MSI Z270 MPOWER GAMING TITANIUM (MS-7A57)

Performance Results


Gaming 84% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 72% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 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 93%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	84.4% 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	226% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

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System	MSI MS-7A57
Motherboard	MSI Z270 MPOWER GAMING TITANIUM (MS-7A57) (all builds)
Memory	18.3 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180630
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 04 '18 at 10:35
Run Duration	314 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700-$167 256,717 User benchmarks, average bench 76% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	93% Outstanding	Memory 94.5 1-Core 133 2-Core 263 92% 164 Pts	4-Core 493 8-Core 724 76% 609 Pts	64-Core 713 44% 713 Pts
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 93% Great: 84%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560 214,030 User benchmarks, average bench 79% MSI(1462 3236) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1531 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 391.24 Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	84.4% Excellent	Lighting 109 Reflection 113 Parallax 101 89% 108 fps	MRender 95.3 Gravity 102 Splatting 82.4 75% 93.1 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 84.4% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$250 40,327 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 108GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 720 776 715 659 626 587 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	226% Outstanding	Read 2,063 Write 878 Mixed 672 SusWrite 680 236% 1,073 MB/s	4K Read 50.1 4K Write 163 4K Mixed 58.6 237% 90.6 MB/s	DQ Read 1,048 DQ Write 313 DQ Mixed 376 357% 579 MB/s
Poor: 131% ↑ This bench: 226% Great: 243%
PNY CS1311 480GB-$31 13,149 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 114GB free Firmware: CS131122 SusWrite @10s intervals: 380 414 179 176 178 177 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 511 Write 475 Mixed 364 SusWrite 250 90% 400 MB/s	4K Read 34.2 4K Write 100 4K Mixed 43.1 160% 59.2 MB/s	DQ Read 369 DQ Write 336 DQ Mixed 200 192% 301 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 101%
Samsung 850 PRO 512GB 25 User benchmarks, average bench 114% 302GB free Firmware: R0327B0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 373 390 419 429 431 419 MB/s Relative performance n/a - drive id incomplete or inconclusive		Read 507 Write 409 Mixed 365 SusWrite 410 95% 423 MB/s	4K Read 13.6 4K Write 74 4K Mixed 20 85% 35.9 MB/s	DQ Read 145 DQ Write 325 DQ Mixed 29.7 81% 167 MB/s
Poor: 88% Great: 136%
Samsung 850 Pro 512GB-$190 68,849 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 51GB free Firmware: EXM04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 370 397 431 368 330 314 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	Read 506 Write 462 Mixed 374 SusWrite 368 96% 428 MB/s	4K Read 36.7 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 50.7 178% 65 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 353 267% 358 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 124%
Samsung PM981 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB 80,540 User benchmarks, average bench 217% 297GB free Firmware: 4L2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1791 895 589 588 601 605 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	293% Outstanding	Read 2,341 Write 1,788 Mixed 1,308 SusWrite 845 350% 1,570 MB/s	4K Read 66.5 4K Write 177 4K Mixed 91.5 312% 112 MB/s	DQ Read 1,204 DQ Write 1,068 DQ Mixed 1,116 842% 1,130 MB/s
Poor: 130% ↑ This bench: 293% Great: 296%
EMC LIFELINE-DISK 1.5TB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 19% 590GB free Firmware: 1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 36 34 36 38 36 37 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	20.9% Poor	Read 52 Write 35.8 Mixed 55.5 SusWrite 36.1 10% 44.8 MB/s	4K Read 16.5 4K Write 10.9 4K Mixed 14.3 49% 13.9 MB/s	DQ Read 37.4 DQ Write 25.5 DQ Mixed 29 22% 30.6 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 20.9% Great: 21%
Hitachi HDS723020BLA642 2TB 50 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 1TB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 139 116 135 130 130 132 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	52.6% Above average	Read 119 Write 121 Mixed 66.8 SusWrite 130 148% 109 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.8 106% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 52.6% Great: 58%
Crucial_ CT275MX300SSD1 275GB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 159% 249GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 139 116 136 130 130 132 MB/s Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	152% Outstanding	Read 269 Write 147 Mixed 209 SusWrite 131 240% 189 MB/s	4K Read 17.4 4K Write 26 4K Mixed 18.8 1,588% 20.7 MB/s	DQ Read 18.6 DQ Write 38 DQ Mixed 18.3 1,984% 25 MB/s
Poor: 148% ↑ This bench: 152% Great: 186%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown BLS8G4D240FSA.16FARG 859B BLS8G4D240FSE.16FBD 859B BLS8G4D240FSE.16FBD 24GB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2738, 2738, 2738 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	91.6% Outstanding	MC Read 33.1 MC Write 35 MC Mixed 29 92% 32.4 GB/s	SC Read 20.2 SC Write 37.6 SC Mixed 27.8 82% 28.5 GB/s	Latency 58.6 68% 58.6 ns
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 91.6% Great: 92%

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Typical Z270 MPOWER GAMING TITANIUM (MS-7A57) Builds (Compare 173 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 105%

UFO

Desktop 90%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 89%

Aircraft carrier

Motherboard: MSI Z270 MPOWER GAMING TITANIUM (MS-7A57)

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	117x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	13x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	11x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	36x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	28x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	12x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	11x
960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsung $139Bench 266%, 63,520 samples	9x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	7x

RAM
TEAMGROUP-UD4-3000 2x8GBUnknownBench 82%, 74,390 samples	11x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	8x
HyperX 2400 C15 2x8GBKingstonBench 76%, 122,822 samples	6x

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Total price: $815

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	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