MSI X370 XPOWER GAMING TITANIUM (MS-7A31)

Performance Results


Gaming 29% Raft	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 28% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (42nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 58 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 81.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	31.6% 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	180% 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

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Micro-Star MS-7A31
Motherboard	MSI X370 XPOWER GAMING TITANIUM (MS-7A31) (all builds)
Memory	12.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190701
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 10 '21 at 13:10
Run Duration	165 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	8%

PC Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X-$210 294,959 User benchmarks, average bench 84% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	81.9% Excellent	Memory 68.1 1-Core 152 2-Core 298 91% 173 Pts	4-Core 513 8-Core 877 84% 695 Pts	64-Core 1,051 65% 1,051 Pts
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 81.9% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% Asus(1043 8561) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 471.41 Performing below potential (46^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	31.6% Below average	Lighting 40 Reflection 44.3 Parallax 42.8 33% 42.4 fps	MRender 35.9 Gravity 38.4 Splatting 34.6 30% 36.3 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 31.6% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB (2019)-$44 14,978 User benchmarks, average bench 201% 93GB free (System drive) Firmware: 102000WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 622 440 440 442 415 402 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	180% Outstanding	Read 1750 Write 1,493 Mixed 1,348 SusWrite 460 282% 1,263 MB/s	4K Read 49.2 4K Write 78.8 4K Mixed 52.5 184% 60.2 MB/s	DQ Read 851 DQ Write 260 DQ Mixed 432 351% 514 MB/s
Poor: 143% ↑ This bench: 180% Great: 238%
WD Green 240GB (2018)-$33 156,194 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 73GB free Firmware: UF400400 SusWrite @10s intervals: 295 149 146 144 147 148 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	56.6% Above average	Read 451 Write 371 Mixed 312 SusWrite 172 73% 327 MB/s	4K Read 23.2 4K Write 39.7 4K Mixed 16.5 77% 26.5 MB/s	DQ Read 116 DQ Write 109 DQ Mixed 34.9 47% 86.5 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 56.6% Great: 55%
OCZ Trion 100 120GB-$60 4,424 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 112GB free Firmware: SAFM11.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 133 71 76 72 71 77 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	72.4% Very good	Read 437 Write 320 Mixed 346 SusWrite 83.2 66% 296 MB/s	4K Read 29.2 4K Write 64.3 4K Mixed 33.5 121% 42.3 MB/s	DQ Read 352 DQ Write 208 DQ Mixed 168 155% 243 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 72.4% Great: 76%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 2TB 268 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 1TB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 37 18 16 14 16 17 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	36.2% Below average	Read 107 Write 107 Mixed 26.4 SusWrite 19.8 47% 65 MB/s	4K Read 0.2 4K Write 0.2 4K Mixed 0.2 34% 0.2 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 36.2% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMWX8GD3200C16W2E 2x8GB 846 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 1067 MHz Performing below potential (0^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	40.3% Average	MC Read 14.3 MC Write 13.2 MC Mixed 13.1 39% 13.5 GB/s	SC Read 14.9 SC Write 14.5 SC Mixed 14.6 42% 14.7 GB/s	Latency 106 38% 106 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 40.3% Great: 108%

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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