MSI X99S XPOWER GAMING TITANIUM/USB3 (MS-7A21)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 153%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 104%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 153%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics149% 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 Drive244% 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.
Memory32GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMSI MS-7A21
MotherboardMSI X99S XPOWER GAMING TITANIUM/USB3 (MS-7A21)  (all builds)
Memory28.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160926
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 31 '17 at 13:19
Run Duration84 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU10%

 PC Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6900K-$120
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
102% Outstanding
Memory 96.9
1-Core 144
2-Core 286
97% 175 Pts
4-Core 577
8-Core 1,109
100% 843 Pts
64-Core 1,496
93% 1,496 Pts
Poor: 76%
This bench: 102%
Great: 98%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia Titan X Pascal-$286
CLim: 2126 MHz, MLim: 2777 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 378.92
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
149% Outstanding
Lighting 214
Reflection 230
Parallax 205
174% 216 fps
MRender 148
Gravity 203
Splatting 151
136% 167 fps
Poor: 108%
This bench: 149%
Great: 132%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$139
88GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B6QCXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing below expectations (34th percentile)
244% Outstanding
Read 2,259
Write 1,389
Mixed 1,533
382% 1,727 MB/s
4K Read 46.2
4K Write 153
4K Mixed 37.3
199% 78.9 MB/s
DQ Read 51.8
DQ Write 420
DQ Mixed 37.7
88% 170 MB/s
Poor: 159%
This bench: 244%
Great: 353%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3000 C16 4x8GB
4 of 8 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 3000 MHz clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
125% Outstanding
MC Read 48.5
MC Write 55
MC Mixed 42.1
139% 48.5 GB/s
SC Read 16.4
SC Write 24.1
SC Mixed 23.8
61% 21.4 GB/s
Latency 50.8
79% 50.8 ns
Poor: 63%
This bench: 125%
Great: 104%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical X99S XPOWER GAMING TITANIUM/USB3 (MS-7A21) Builds (Compare 4 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 87%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 78%
Battleship

Motherboard: MSI X99S XPOWER GAMING TITANIUM/USB3 (MS-7A21)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 97% - Outstanding Total price: $646
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