MSI Z270 XPOWER GAMING TITANIUM (MS-7A58)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU, SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 70.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

12 months ago, 11 months ago, 11 months ago, 11 months ago, 11 months ago.

System	MSI MS-7A58
Motherboard	MSI Z270 XPOWER GAMING TITANIUM (MS-7A58) (all builds)
Memory	58.6 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1600 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161207
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 12 '23 at 22:29
Run Duration	150 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing as expected (43^rd 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-$249 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	70.2% Very good	Memory 83.1 1-Core 131 2-Core 85.3 67% 99.9 Pts	4-Core 310 8-Core 447 47% 378 Pts	64-Core 659 41% 659 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 70.2% Great: 92%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$150 38,097 User benchmarks, average bench 241% 27GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,500 Write 1,433 Mixed 799 276% 1,244 MB/s	4K Read 37.2 4K Write 99.9 4K Mixed 52.7 177% 63.3 MB/s	DQ Read 949 DQ Write 669 DQ Mixed 811 605% 810 MB/s
Poor: 157% Great: 302%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 1TB 4,498 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 130GB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 94 97 93 92 80 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	53.6% Above average	Read 92.8 Write 126 Mixed 70.4 SusWrite 93.9 70% 95.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.5 120% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 53.6% Great: 110%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 4TB 10,285 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 154 158 160 147 153 148 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	86.8% Excellent	Read 149 Write 150 Mixed 69.7 SusWrite 153 95% 131 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.7 140% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 86.8% Great: 110%
Seagate BUP Slim BK 1TB 18,390 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 931GB free Firmware: 0304 SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 95 118 121 120 120 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	67.9% Good	Read 121 Write 94.5 Mixed 63.1 SusWrite 115 72% 98.4 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 194% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 67.9% Great: 63%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3466 C16 4x16GB 50 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	72.2% Very good	MC Read 25.3 MC Write 28.1 MC Mixed 23.4 73% 25.6 GB/s	SC Read 17.4 SC Write 27.5 SC Mixed 21.1 63% 22 GB/s	Latency 75.1 53% 75.1 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 72.2% Great: 172%

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Desktop 90%

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Workstation 90%

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

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $249Bench 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 $85Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	14x
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $140Bench 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: $867

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $170	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	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) $29	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