MSI X99S XPOWER AC (MS-7881)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 94%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 83%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 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 85.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics105% 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 Drive85.5% 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.
Memory28GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 28GB 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-7881
MotherboardMSI X99S XPOWER AC (MS-7881)  (all builds)
Memory23.4 GB free of 28 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150116
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateApr 24 '17 at 07:51
Run Duration174 Seconds
Run User FRA-User
Background CPU4%
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 PC Performing as expected (50th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-5930K-$70
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.25 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
85.3% Excellent
Memory 91.3
1-Core 108
2-Core 212
79% 137 Pts
4-Core 427
8-Core 675
68% 551 Pts
64-Core 848
52% 848 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 85.3%
Great: 91%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 381.65
Performing below potential (79th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
105% Outstanding
Lighting 137
Reflection 142
Parallax 138
112% 139 fps
MRender 115
Gravity 135
Splatting 109
97% 120 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 105%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 SATA M.2 1TB-$65
850GB free
Firmware: M0CR031 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
70.5% Very good
Read 475
Write 318
Mixed 339
84% 377 MB/s
4K Read 22
4K Write 39.4
4K Mixed 22.3
83% 27.9 MB/s
DQ Read 165
DQ Write 136
DQ Mixed 45.1
62% 115 MB/s
Poor: 68%
This bench: 70.5%
Great: 104%
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$130
395GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT01B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
85.5% Excellent
Read 510
Write 406
Mixed 424
99% 447 MB/s
4K Read 31.1
4K Write 51.8
4K Mixed 27.2
110% 36.7 MB/s
DQ Read 156
DQ Write 161
DQ Mixed 64.4
74% 127 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 85.5%
Great: 133%
Seagate Barracuda Pro 6TB (2016)-$149
3TB free
Firmware: DN02 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 23% Great: 118%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$63
191GB free
Firmware: CC27 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (26th percentile)
77.6% Very good
Read 137
Write 134
Mixed 133
101% 134 MB/s
4K Read 0.81
4K Write 1.47
4K Mixed 0.31
96% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 77.6%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 7x4GB
7 of 8 slots used
28GB DIMM clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
102% Outstanding
MC Read 39.2
MC Write 41.5
MC Mixed 38.1
113% 39.6 GB/s
SC Read 14.7
SC Write 19.6
SC Mixed 20.3
52% 18.2 GB/s
Latency 65.3
61% 65.3 ns
Poor: 16%
This bench: 102%
Great: 102%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical X99S XPOWER AC (MS-7881) Builds (Compare 58 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 100%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 88%
Aircraft carrier

Motherboard: MSI X99S XPOWER AC (MS-7881) - $406

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 68% - Good Total price: $1,021
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