MSI Z270 XPOWER GAMING TITANIUM (MS-7A58)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall 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.
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 87.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	94.4% 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.
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 (85%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A58
Motherboard	MSI Z270 XPOWER GAMING TITANIUM (MS-7A58) (all builds)
Memory	12.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180129
Uptime	0.5 Days
Run Date	Jul 17 '18 at 10:44
Run Duration	168 Seconds
Run User	JPN-User
Background CPU	85%

PC Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700K-$230 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	87.8% Excellent	Memory 93.9 1-Core 139 2-Core 270 93% 168 Pts	4-Core 440 8-Core 638 67% 539 Pts	64-Core 766 47% 766 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 87.8% Great: 92%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Transcend SSD220 240GB-$35 12,548 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 169GB free (System drive) Firmware: P1025F8 SusWrite @10s intervals: 349 352 355 355 358 359 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	94.4% Outstanding	Read 384 Write 368 Mixed 310 SusWrite 354 80% 354 MB/s	4K Read 25.8 4K Write 99.7 4K Mixed 40 143% 55.2 MB/s	DQ Read 253 DQ Write 339 DQ Mixed 254 203% 282 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 94.4% Great: 93%
Seagate ST9250610NS 250GB 200 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 146GB free Firmware: FTA7 SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 92 94 94 93 92 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	51.2% Above average	Read 84.8 Write 92.5 Mixed 55.2 SusWrite 93.2 60% 81.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 1 183% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 51.2% Great: 62%
Hitachi HCS5C1050CLA382 500GB 1,578 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 174GB free Firmware: JC2OA39D SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 72 75 76 75 75 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	43.9% Average	Read 78 Write 64 Mixed 40.5 SusWrite 75 47% 64.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.6 106% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 43.9% Great: 63%
WD Blue 160GB (2007)-$22 56,540 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 125GB free Firmware: 58.01D58 SusWrite @10s intervals: 65 62 61 62 62 63 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	38% Below average	Read 69.3 Write 64 Mixed 50.3 SusWrite 62.6 46% 61.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.8 143% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 38% Great: 59%
WDC WD64 00BPVT-16HXZT2 640GB 186GB free, PID 2329 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 34 33 33 34 33 33 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	17.2% Very poor	Read 34 Write 32.5 Mixed 25.3 SusWrite 33.3 42% 31.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.6 76% 0.87 MB/s

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Transcend TS1GLH64V1H 2x8GB 400 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	95.8% Outstanding	MC Read 35 MC Write 37.5 MC Mixed 30.3 98% 34.3 GB/s	SC Read 20.1 SC Write 38.8 SC Mixed 26.8 82% 28.6 GB/s	Latency 59.9 67% 59.9 ns
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 95.8% Great: 79%

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Gaming 105%

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Desktop 90%

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Workstation 90%

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Motherboard: MSI Z270 XPOWER GAMING TITANIUM (MS-7A58)

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	210x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	26x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	20x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	50x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	43x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	20x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	14x
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 213%, 165,668 samples	13x
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GBSamsung $45Bench 199%, 240,629 samples	11x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	13x
Vengeance LED DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $161Bench 85%, 35,811 samples	8x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	6x

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Value: 69% - Good

Total price: $852

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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