MSI X99S XPOWER AC (MS-7881)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 44%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 39%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 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 82.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics48.2% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
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-7881
MotherboardMSI X99S XPOWER AC (MS-7881)  (all builds)
Memory9.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150320
Uptime15.4 Days
Run DateDec 28 '19 at 23:26
Run Duration122 Seconds
Run User SWE-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing as expected (43rd 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 2.95 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
82.5% Excellent
Memory 92.2
1-Core 100
2-Core 189
75% 127 Pts
4-Core 393
8-Core 593
61% 493 Pts
64-Core 797
49% 797 Pts
Poor: 68%
This bench: 82.5%
Great: 88%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560
CLim: 1493 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 441.41
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
48.2% Average
Lighting 43.3
Reflection 108
Parallax 107
35% 86.1 fps
MRender 90.6
Gravity 93.6
Splatting 85.4
73% 89.9 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 48.2%
Great: 87%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 2TB
411GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.0.
SusWrite @10s intervals: 63 55 59 64 69 68 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
66.6% Good
Read 168
Write 166
Mixed 83.8
SusWrite 62.9
88% 120 MB/s
4K Read 2.3
4K Write 3.7
4K Mixed 1.6
342% 2.53 MB/s
Poor: 67%
This bench: 66.6%
Great: 234%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 2TB
773GB free
Firmware: 1.0.
SusWrite @10s intervals: 56 64 59 62 71 67 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
56.9% Above average
Read 134
Write 134
Mixed 66.5
SusWrite 63.3
73% 99.4 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 3.3
4K Mixed 0.9
215% 1.83 MB/s
Poor: 67%
This bench: 56.9%
Great: 212%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3000 C15 4x4GB
4 of 8 slots used
16GB DIMM 3000 MHz clocked @ 2134 MHz
Performing below potential (68th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
96.9% Outstanding
MC Read 37.5
MC Write 39.8
MC Mixed 34.5
106% 37.3 GB/s
SC Read 14.1
SC Write 18.7
SC Mixed 19.2
50% 17.3 GB/s
Latency 63.7
63% 63.7 ns
Poor: 68%
This bench: 96.9%
Great: 117%

 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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