MSI Z270 XPOWER GAMING TITANIUM (MS-7A58)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 102%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 100%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 89%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 95.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics103% 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 Drive98.7% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
SystemMSI MS-7A58
MotherboardMSI Z270 XPOWER GAMING TITANIUM (MS-7A58)  (all builds)
Memory12.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170207
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 31 '17 at 18:46
Run Duration138 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU3%
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 PC Performing above expectations (61st percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$230
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
95.5% Outstanding
Memory 97.1
1-Core 151
2-Core 290
99% 179 Pts
4-Core 505
8-Core 802
80% 654 Pts
64-Core 846
52% 846 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 95.5%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
EVGA(3842 6181) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2138 MHz, MLim: 2627 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 388.71
Performing below potential (61st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
103% Outstanding
Lighting 132
Reflection 144
Parallax 127
108% 134 fps
MRender 110
Gravity 134
Splatting 110
96% 118 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 103%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 500GB-$150
290GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXT0CB6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (37th percentile)
98.7% Outstanding
Read 507
Write 351
Mixed 356
90% 405 MB/s
4K Read 44.9
4K Write 79
4K Mixed 29.5
148% 51.1 MB/s
DQ Read 363
DQ Write 235
DQ Mixed 99.3
128% 232 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 98.7%
Great: 126%
Crucial BX100 500GB-$49
77GB free
Firmware: MU01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (22nd percentile)
83.2% Excellent
Read 379
Write 381
Mixed 379
85% 380 MB/s
4K Read 25.7
4K Write 77.7
4K Mixed 29.1
117% 44.2 MB/s
DQ Read 210
DQ Write 196
DQ Mixed 72.9
90% 159 MB/s
Poor: 67%
This bench: 83.2%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$40
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
106% Outstanding
MC Read 38.4
MC Write 41.2
MC Mixed 32.7
107% 37.4 GB/s
SC Read 20.5
SC Write 43
SC Mixed 33
92% 32.2 GB/s
Latency 50
80% 50 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 106%
Great: 110%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical Z270 XPOWER GAMING TITANIUM (MS-7A58) Builds (Compare 294 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 105%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 90%
Aircraft carrier

Motherboard: MSI Z270 XPOWER GAMING TITANIUM (MS-7A58)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 69% - Good Total price: $852
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