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 way 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. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	231% 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	29.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170704
Uptime	2 Days
Run Date	Aug 17 '17 at 01:08
Run Duration	443 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing way 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 i7-7700K-$242 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.85 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 97.2 1-Core 160 2-Core 319 105% 192 Pts	4-Core 559 8-Core 886 89% 723 Pts	64-Core 885 55% 885 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 101% 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: 2113 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 385.28 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 108% Great: 132%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung SM951 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$69 12,601 User benchmarks, average bench 205% 370GB free Firmware: BXW7300Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	265% Outstanding	Read 2,043 Write 1,527 Mixed 1,608 383% 1,726 MB/s	4K Read 53.7 4K Write 178 4K Mixed 63 256% 98.2 MB/s	DQ Read 136 DQ Write 428 DQ Mixed 285 217% 283 MB/s
Poor: 136% ↑ This bench: 265% Great: 262%
Intel 750 Series NVMe PCIe 400GB-$550 8,641 User benchmarks, average bench 186% 304GB free (System drive) Firmware: 8EV10171 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	231% Outstanding	Read 2,067 Write 948 Mixed 1,295 316% 1,437 MB/s	4K Read 44.3 4K Write 247 4K Mixed 46.4 257% 112 MB/s	DQ Read 45.1 DQ Write 603 DQ Mixed 253 217% 300 MB/s
Poor: 123% ↑ This bench: 231% Great: 230%
Seagate Expansion Desk 5TB 11,776 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 2.5TB free Firmware: 9401 Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	65.7% Good	Read 135 Write 92.5 Mixed 92.7 80% 107 MB/s	4K Read 1.22 4K Write 4.41 4K Mixed 0.37 174% 2 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 65.7% Great: 87%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$40 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 1TB free Firmware: MX4OABB0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 139 139 71 (03) Spinup time 125 125 25789661487 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 1677 (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 4141 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1640 (C0) Power-off retract count 99 99 1694 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 99 99 1694 (C2) HDA temperature 193 193 158914379807 (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	104% Outstanding	Read 192 Write 172 Mixed 164 132% 176 MB/s	4K Read 0.91 4K Write 2.03 4K Mixed 0.19 97% 1.04 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 108%
BUFFALO External HDD 1TB 583 User benchmarks, average bench 19% 604GB free, PID 0105 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	20.6% Poor	Read 39 Write 36.6 Mixed 28.4 44% 34.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.58 4K Write 2.22 4K Mixed 0.49 94% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 20.6% Great: 23%
SanDisk Cruzer Edge 16GB 6,219 User benchmarks, average bench 10% 15GB free, PID 556b Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	10.7% Very poor	Read 21.8 Write 3.31 Mixed 5.43 9% 10.2 MB/s	4K Read 5.86 4K Write 1.77 4K Mixed 1.15 121% 2.93 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 10.7% Great: 13%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GB 734 User benchmarks, average bench 99% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	114% Outstanding	MC Read 40.2 MC Write 44 MC Mixed 36.3 115% 40.2 GB/s	SC Read 24.7 SC Write 50.8 SC Mixed 34.8 105% 36.8 GB/s	Latency 49.7 80% 49.7 ns
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 132%

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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