MSI Z270 MPOWER GAMING TITANIUM (MS-7A57)

Performance Results


Gaming 88% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 74% Battleship


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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 95%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	89.8% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	226% 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	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	MSI MS-7A57
Motherboard	MSI Z270 MPOWER GAMING TITANIUM (MS-7A57) (all builds)
Memory	18.4 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180630
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Nov 28 '18 at 16:19
Run Duration	278 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

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 i7-7700-$167 256,717 User benchmarks, average bench 76% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	95% Outstanding	Memory 94.4 1-Core 134 2-Core 239 89% 156 Pts	4-Core 518 8-Core 728 78% 623 Pts	64-Core 726 45% 726 Pts
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 95% Great: 84%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560 214,030 User benchmarks, average bench 79% MSI(1462 3232) CLim: 1611 MHz, MLim: 1952 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 417.1 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	89.8% Excellent	Lighting 115 Reflection 123 Parallax 110 94% 116 fps	MRender 105 Gravity 111 Splatting 90 82% 102 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 89.8% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$250 40,327 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 101GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 684 768 721 677 624 577 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	226% Outstanding	Read 2,083 Write 901 Mixed 720 SusWrite 675 241% 1,095 MB/s	4K Read 49.7 4K Write 162 4K Mixed 58.2 236% 90 MB/s	DQ Read 1,053 DQ Write 307 DQ Mixed 379 358% 580 MB/s
Poor: 131% ↑ This bench: 226% Great: 243%
PNY CS1311 480GB-$31 13,149 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 114GB free Firmware: CS131122 SusWrite @10s intervals: 304 392 235 176 176 176 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	99.9% Outstanding	Read 503 Write 459 Mixed 376 SusWrite 243 89% 395 MB/s	4K Read 34.2 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 43.1 160% 59.4 MB/s	DQ Read 368 DQ Write 336 DQ Mixed 201 192% 302 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 99.9% Great: 101%
Samsung 850 PRO 512GB 25 User benchmarks, average bench 114% 222GB free Firmware: R0327B0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 300 371 414 346 117 115 MB/s Relative performance n/a - drive id incomplete or inconclusive		Read 504 Write 398 Mixed 364 SusWrite 277 86% 386 MB/s	4K Read 12.6 4K Write 62.1 4K Mixed 16.7 73% 30.5 MB/s	DQ Read 225 DQ Write 328 DQ Mixed 32.4 93% 195 MB/s
Poor: 88% Great: 136%
Samsung 850 Pro 512GB-$210 68,849 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 46GB free Firmware: EXM04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 301 376 434 456 439 300 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	Read 501 Write 453 Mixed 381 SusWrite 384 97% 430 MB/s	4K Read 37.3 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 49.7 178% 65.1 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 354 267% 358 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 124%
Samsung PM981 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB 80,540 User benchmarks, average bench 217% 297GB free Firmware: 4L2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1661 966 587 587 600 603 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	290% Outstanding	Read 2252 Write 1,686 Mixed 1,294 SusWrite 834 338% 1,516 MB/s	4K Read 67.5 4K Write 178 4K Mixed 91.8 314% 112 MB/s	DQ Read 1,235 DQ Write 1,068 DQ Mixed 1128 852% 1,144 MB/s
Poor: 130% ↑ This bench: 290% Great: 296%
Hitachi HDS723020BLA642 2TB 50 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 911GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 93 101 107 122 111 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	47% Average	Read 114 Write 124 Mixed 71 SusWrite 109 141% 104 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 106% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 47% Great: 58%
Crucial_ CT275MX300SSD1 275GB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 159% 249GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 94 101 107 122 111 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile)	147% Outstanding	Read 272 Write 149 Mixed 156 SusWrite 109 212% 172 MB/s	4K Read 15.6 4K Write 26 4K Mixed 16.1 1,490% 19.2 MB/s	DQ Read 16.3 DQ Write 38.5 DQ Mixed 17.4 1,962% 24.1 MB/s
Poor: 148% ↑ This bench: 147% Great: 186%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown BLS8G4D240FSA.16FARG 859B BLS8G4D240FSE.16FBD 859B BLS8G4D240FSE.16FBD 24GB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2738, 2738, 2738 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing below potential (14^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	71.5% Very good	MC Read 26.2 MC Write 26.4 MC Mixed 21 70% 24.5 GB/s	SC Read 18.1 SC Write 28.1 SC Mixed 23.6 66% 23.3 GB/s	Latency 58.8 68% 58.8 ns
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 71.5% Great: 92%

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Typical Z270 MPOWER GAMING TITANIUM (MS-7A57) Builds (Compare 173 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 105%

UFO

Desktop 90%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 89%

Aircraft carrier

Motherboard: MSI Z270 MPOWER GAMING TITANIUM (MS-7A57)

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $241Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	117x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	13x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	11x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	36x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	28x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	12x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	11x
960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsung $139Bench 266%, 63,520 samples	9x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	7x

RAM
TEAMGROUP-UD4-3000 2x8GBUnknownBench 82%, 74,390 samples	11x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	8x
HyperX 2400 C15 2x8GBKingstonBench 76%, 122,822 samples	6x

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Value: 63% - Good

Total price: $826

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 $179	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