MSI X370 XPOWER GAMING TITANIUM (MS-7A31)

Performance Results


Gaming 56% Gunboat	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 55% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 99.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	48.6% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	258% 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	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.

Run History

System	Micro-Star MS-7A31
Motherboard	MSI X370 XPOWER GAMING TITANIUM (MS-7A31) (all builds)
Memory	13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	5120 x 2880 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200624
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 08 '21 at 05:34
Run Duration	110 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X-$205 635,419 User benchmarks, average bench 86% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	99.4% Outstanding	Memory 87.6 1-Core 149 2-Core 299 97% 179 Pts	4-Core 596 8-Core 1,033 99% 814 Pts	64-Core 1,504 93% 1,504 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 99.4% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 480-$75 261,163 User benchmarks, average bench 46% XFX(1682 9480) CLim: 1338 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 21.5.1 Performing below potential (75^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	48.6% Average	Lighting 60.3 Reflection 61.5 Parallax 85.3 49% 69 fps	MRender 63.9 Gravity 67.9 Splatting 47.1 48% 59.6 fps
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 48.6% Great: 53%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung SM951 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$69 12,601 User benchmarks, average bench 205% 437GB free (System drive) Firmware: BXW7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1241 1274 1256 1207 1166 1501 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	258% Outstanding	Read 1,657 Write 1,486 Mixed 1,043 SusWrite 1,274 306% 1,365 MB/s	4K Read 52.3 4K Write 173 4K Mixed 70.8 262% 98.7 MB/s	DQ Read 1,096 DQ Write 400 DQ Mixed 594 480% 697 MB/s
Poor: 136% ↑ This bench: 258% Great: 262%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Flare X DDR4 3200 C14 2x8GB-$73 54,616 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	91% Outstanding	MC Read 32.9 MC Write 27 MC Mixed 35.5 91% 31.8 GB/s	SC Read 28.7 SC Write 27 SC Mixed 38.9 90% 31.5 GB/s	Latency 69.9 57% 69.9 ns
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 91% Great: 129%

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Typical X370 XPOWER GAMING TITANIUM (MS-7A31) Builds (Compare 277 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 94%

Nuclear submarine

Desktop 83%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 92%

Nuclear submarine

Motherboard: MSI X370 XPOWER GAMING TITANIUM (MS-7A31) - $300

CPU
Ryzen 7 1800XAMD $60Bench 72%, 30,050 samples	72x
Ryzen 7 1700XAMD $211Bench 71%, 66,470 samples	41x
Ryzen 7 1700AMD $195Bench 69%, 144,475 samples	23x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	43x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	20x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	13x

SSD
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	11x
850 Pro 256GBSamsung $125Bench 102%, 141,929 samples	11x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	8x

RAM
Flare X DDR4 3200 C14 2x8GBG.SKILL $73Bench 98%, 54,616 samples	14x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	10x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	9x

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Value: 74% - Very good

Total price: $961

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16