MSI X99A XPOWER GAMING TITANIUM (MS-7A21)

Performance Results


Gaming 78% Battleship	Desktop 90% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 70% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (39th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 61 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.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: 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 89.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	84.8% 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 Drive	57.5% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (41%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7A21
Motherboard	MSI X99A XPOWER GAMING TITANIUM (MS-7A21) (all builds)
Memory	8.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit 色彩
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160923
Uptime	1.8 Days
Run Date	Jun 05 '17 at 14:34
Run Duration	283 Seconds
Run User	TWN-User
Background CPU	41%

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PC Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6850K-$115 29,279 User benchmarks, average bench 84% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 3.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	89.3% Excellent	Memory 93.3 1-Core 119 2-Core 246 86% 153 Pts	4-Core 460 8-Core 738 73% 599 Pts	64-Core 889 55% 889 Pts
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 89.3% Great: 93%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% MSI(1462 330E) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 382.33 Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	84.8% Excellent	Lighting 109 Reflection 110 Parallax 93.4 89% 104 fps	MRender 92.3 Gravity 94.8 Splatting 95.8 77% 94.3 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 84.8% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 530 Series 120GB-$79 15,015 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 59GB free (System drive) Firmware: DC22 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 63617055597167 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 253 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AE) Unknown 100 100 43 (B7) Unknown 100 100 10 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 41 48 55837720617 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 43 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (E1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 484025 (E2) Load-in time 100 100 65535 (E3) Torque amplification count 100 100 45 (E4) Power-off retract count 100 100 65535 (E8) Unknown 100 100 0 (E9) Unknown 60 60 0 (F1) Unknown 100 100 484025 (F2) Unknown 100 100 404781 (F9) Unknown 100 100 128008	57.5% Above average	Read 494 Write 110 Mixed 196 58% 267 MB/s	4K Read 22 4K Write 65.9 4K Mixed 15.9 88% 34.6 MB/s	DQ Read 101 DQ Write 125 DQ Mixed 38.3 50% 88.1 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 57.5% Great: 79%
WD Red Pro 6TB (2015)-$239 995 User benchmarks, average bench 100% 2.5TB free Firmware: 83.H0A83 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 139 139 96 (03) Spinup time 143 143 42976870902 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 31 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 128 128 18 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 2523 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 19 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 123 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 123 (C2) HDA temperature 122 122 219044642865 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0	101% Outstanding	Read 176 Write 175 Mixed 163 129% 171 MB/s	4K Read 0.76 4K Write 3.78 4K Mixed 0.48 155% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 122%
WD Red 6TB (2014)-$105 11,340 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 1.5TB free Firmware: 82.00A82 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 197 197 9116 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 69 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 91 91 7167 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 253 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 253 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 51 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 30 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 1272 (C2) HDA temperature 112 108 40 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 253 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 100 253 0	53.9% Above average	Read 95.3 Write 92.4 Mixed 104 74% 97.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.62 4K Write 2.16 4K Mixed 0.21 89% 0.99 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 53.9% Great: 99%
WD Red 3TB (2012)-$50 68,726 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 297GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (60^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 183 179 5850 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 687 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 66 65 25501 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 234 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 139 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 547 (C2) HDA temperature 109 96 41 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 253 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 192 14 (C8) Write error rate 100 253 0	71.9% Very good	Read 149 Write 101 Mixed 90.7 85% 114 MB/s	4K Read 0.35 4K Write 1.27 4K Mixed 0.14 54% 0.59 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 71.9% Great: 88%
WD Red 3TB (2012)-$50 68,726 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 171GB free Firmware: 82.00A82 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 182 178 5900 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 85 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 84 84 11740 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 253 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 253 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 53 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 28 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 197 197 9750 (C2) HDA temperature 109 105 41 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 253 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 100 253 0	63.7% Good	Read 110 Write 112 Mixed 104 82% 108 MB/s	4K Read 0.81 4K Write 2.48 4K Mixed 0.19 101% 1.16 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 63.7% Great: 88%
WD Red 6TB (2014)-$105 11,340 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 156GB free Firmware: 82.00A82 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 199 192 9025 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 137 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 82 82 13301 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 116 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 90 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 197 197 9465 (C2) HDA temperature 111 100 41 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 253 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 199 101 (C8) Write error rate 100 253 0	51.3% Above average	Read 75.6 Write 103 Mixed 121 76% 99.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 2.08 4K Mixed 0.16 73% 0.88 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 51.3% Great: 99%
WD Red 3TB (2012)-$50 68,726 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 107GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (20^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 182 178 5875 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 351 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 53 53 34427 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 295 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 158 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 192 (C2) HDA temperature 113 102 37 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 253 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 100 253 0	53.7% Above average	Read 90.4 Write 96.5 Mixed 95.4 71% 94.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.55 4K Write 1.72 4K Mixed 0.12 68% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 53.7% Great: 88%
WD Red 3TB (2012)-$50 68,726 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 49GB free Firmware: 82.00A82 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 183 181 5808 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 85 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 91 90 7195 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 253 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 253 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 50 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 25 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 197 197 11797 (C2) HDA temperature 111 104 39 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 253 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 100 253 0	46.3% Average	Read 86.1 Write 74.9 Mixed 75.4 59% 78.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.57 4K Write 1.78 4K Mixed 0.2 79% 0.85 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 46.3% Great: 88%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLE8G4D30AEEA.K16FE 2x8GB 1,650 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 8 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 3000 MHz clocked @ 3001 MHz Performing below potential (33^rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	78.7% Very good	MC Read 32.4 MC Write 29.5 MC Mixed 26 84% 29.3 GB/s	SC Read 12.6 SC Write 17.9 SC Mixed 18.5 47% 16.3 GB/s	Latency 61.4 65% 61.4 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 78.7% Great: 107%

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Desktop 81%

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Workstation 72%

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

CPU
Core i7-5820KIntel $130Bench 77%, 101,694 samples	24x
Core i7-6850KIntel $115Bench 84%, 29,279 samples	24x
Core i7-6800KIntel $78Bench 81%, 50,196 samples	23x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	20x
RTX 3060Nvidia $270Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	9x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	9x

SSD
MX300 SATA M.2 275GBCrucial $42Bench 80%, 16,792 samples	6x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $168Bench 416%, 138,083 samples	4x
WDBRPG0010BNC-WRSN 1TBBench 285%, 20,671 samples	4x

RAM
Aegis DDR4 2400 C15 4x4GBG.SKILLBench 79%, 1,332 samples	5x
Ripjaws 4 DDR4 2133 C15 8x4GBG.SKILLBench 104%, 24 samples	4x
HyperX DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GBKingstonBench 89%, 6,294 samples	4x

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Value: 66% - Good

Total price: $571

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16