MSI X99A XPOWER GAMING TITANIUM (MS-7A21)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 101%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 91%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 88.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics110% 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 Drive114% 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.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMSI MS-7A21
MotherboardMSI X99A XPOWER GAMING TITANIUM (MS-7A21)  (all builds)
Memory12.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160923
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 17 '22 at 20:38
Run Duration222 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%
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 PC Performing above expectations (85th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6800K-$103
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
88.8% Excellent
Memory 93.2
1-Core 116
2-Core 238
84% 149 Pts
4-Core 454
8-Core 743
73% 598 Pts
64-Core 903
56% 903 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 88.8%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 456.71
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
110% Outstanding
Lighting 143
Reflection 148
Parallax 137
116% 143 fps
MRender 116
Gravity 146
Splatting 124
105% 129 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 110%
Great: 110%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$130
899GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 439 464 460 456 444 446 MB/s
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
114% Outstanding
Read 463
Write 455
Mixed 389
SusWrite 452
99% 440 MB/s
4K Read 38.1
4K Write 92.2
4K Mixed 47.8
168% 59.4 MB/s
DQ Read 378
DQ Write 334
DQ Mixed 355
267% 356 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 114%
Great: 133%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x4GB-$408
4 of 8 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
115% Outstanding
MC Read 41.4
MC Write 53.4
MC Mixed 40.5
129% 45.1 GB/s
SC Read 14.6
SC Write 20.9
SC Mixed 20.9
54% 18.8 GB/s
Latency 61.7
65% 61.7 ns
Poor: 69%
This bench: 115%
Great: 115%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical X99A XPOWER GAMING TITANIUM (MS-7A21) Builds (Compare 106 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 81%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 72%
Battleship

Motherboard: MSI X99A XPOWER GAMING TITANIUM (MS-7A21)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 66% - Good Total price: $571
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