MSI Z270 XPOWER GAMING TITANIUM (MS-7A58)

Performance Results


Gaming 87% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 75% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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 94.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	86.1% 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	336% 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	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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.

Very high background CPU (40%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A58
Motherboard	MSI Z270 XPOWER GAMING TITANIUM (MS-7A58) (all builds)
Memory	58.6 GB free of 64 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colori,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161207
Uptime	4.7 Days
Run Date	Mar 13 '19 at 11:27
Run Duration	298 Seconds
Run User	ITA-User
Background CPU	40%

PC Performing as expected (56^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-$235 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	94.3% Outstanding	Memory 95.9 1-Core 144 2-Core 281 96% 173 Pts	4-Core 499 8-Core 731 77% 615 Pts	64-Core 779 48% 779 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 94.3% Great: 92%

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: 1531 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 391.35 Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	86.1% Excellent	Lighting 110 Reflection 110 Parallax 103 90% 108 fps	MRender 95 Gravity 101 Splatting 94.3 79% 96.8 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 86.1% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$690 3,492 User benchmarks, average bench 271% 1TB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B6Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1153 1682 1739 1790 1797 1758 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	336% Outstanding	Read 2,500 Write 1,901 Mixed 915 SusWrite 1,653 389% 1,742 MB/s	4K Read 53.6 4K Write 186 4K Mixed 76.6 278% 105 MB/s	DQ Read 944 DQ Write 1,270 DQ Mixed 843 711% 1,019 MB/s
Poor: 162% ↑ This bench: 336% Great: 354%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 1TB 17,176 User benchmarks, average bench 242% 945GB free Firmware: 1.0. SusWrite @10s intervals: 2275 2289 2293 2295 2296 2289 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	401% Outstanding	Read 3,035 Write 2,353 Mixed 1,064 SusWrite 2,289 488% 2,185 MB/s	4K Read 54 4K Write 144 4K Mixed 68.5 246% 88.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1300 DQ Write 1,586 DQ Mixed 1,244 993% 1,377 MB/s
Poor: 115% ↑ This bench: 401% Great: 372%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 20TB 49 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 11.5TB free Firmware: 1.0. SusWrite @10s intervals: 368 405 410 415 412 408 MB/s Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	54% Above average	Read 442 Write 406 Mixed 86.3 SusWrite 403 75% 335 MB/s	4K Read 17.1 4K Write 9.9 4K Mixed 3.5 36% 10.2 MB/s	DQ Read 65.9 DQ Write 12.2 DQ Mixed 3.1 12% 27.1 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 54% Great: 62%
WD My Book 111D 2TB 219 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 2TB free, PID 111d Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 40 39 44 45 45 44 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	16.3% Very poor	Read 38.8 Write 40 Mixed 21.7 SusWrite 42.7 48% 35.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.4 30% 0.5 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 16.3% Great: 21%
WD My Book 1230 3TB 7,778 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 2.5TB free, PID 1230 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 14 14 14 14 14 16 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	14% Very poor	Read 40 Write 40.7 Mixed 36.7 SusWrite 14.4 44% 32.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 84% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 14% Great: 59%
WD My Book 1230 3TB 7,778 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 3TB free, PID 1230 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 15 14 15 14 14 14 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	16.3% Very poor	Read 41 Write 41.2 Mixed 36 SusWrite 14.4 44% 33.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.9 111% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 16.3% Great: 59%
WD My Book 1230 3TB 7,778 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 2.5TB free, PID 1230 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 14 14 14 14 14 14 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	15.1% Very poor	Read 39.5 Write 41.2 Mixed 35.2 SusWrite 14.2 43% 32.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 101% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 15.1% Great: 59%
Lexar JumpDrive S25 USB 3.0 32GB-$13 3,792 User benchmarks, average bench 21% 28GB free, PID a838 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 26 25 25 26 25 26 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	13.3% Very poor	Read 35 Write 12.8 Mixed 22 SusWrite 25.6 30% 23.9 MB/s	4K Read 3.3 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 1 67% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 13.3% Great: 33%
Intenso M2M 1TB 70 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 452GB free, PID 0701 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 86 86 86 86 86 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	33.9% Below average	Read 87.2 Write 56 Mixed 53 SusWrite 84.4 92% 70.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.9 63% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 33.9% Great: 39%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3000 C15 4x16GB 524 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	98.8% Outstanding	MC Read 36 MC Write 37 MC Mixed 31.3 99% 34.8 GB/s	SC Read 22.3 SC Write 40.2 SC Mixed 31.5 90% 31.3 GB/s	Latency 54.2 74% 54.2 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 98.8% Great: 125%

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Typical Z270 XPOWER GAMING TITANIUM (MS-7A58) Builds (Compare 296 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 105%

UFO

Desktop 90%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 90%

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

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $235Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	212x
Core i7-6700KIntel $170Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	26x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	20x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	51x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	43x
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 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 $48Bench 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: 69% - Good

Total price: $862

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $159	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $109	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16