MSI Z270 XPOWER GAMING TITANIUM (MS-7A58)

Performance Results


Gaming 100% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 86% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 94.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	102% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.

System	MSI MS-7A58
Motherboard	MSI Z270 XPOWER GAMING TITANIUM (MS-7A58) (all builds)
Memory	9.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180129
Uptime	6.2 Days
Run Date	Jun 09 '19 at 01:20
Run Duration	206 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	6%

PC Performing above expectations (74^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-$242 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.45 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	94.8% Outstanding	Memory 97.3 1-Core 146 2-Core 292 99% 178 Pts	4-Core 497 8-Core 773 78% 635 Pts	64-Core 790 49% 790 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 94.8% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX Vega-64-$400 91,676 User benchmarks, average bench 87% Sapphire(1DA2 E37F) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1630 MHz, MLim: 1000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.4.1 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Lighting 126 Reflection 92.7 Parallax 207 102% 142 fps	MRender 92 Gravity 144 Splatting 132 102% 123 fps
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 94%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 512GB-$210 68,849 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 348GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVM01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 400 484 479 486 486 483 MB/s Relative performance n/a - drive id incomplete or inconclusive		Read 515 Write 488 Mixed 448 SusWrite 470 108% 480 MB/s	4K Read 45.2 4K Write 129 4K Mixed 62.9 217% 79 MB/s	DQ Read 281 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 298 229% 308 MB/s
Poor: 71% Great: 124%
WDC WDS500G2B0A-00SM50 500GB 97,462 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 299GB free Firmware: 401000WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 378 419 420 422 424 418 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	118% Outstanding	Read 509 Write 484 Mixed 418 SusWrite 414 103% 456 MB/s	4K Read 43 4K Write 120 4K Mixed 55.9 200% 72.9 MB/s	DQ Read 164 DQ Write 327 DQ Mixed 263 195% 251 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 111%
HGST Deskstar NAS 4TB-$60 7,986 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 322GB free Firmware: MJAOA5E0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 97 124 119 111 62 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	74.5% Very good	Read 154 Write 159 Mixed 63.8 SusWrite 106 88% 120 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.4 135% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 74.5% Great: 92%
HGST Deskstar NAS 5TB-$231 660 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 504GB free Firmware: APGNT517 SusWrite @10s intervals: 162 167 163 172 161 173 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	93.6% Outstanding	Read 160 Write 160 Mixed 74.2 SusWrite 166 102% 140 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 3.7 4K Mixed 0.3 139% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 93.6% Great: 110%
WD WD80EMAZ-00WJTA0 8TB 5,351 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 3TB free Firmware: 83.H0A83 SusWrite @10s intervals: 158 154 158 161 157 158 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	96.2% Outstanding	Read 176 Write 184 Mixed 102 SusWrite 158 114% 155 MB/s	4K Read 2.2 4K Write 4.7 4K Mixed 1.1 301% 2.67 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 96.2% Great: 105%
Hitachi HDN728080ALE604 8TB 1,150 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 520GB free Firmware: A4GNW91X SusWrite @10s intervals: 167 166 170 176 171 168 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 181 Write 169 Mixed 72.8 SusWrite 170 108% 148 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 6.2 4K Mixed 0.6 223% 2.6 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 110%
WD Red 4TB (2013)-$110 55,507 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 351GB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 166 163 170 166 166 156 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	78.1% Very good	Read 108 Write 88.7 Mixed 79.2 SusWrite 164 81% 110 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1 199% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 78.1% Great: 100%
Hitachi HUH721010ALE600 10TB 447 User benchmarks, average bench 107% 2.5TB free Firmware: LHGNT21D SusWrite @10s intervals: 189 187 189 183 188 190 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	99.3% Outstanding	Read 157 Write 163 Mixed 95.7 SusWrite 188 111% 151 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 6.1 4K Mixed 1.3 312% 2.9 MB/s
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 99.3% Great: 135%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43 606,405 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	93.3% Outstanding	MC Read 35.8 MC Write 36.1 MC Mixed 25.6 93% 32.5 GB/s	SC Read 21.3 SC Write 36.9 SC Mixed 29.5 84% 29.2 GB/s	Latency 49.2 81% 49.2 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 93.3% Great: 104%

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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 $242Bench 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 $109Bench 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 $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	6x

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Value: 68% - Good

Total price: $879

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