MSI X99A XPOWER GAMING TITANIUM (MS-7A21)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 74%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 67%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (21st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 79 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.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 71.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics96.9% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive145% 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7A21
MotherboardMSI X99A XPOWER GAMING TITANIUM (MS-7A21)  (all builds)
Memory23.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160719
Uptime0.6 Days
Run DateSep 28 '22 at 11:15
Run Duration245 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 20%

 PC Performing below expectations (21st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-5820K-$130
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (17th percentile)
71.4% Very good
Memory 79
1-Core 93.8
2-Core 180
68% 118 Pts
4-Core 344
8-Core 559
55% 452 Pts
64-Core 754
47% 754 Pts
Poor: 68%
This bench: 71.4%
Great: 88%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-$255
CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 512.15
Performing below potential (23rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
96.9% Outstanding
Lighting 126
Reflection 112
Parallax 119
102% 119 fps
MRender 137
Gravity 100
Splatting 87.1
86% 108 fps
Poor: 90%
This bench: 96.9%
Great: 106%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Corsair Force NVMe PCIe M.2 960GB
208GB free (System drive)
Firmware: ECFM12.2 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 788 634 756 737 634 719 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
145% Outstanding
Read 1,151
Write 1837
Mixed 1,342
SusWrite 711
285% 1,260 MB/s
4K Read 29.8
4K Write 54.6
4K Mixed 40.8
126% 41.7 MB/s
DQ Read 412
DQ Write 288
DQ Mixed 364
268% 355 MB/s
Poor: 150%
This bench: 145%
Great: 298%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 10.5TB
3TB free
Firmware: 0.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 25 31 29 27 47 27 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (13th percentile)
20.1% Poor
Read 38.7
Write 101
Mixed 19.5
SusWrite 30.9
34% 47.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.1
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.1
54% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 20%
This bench: 20.1%
Great: 80%
WD Red 8TB (2016)-$180
920GB free
Firmware: 83.H0A83
SusWrite @10s intervals: 9.6 5.5 12 17 12 26 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 51% Great: 97%
Kindle Internal Storage 1GB
1GB free, PID 0004
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete
Read 10
Mixed 11.2
12% 10.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.2
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 1.2
103% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 2% Great: 8%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB
4 of 8 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (50th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
93.5% Outstanding
MC Read 36.1
MC Write 39.7
MC Mixed 34.1
105% 36.6 GB/s
SC Read 12.2
SC Write 14.2
SC Mixed 20.2
44% 15.5 GB/s
Latency 82.4
49% 82.4 ns
Poor: 67%
This bench: 93.5%
Great: 119%

 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: 90% - Excellent Total price: $416
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