MSI Z270 XPOWER GAMING TITANIUM (MS-7A58)

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (91st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 9 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 95.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	341% 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.

System	MSI MS-7A58
Motherboard	MSI Z270 XPOWER GAMING TITANIUM (MS-7A58) (all builds)
Memory	61.2 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170704
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Aug 14 '18 at 02:59
Run Duration	320 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing way above expectations (91^st 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-$230 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	95.6% Outstanding	Memory 96.8 1-Core 150 2-Core 302 101% 183 Pts	4-Core 508 8-Core 889 84% 699 Pts	64-Core 889 55% 889 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 95.6% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% EVGA(3842 6393) CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2760 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 391.35 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 277 Reflection 201 Parallax 212 226% 230 fps	Gravity 173 Splatting 131 132% 152 fps
Poor: 109% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 EVO 500GB 56 User benchmarks, average bench 264% 334GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B6QCXP7 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1160 1680 1708 1749 1744 1730 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	341% Outstanding	Read 2,450 Write 1,871 Mixed 886 SusWrite 1,629 381% 1,709 MB/s	4K Read 52.9 4K Write 186 4K Mixed 76 276% 105 MB/s	DQ Read 1,322 DQ Write 1,325 DQ Mixed 1,144 909% 1,264 MB/s
Poor: 215% ↑ This bench: 341% Great: 325%
Samsung 960 PRO 512GB 15 User benchmarks, average bench 218% 462GB free Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1892 852 610 609 610 610 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	264% Outstanding	Read 2,000 Write 1,798 Mixed 769 SusWrite 864 302% 1,358 MB/s	4K Read 43.9 4K Write 190 4K Mixed 63.7 249% 99.2 MB/s	DQ Read 1,034 DQ Write 1,459 DQ Mixed 968 810% 1,154 MB/s
Poor: 137% ↑ This bench: 264% Great: 264%
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 224GB free Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1363 304 302 300 303 305 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	243% Outstanding	Read 2,066 Write 1,499 Mixed 662 SusWrite 479 260% 1,176 MB/s	4K Read 46.6 4K Write 190 4K Mixed 66.5 256% 101 MB/s	DQ Read 1,098 DQ Write 1,293 DQ Mixed 720 675% 1,037 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 243% Great: 236%
Corsair Neutron GTX 240GB-$503 3,421 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 126GB free Firmware: M306 SusWrite @10s intervals: 322 421 424 430 429 429 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 488 Write 423 Mixed 337 SusWrite 409 93% 414 MB/s	4K Read 29.1 4K Write 123 4K Mixed 37.5 157% 63.1 MB/s	DQ Read 355 DQ Write 322 DQ Mixed 253 213% 310 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 100%
Corsair Force 3 120GB-$109 22,358 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 81GB free Firmware: 1.3.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 98 90 94 91 97 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	63.5% Good	Read 149 Write 122 Mixed 137 SusWrite 94.8 28% 126 MB/s	4K Read 30.2 4K Write 114 4K Mixed 36 152% 60 MB/s	DQ Read 142 DQ Write 112 DQ Mixed 114 89% 123 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 63.5% Great: 61%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$62 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 163 169 169 171 170 171 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	94.7% Outstanding	Read 162 Write 130 Mixed 81.7 SusWrite 169 99% 136 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 94.7% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F4-3200C16-16GTZ 029E CMD32GX4M2C3200C16 04CD F4-3200C16-16GTZ 029E CMD32GX4M2C3200C16 64GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 100% 3200, 3200, 3200, 3200 MHz 16384, 16384, 16384, 16384 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	98.9% Outstanding	MC Read 34.5 MC Write 37.8 MC Mixed 30.8 98% 34.4 GB/s	SC Read 23.5 SC Write 41.6 SC Mixed 33 93% 32.7 GB/s	Latency 51.2 78% 51.2 ns
Poor: 99% ↑ This bench: 98.9% Great: 102%

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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 $195Bench 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 $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	13x
Vengeance LED DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $161Bench 85%, 35,811 samples	8x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	6x

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Value: 69% - Good

Total price: $854

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $289	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 $39	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) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16