW91X SusWrite @10s intervals: 67 63 64 73 73 73 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile)	33.1% Below average	Read 45 Write 67 Mixed 45 SusWrite 68.8 42% 56.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 4.7 4K Mixed 0.5 172% 1.97 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 33.1% Great: 110%
HGST Deskstar NAS 4TB-$128 7,986 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 7GB free Firmware: MJAOA5E0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 86 85 85 87 85 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	47.6% Average	Read 80.5 Write 69.3 Mixed 11 SusWrite 85.2 44% 61.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.6 127% 1 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 47.6% Great: 92%
HGST Deskstar NAS 4TB-$128 7,986 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 26GB free Firmware: MJAOA5E0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 84 80 85 85 85 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	48.7% Average	Read 85.5 Write 84.8 Mixed 23.3 SusWrite 83.9 50% 69.4 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.7 156% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 48.7% Great: 92%
Hitachi HDN726040ALE614 4TB 4,649 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 9GB free Firmware: APGNW7JH SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 114 115 112 109 112 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	57.2% Above average	Read 86.5 Write 92.5 Mixed 55.5 SusWrite 112 64% 86.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.7 157% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 57.2% Great: 113%
Hitachi HDN721010ALE604 10TB 330 User benchmarks, average bench 108% 11GB free Firmware: 83XN SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 79 73 71 77 73 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	40.7% Average	Read 65.8 Write 69.5 Mixed 71.8 SusWrite 74.2 52% 70.3 MB/s	4K Read 1.9 4K Write 4.6 4K Mixed 1.4 320% 2.63 MB/s
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 40.7% Great: 135%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown BLS8G4D240FSA.16FAD BLS8G4D240FSC.16FAR BLS8G4D240FSA.16FAD BLS8G4D240FSC.16FAR 32GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 109% 2400, 2400, 2400, 2400 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	108% Outstanding	MC Read 41.6 MC Write 43.1 MC Mixed 40.2 119% 41.6 GB/s	SC Read 15.1 SC Write 22 SC Mixed 22.4 57% 19.8 GB/s	Latency 62 64% 62 ns
Poor: 108% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 110%

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Typical X99S XPOWER AC (MS-7881) Builds (Compare 58 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 100%

Nuclear submarine

Desktop 86%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 88%

Aircraft carrier

Motherboard: MSI X99S XPOWER AC (MS-7881) - $406

CPU
Core i7-5820KIntel $130Bench 77%, 101,694 samples	17x
Core i7-5930KIntel $143Bench 80%, 34,039 samples	16x
Core i7-5960XIntel $400Bench 80%, 15,468 samples	10x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $499Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	10x
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $365Bench 156%, 357,946 samples	6x
GTX 980-TiNvidia $560Bench 79%, 214,030 samples	5x

SSD
WDS100T3XHC-00SJG0 1TBBench 276%, 15,624 samples	4x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	3x
840 Evo 500GBSamsung $150Bench 103%, 68,337 samples	3x

RAM
CMT16GX4M2C3200C16 8x8GBCorsairBench 124%, 39 samples	4x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 4x8GBHyperX $165Bench 81%, 6,271 samples	2x
HyperX DDR4 3000 C15 4x4GBKingstonBench 90%, 4,583 samples	2x

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Value: 66% - Good

Total price: $1,035

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $160	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $160
Intel Core i5-13600K $249	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB $79
Intel Core i5-12400F $110	Nvidia RTX 4070 $520	Crucial T700 M.2 4TB $363