MSI X370 XPOWER GAMING TITANIUM (MS-7A31)

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (92nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 8 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 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 85.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	176% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A31
Motherboard	MSI X370 XPOWER GAMING TITANIUM (MS-7A31) (all builds)
Memory	13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit väriä, 2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit väriä
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170802
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 01 '17 at 09:18
Run Duration	86 Seconds
Run User	FIN-User
Background CPU	13%

PC Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 7 1700-$195 144,475 User benchmarks, average bench 69% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.9 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	85.6% Excellent	Memory 81.6 1-Core 120 2-Core 241 82% 147 Pts	4-Core 480 8-Core 940 84% 710 Pts	64-Core 1,314 81% 1,314 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 85.6% Great: 81%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk SD8SN8U1T001122 1TB 1,266 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 827GB free Firmware: X4120000 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 1004 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 194 (A5) Unknown 100 100 3342371 (A6) Unknown 100 100 0 (A7) Unknown 100 100 40 (A8) Unknown 100 100 1 (A9) Unknown 100 100 1127 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 0 (AE) Unknown 100 100 120 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 59 61 261994512425 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 42949672970 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (E9) Unknown 100 100 549 (EA) Unknown 100 100 689 (F1) Unknown 253 253 658 (F2) Unknown 253 253 839 (F4) Unknown 0 100 0	97.9% Outstanding	Read 510 Write 490 Mixed 462 109% 487 MB/s	4K Read 33.4 4K Write 78.8 4K Mixed 25.7 125% 46 MB/s	DQ Read 241 DQ Write 226 DQ Mixed 60 93% 176 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 97.9% Great: 101%
Samsung SM951 AHCI PCIe M.2 128GB-$110 2,093 User benchmarks, average bench 165% 75GB free (System drive) Firmware: BXW2500Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 1918 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 331 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 98 98 40 (AE) Unknown 99 99 75 (B2) Unknown 100 100 0 (B4) Unknown 100 100 431 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 57 33 43 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (E9) Unknown 99 99 5184 (F1) Unknown 99 99 1738 (F2) Unknown 99 99 1733	176% Outstanding	Read 1,804 Write 624 Mixed 908 243% 1,112 MB/s	4K Read 43.3 4K Write 115 4K Mixed 43.3 182% 67.2 MB/s	DQ Read 268 DQ Write 229 DQ Mixed 125 128% 207 MB/s
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 176% Great: 188%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Dominator DDR4 2666 C15 2x8GB 1,548 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 2933 MHz clocked @ 1467 MHz Performing below potential (97^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	96.6% Outstanding	MC Read 38.4 MC Write 34.6 MC Mixed 32.2 100% 35.1 GB/s	SC Read 23.1 SC Write 38.6 SC Mixed 24.7 82% 28.8 GB/s	Latency 77.6 52% 77.6 ns
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 96.6% Great: 94%

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Gaming 94%

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Desktop 83%

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Workstation 92%

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

CPU
Ryzen 7 1800XAMD $60Bench 72%, 30,050 samples	72x
Ryzen 7 1700XAMD $225Bench 71%, 66,470 samples	41x
Ryzen 7 2700XAMD $210Bench 76%, 159,077 samples	23x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	43x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 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 $115Bench 102%, 141,929 samples	11x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $94Bench 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 $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	10x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $63Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	9x

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Value: 74% - Very good

Total price: $961

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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