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 (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 99.9%, 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	29 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.5 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170207
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 21 '17 at 00:38
Run Duration	434 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing above expectations (76^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 4.75 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	99.9% Outstanding	Memory 96.9 1-Core 158 2-Core 314 104% 189 Pts	4-Core 553 8-Core 876 88% 714 Pts	64-Core 872 54% 872 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 99.9% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia Titan X Pascal-$286 8,692 User benchmarks, average bench 121% Nvidia(10DE 119A) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 2702 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 381.65 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 108% Great: 132%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 750 Series NVMe PCIe 400GB-$550 8,641 User benchmarks, average bench 186% 308GB free (System drive) Firmware: 0171 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	215% Outstanding	Read 2,032 Write 946 Mixed 1,289 313% 1,423 MB/s	4K Read 43.8 4K Write 247 4K Mixed 33 239% 108 MB/s	DQ Read 45.4 DQ Write 283 DQ Mixed 248 166% 192 MB/s
Poor: 123% ↑ This bench: 215% Great: 230%
Samsung SM951 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$69 12,601 User benchmarks, average bench 205% 134GB free Firmware: 300Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	246% Outstanding	Read 2,018 Write 1,275 Mixed 1,453 350% 1,582 MB/s	4K Read 54 4K Write 182 4K Mixed 38.9 228% 91.5 MB/s	DQ Read 566 DQ Write 356 DQ Mixed 253 245% 392 MB/s
Poor: 136% ↑ This bench: 246% Great: 262%
Seagate Expansion Desk 5TB 11,776 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 2.5TB free Firmware: 9401 Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	65.6% Good	Read 136 Write 91.7 Mixed 79.1 76% 102 MB/s	4K Read 0.94 4K Write 4.01 4K Mixed 0.46 164% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 65.6% Great: 87%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$40 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 1.5TB free Firmware: MX4OABB0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 140 140 69 (03) Spinup time 141 141 21491286302 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 1492 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 124 124 33 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 3569 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1488 (C0) Power-off retract count 99 99 1508 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 99 99 1508 (C2) HDA temperature 206 206 158914379805 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0	102% Outstanding	Read 181 Write 176 Mixed 181 135% 179 MB/s	4K Read 1.16 4K Write 1.91 4K Mixed 0.19 105% 1.09 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 108%
BUFFALO External HDD 1TB 583 User benchmarks, average bench 19% 604GB free, PID 0105 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	21.5% Poor	Read 39.4 Write 41.8 Mixed 39.5 52% 40.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.62 4K Write 2.13 4K Mixed 0.49 91% 1.08 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 21.5% Great: 23%
SanDisk Cruzer Edge 16GB 6,219 User benchmarks, average bench 10% 12GB free, PID 556b Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	7.37% Terrible	Read 21.6 Write 3.51 Mixed 8.51 11% 11.2 MB/s	4K Read 6.38 4K Write 0.64 4K Mixed 1.39 93% 2.8 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 7.37% Great: 13%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMK32GX4M4B3000C15 029E CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 029E CMK32GX4M4B3000C15 029E CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 32GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 114% 3467, 3467, 3467, 3467 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	114% Outstanding	MC Read 40.6 MC Write 43.9 MC Mixed 36.2 115% 40.2 GB/s	SC Read 24.7 SC Write 50 SC Mixed 34.6 104% 36.4 GB/s	Latency 50.7 79% 50.7 ns
Poor: 114% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 114%

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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