MSI X99A XPOWER GAMING TITANIUM (MS-7A21)

Performance Results


Gaming 120% UFO	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 110% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 99.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	117% 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	89.3% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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-7A21
Motherboard	MSI X99A XPOWER GAMING TITANIUM (MS-7A21) (all builds)
Memory	59.2 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180614
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Nov 20 '18 at 08:05
Run Duration	305 Seconds
Run User	ESP-User
Background CPU	6%

PC Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6850K-$115 29,279 User benchmarks, average bench 84% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	99.7% Outstanding	Memory 96.6 1-Core 144 2-Core 287 98% 176 Pts	4-Core 553 8-Core 861 87% 707 Pts	64-Core 1,126 70% 1,126 Pts
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 99.7% Great: 93%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia Titan X Pascal-$286 8,692 User benchmarks, average bench 121% Nvidia(10DE 119A) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 416.94 Performing below potential (24^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	117% Outstanding	Lighting 152 Reflection 161 Parallax 129 124% 148 fps	MRender 119 Gravity 171 Splatting 131 115% 140 fps
Poor: 108% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 132%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial BX500 240GB-$29 142,801 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 182GB free (System drive) Firmware: M6CR013 SusWrite @10s intervals: 173 222 244 137 149 134 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	89.3% Excellent	Read 494 Write 440 Mixed 421 SusWrite 176 86% 383 MB/s	4K Read 34.1 4K Write 120 4K Mixed 31.4 156% 61.9 MB/s	DQ Read 239 DQ Write 321 DQ Mixed 48.2 101% 203 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 89.3% Great: 92%
Intel SSDSC2BW056H6 56GB 52 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 52GB free Firmware: ZG21 SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 97 69 90 99 99 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	75.8% Very good	Read 414 Write 102 Mixed 155 SusWrite 92.1 42% 191 MB/s	4K Read 33.3 4K Write 100 4K Mixed 42.9 159% 58.9 MB/s	DQ Read 109 DQ Write 102 DQ Mixed 99.8 76% 103 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 75.8% Great: 73%
Kingston A400 120GB-$28 166,392 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 111GB free Firmware: SBFK71E0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 207 67 51 43 51 52 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	68.8% Good	Read 414 Write 380 Mixed 289 SusWrite 78.3 65% 291 MB/s	4K Read 28.9 4K Write 94 4K Mixed 23.7 124% 48.9 MB/s	DQ Read 162 DQ Write 322 DQ Mixed 139 135% 208 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 68.8% Great: 85%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 349GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 216 265 277 312 302 310 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	119% Outstanding	Read 488 Write 475 Mixed 391 SusWrite 280 92% 409 MB/s	4K Read 44 4K Write 129 4K Mixed 61.8 214% 78.3 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 339 DQ Mixed 359 270% 360 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 134%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 426GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2243 631 617 620 621 623 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	320% Outstanding	Read 2,395 Write 2,240 Mixed 1,552 SusWrite 892 396% 1,770 MB/s	4K Read 64 4K Write 200 4K Mixed 89.7 318% 118 MB/s	DQ Read 1,754 DQ Write 1,495 DQ Mixed 1,622 1,216% 1,624 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 320% Great: 340%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 1TB (2016)-$70 66,332 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 931GB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 171 199 210 211 206 202 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Read 194 Write 171 Mixed 28.5 SusWrite 200 107% 148 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 4.9 4K Mixed 2 363% 2.7 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 111%
Seagate ST500LM000-SSHD-8GB 500GB 13,141 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 279GB free Firmware: LVD5 SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 85 85 85 83 85 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	50.3% Above average	Read 89.5 Write 74 Mixed 56.2 SusWrite 84.4 56% 76 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 4.9 4K Mixed 1.9 356% 2.7 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 50.3% Great: 63%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 4TB-$230 19,674 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 2.5TB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 167 168 167 168 168 166 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	73% Very good	Read 85.8 Write 140 Mixed 25.5 SusWrite 167 76% 105 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 1.9 353% 2.73 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 73% Great: 94%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 2TB-$45 94,145 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 593GB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 140 140 140 140 139 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	83.4% Excellent	Read 150 Write 152 Mixed 28.3 SusWrite 140 85% 117 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 2 364% 2.77 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 83.4% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown + + 4x16GB 55 User benchmarks, average bench 111% 4 of 8 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	139% Outstanding	MC Read 49.7 MC Write 64.4 MC Mixed 49.5 156% 54.5 GB/s	SC Read 17 SC Write 24.1 SC Mixed 23.9 62% 21.7 GB/s	Latency 52 77% 52 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 139% Great: 139%

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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 $279Bench 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 $273	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 $178	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