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 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.
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 91.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	215% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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.

System	MSI MS-7A58
Motherboard	MSI Z270 XPOWER GAMING TITANIUM (MS-7A58) (all builds)
Memory	27 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit cores,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170704
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 06 '18 at 21:57
Run Duration	167 Seconds
Run User	BRA-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing as expected (43^rd 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 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	91.3% Outstanding	Memory 96.5 1-Core 137 2-Core 278 95% 171 Pts	4-Core 464 8-Core 800 76% 632 Pts	64-Core 790 49% 790 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 91.3% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX Titan X-$615 15,621 User benchmarks, average bench 75% EVGA(3842 2990) CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 388.13 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 68% Great: 83%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$150 38,097 User benchmarks, average bench 241% 844GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1322 1200 1192 1193 1198 1189 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	215% Outstanding	Read 1,350 Write 1,440 Mixed 736 SusWrite 1,216 267% 1,185 MB/s	4K Read 43.2 4K Write 136 4K Mixed 51.8 204% 77.1 MB/s	DQ Read 785 DQ Write 307 DQ Mixed 406 337% 499 MB/s
Poor: 157% ↑ This bench: 215% Great: 302%
WD Red 4TB (2013)-$110 55,507 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 381GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 88 90 89 87 88 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	47.5% Average	Read 77.2 Write 78.7 Mixed 62.8 SusWrite 88.1 57% 76.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.8 155% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 47.5% Great: 100%
Seagate Barracuda Pro 10TB (2016)-$138 396 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 7TB free Firmware: SC60 SusWrite @10s intervals: 225 230 227 229 231 227 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 47% Great: 111%
Seagate ST33000651AS 3TB-$229 5,029 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC44 SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 100 101 102 101 101 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	49.6% Average	Read 71.7 Write 80.3 Mixed 60 SusWrite 101 58% 78.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 1.1 199% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 49.6% Great: 86%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 1.5TB-$88 40,945 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 426GB free Firmware: CC1H SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 81 83 83 83 84 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	52.1% Above average	Read 98.7 Write 99.3 Mixed 54.2 SusWrite 82.8 61% 83.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.9 163% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 52.1% Great: 70%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GB 76,101 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	99.4% Outstanding	MC Read 36.7 MC Write 37.8 MC Mixed 30.3 100% 34.9 GB/s	SC Read 21.2 SC Write 42.5 SC Mixed 30.7 90% 31.5 GB/s	Latency 52.4 76% 52.4 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 99.4% Great: 106%

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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 $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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) $35	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