MSI X99A MPOWER (MS-7885)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 80%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 74%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 85.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics87.7% 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 Drive63.7% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.
High background CPU (21%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemMSI MS-7885
MotherboardMSI X99A MPOWER (MS-7885)  (all builds)
Memory18.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160715
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateJun 25 '17 at 21:24
Run Duration152 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 21%

 PC Performing above expectations (67th 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 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
85.9% Excellent
Memory 93.6
1-Core 117
2-Core 227
84% 146 Pts
4-Core 421
8-Core 704
68% 563 Pts
64-Core 1002
62% 1002 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 85.9%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560
EVGA(3842 1996) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1581 MHz, MLim: 1777 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 382.33
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
87.7% Excellent
Lighting 112
Reflection 117
Parallax 106
92% 112 fps
MRender 96.7
Gravity 103
Splatting 95.2
80% 98.3 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 87.7%
Great: 87%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial BX200 960GB-$80
552GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MU02.6 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
63.7% Good
Read 471
Write 231
Mixed 270
71% 324 MB/s
4K Read 25.2
4K Write 39.3
4K Mixed 18.7
83% 27.8 MB/s
DQ Read 210
DQ Write 50.7
DQ Mixed 12.8
40% 91.1 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 63.7%
Great: 100%
Samsung 850 Evo 120GB-$80
110GB free
Firmware: EMT01B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
104% Outstanding
Read 512
Write 408
Mixed 417
99% 446 MB/s
4K Read 38.9
4K Write 76.5
4K Mixed 40.5
151% 52 MB/s
DQ Read 309
DQ Write 244
DQ Mixed 107
126% 220 MB/s
Poor: 64%
This bench: 104%
Great: 115%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50
1TB free
Firmware: CC25 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
93.7% Outstanding
Read 167
Write 160
Mixed 153
120% 160 MB/s
4K Read 0.75
4K Write 1.59
4K Mixed 0.21
84% 0.85 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 93.7%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB
4 of 8 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
112% Outstanding
MC Read 39
MC Write 53.2
MC Mixed 38.8
125% 43.7 GB/s
SC Read 13.2
SC Write 21.7
SC Mixed 19.7
52% 18.2 GB/s
Latency 60.7
66% 60.7 ns
Poor: 60%
This bench: 112%
Great: 116%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical X99A MPOWER (MS-7885) Builds (Compare 83 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 123%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 83%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 108%
UFO

Motherboard: MSI X99A MPOWER (MS-7885)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 79% - Very good Total price: $629
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