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

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 146%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 104%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 148%
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.
Graphics143% 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 Drive272% 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.
Run History
SystemMSI MS-7A21
MotherboardMSI X99S XPOWER GAMING TITANIUM/USB3 (MS-7A21)  (all builds)
Memory27.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160926
Uptime1.2 Days
Run DateAug 19 '17 at 02:54
Run Duration118 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU3%

 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 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
102% Outstanding
Memory 96.2
1-Core 146
2-Core 283
97% 175 Pts
4-Core 575
8-Core 1,128
101% 852 Pts
64-Core 1515
94% 1515 Pts
Poor: 76%
This bench: 102%
Great: 98%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia Titan X Pascal-$286
CLim: 2113 MHz, MLim: 2840 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 382.5
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
143% Outstanding
Lighting 202
Reflection 211
Parallax 196
164% 203 fps
MRender 144
Gravity 197
Splatting 146
132% 162 fps
Poor: 108%
This bench: 143%
Great: 132%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel Raid 5 Volume 480GB
430GB free
Firmware: 1.0.
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
90.2% Outstanding
Read 1,207
Write 235
Mixed 365
130% 602 MB/s
4K Read 22.7
4K Write 16.5
4K Mixed 13.4
60% 17.5 MB/s
DQ Read 306
DQ Write 124
DQ Mixed 54.4
83% 162 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 90.2%
Great: 123%
Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$139
309GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B6QCXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
272% Outstanding
Read 2,045
Write 1,733
Mixed 1,593
398% 1,791 MB/s
4K Read 44.8
4K Write 140
4K Mixed 68.4
230% 84.5 MB/s
DQ Read 271
DQ Write 293
DQ Mixed 151
150% 238 MB/s
Poor: 159%
This bench: 272%
Great: 353%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3000 C16 4x8GB
4 of 8 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
121% Outstanding
MC Read 48.4
MC Write 51.7
MC Mixed 40.5
134% 46.9 GB/s
SC Read 14.5
SC Write 24.1
SC Mixed 21.9
58% 20.2 GB/s
Latency 53.3
75% 53.3 ns
Poor: 63%
This bench: 121%
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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