MSI Z270 XPOWER GAMING TITANIUM (MS-7A58)

Performance Results


Gaming 23% Surfboard	Desktop 90% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 21% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 83.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	19.4% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	59.9% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

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System	MSI MS-7A58
Motherboard	MSI Z270 XPOWER GAMING TITANIUM (MS-7A58) (all builds)
Memory	10.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180129
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Nov 12 '19 at 20:21
Run Duration	180 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing as expected (55^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	83.9% Excellent	Memory 92.2 1-Core 130 2-Core 242 88% 155 Pts	4-Core 408 8-Core 594 63% 501 Pts	64-Core 603 37% 603 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 83.9% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 460-$90 64,240 User benchmarks, average bench 20% XFX(1682 9460) CLim: 1220 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 19.11.1 Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	19.4% Very poor	Lighting 20.6 Reflection 31.3 Parallax 30.8 17% 27.5 fps	MRender 29.3 Gravity 26.2 Splatting 33.4 25% 29.7 fps
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 19.4% Great: 22%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 120GB-$29 166,392 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 27GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFK71E0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 25 38 97 9.4 48 12 MB/s Performing below potential (47^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	59.9% Above average	Read 266 Write 113 Mixed 215 SusWrite 38.2 35% 158 MB/s	4K Read 28.9 4K Write 87.7 4K Mixed 25.4 123% 47.3 MB/s	DQ Read 163 DQ Write 303 DQ Mixed 136 131% 201 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 59.9% Great: 85%
Samsung MZNTY128HDHP-000L1 128GB 1,655 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 119GB free Firmware: MAT23L0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 224 132 128 129 127 128 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	95.7% Outstanding	Read 495 Write 469 Mixed 346 SusWrite 145 81% 364 MB/s	4K Read 27.1 4K Write 132 4K Mixed 43.2 166% 67.3 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 288 236% 337 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 95.7% Great: 104%
Samsung MZNTY128HDHP-000L1 128GB 1,655 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 119GB free Firmware: MAT23L0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 221 130 126 125 125 126 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	94.6% Outstanding	Read 496 Write 466 Mixed 359 SusWrite 142 82% 366 MB/s	4K Read 26.7 4K Write 130 4K Mixed 42.3 163% 66.3 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 291 237% 338 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 94.6% Great: 104%
Samsung MZNTY128HDHP-000L1 128GB 1,655 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 119GB free Firmware: MAT23L0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 212 132 127 126 126 125 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	77.6% Very good	Read 368 Write 387 Mixed 306 SusWrite 141 67% 301 MB/s	4K Read 26.6 4K Write 98.6 4K Mixed 39.6 143% 54.9 MB/s	DQ Read 220 DQ Write 229 DQ Mixed 231 172% 227 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 77.6% Great: 104%
WD Red 8TB (2017)-$231 4,534 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 123GB free Firmware: 83.H0A83 SusWrite @10s intervals: 62 60 56 64 61 60 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	53.5% Above average	Read 126 Write 91.8 Mixed 71.5 SusWrite 60.4 64% 87.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 3.4 4K Mixed 1 195% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 53.5% Great: 110%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX2133C14D4/4G KHX2400C15D4/4G KHX2133C14D4/4G KHX2400C15D4/4G 16GB 479 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 2424, 2424, 2424, 2424 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	76.6% Very good	MC Read 26.8 MC Write 30.8 MC Mixed 25.1 79% 27.6 GB/s	SC Read 16.3 SC Write 26.9 SC Mixed 18.2 58% 20.5 GB/s	Latency 63.7 63% 63.7 ns
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 76.6% Great: 92%

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Gaming 105%

UFO

Desktop 90%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 90%

Aircraft carrier

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

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 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 $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 $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: 69% - Good

Total price: $852

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $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