MSI Z270 XPOWER GAMING TITANIUM (MS-7A58)

Performance Results


Gaming 108% UFO	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 94% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (34th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 66 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 85.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	126% 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.
Boot Drive	84.1% 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	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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A58
Motherboard	MSI Z270 XPOWER GAMING TITANIUM (MS-7A58) (all builds)
Memory	24.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kleuren
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170704
Uptime	7.6 Days
Run Date	Jun 02 '19 at 08:45
Run Duration	254 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	15%

PC Performing below expectations (34^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 as expected (54^th percentile)	85.9% Excellent	Memory 88.3 1-Core 139 2-Core 261 91% 163 Pts	4-Core 449 8-Core 734 72% 592 Pts	64-Core 749 46% 749 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 85.9% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Gigabyte(1458 374C) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1949 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 430.64 Performing below potential (64^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	126% Outstanding	Lighting 173 Reflection 194 Parallax 190 141% 186 fps	MRender 124 Gravity 175 Splatting 124 114% 141 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 126% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 EVO M.2 500GB 35,237 User benchmarks, average bench 101% 343GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT22B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 294 300 295 304 290 304 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	84.1% Excellent	Read 493 Write 291 Mixed 287 SusWrite 298 76% 342 MB/s	4K Read 30.3 4K Write 98.2 4K Mixed 17 120% 48.5 MB/s	DQ Read 231 DQ Write 296 DQ Mixed 232 184% 253 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 84.1% Great: 126%
Samsung 860 EVO M.2 500GB 35,237 User benchmarks, average bench 101% 466GB free Firmware: RVT22B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 300 300 305 324 308 310 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	88.1% Excellent	Read 262 Write 359 Mixed 284 SusWrite 308 69% 303 MB/s	4K Read 32.1 4K Write 82.9 4K Mixed 48.4 155% 54.5 MB/s	DQ Read 238 DQ Write 223 DQ Mixed 236 176% 232 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 88.1% Great: 126%
WD Black 500GB (2008)-$95 28,095 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 420GB free Firmware: 01.03B01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 110 107 108 105 110 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	61.8% Good	Read 107 Write 103 Mixed 79.2 SusWrite 108 73% 99.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.9 172% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 61.8% Great: 69%
Seagate IronWolf 8TB (2016)-$176 904 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 6.5TB free Firmware: SC61 SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 72 72 61 67 80 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	52% Above average	Read 110 Write 88.2 Mixed 38.5 SusWrite 71.2 56% 77 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.6 129% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 52% Great: 106%
Seagate ST14000VN0008-2JG101 14TB 9 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 7TB free Firmware: SC60 SusWrite @10s intervals: 178 175 188 193 185 175 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 2% Great: 104%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 2TB 3,591 User benchmarks, average bench 36% 173GB free, PID b207 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 44 44 45 47 45 46 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	17.5% Very poor	Read 43.8 Write 43.2 Mixed 24.8 SusWrite 45.2 53% 39.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.2 22% 0.3 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 17.5% Great: 51%
HP Photosmart 5510 0GB 0GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 2.4 2.5 2.4 2.5 2.4 2.5 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	2.75% Terrible	Read 7.7 Write 2.2 Mixed 4.2 SusWrite 2.4 5% 4.12 MB/s	4K Read 2.1 4K Write 0.2 4K Mixed 0.3 25% 0.87 MB/s

TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 750GB 1,494 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 161GB free, PID a006 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 34 41 41 28 8 4.9 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	17.4% Very poor	Read 41.5 Write 19.7 Mixed 22.3 SusWrite 26.2 34% 27.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.6 83% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 17.4% Great: 42%

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 @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (20^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	71.5% Very good	MC Read 25.8 MC Write 27.9 MC Mixed 23 73% 25.6 GB/s	SC Read 16 SC Write 23.8 SC Mixed 20.3 57% 20 GB/s	Latency 69.2 58% 69.2 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 71.5% 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 $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 $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