MSI Z170A XPOWER GAMING TITANIUM EDITION

Performance Results


Gaming 53% Yacht	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 43% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	59.6% 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	300% 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 (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7968
Motherboard	MSI Z170A XPOWER GAMING TITANIUM EDITION (all builds)
Memory	12.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kleuren
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180626
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 09 '18 at 22:09
Run Duration	255 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	16%

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PC Performing as expected (57^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6600K-$81 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	78.5% Very good	Memory 77.4 1-Core 116 2-Core 232 78% 142 Pts	4-Core 460 8-Core 459 62% 459 Pts	64-Core 419 26% 419 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 78.5% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% MSI(1462 3283) CLim: 1949 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 388.13 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	59.6% Above average	Lighting 75 Reflection 74.6 Parallax 64.8 61% 71.5 fps	MRender 71 Gravity 69 Splatting 67.8 57% 69.3 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 59.6% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 692GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1305 1761 1623 1167 1172 1169 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	300% Outstanding	Read 2,425 Write 2,198 Mixed 1517 SusWrite 1366 420% 1,877 MB/s	4K Read 57.9 4K Write 131 4K Mixed 57.8 231% 82.3 MB/s	DQ Read 1,240 DQ Write 1005 DQ Mixed 1,060 810% 1,102 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 300% Great: 372%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 232GB free Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 454 459 458 459 459 459 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	120% Outstanding	Read 490 Write 459 Mixed 378 SusWrite 458 100% 446 MB/s	4K Read 41.5 4K Write 88.5 4K Mixed 54.9 180% 61.6 MB/s	DQ Read 369 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 360 269% 357 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 134%
SanDisk SSD 128GB-$84 8,513 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 34GB free Firmware: 2.0.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 268 226 207 179 156 126 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	44.6% Average	Read 436 Write 318 Mixed 106 SusWrite 194 58% 263 MB/s	4K Read 18.6 4K Write 11.4 4K Mixed 10.8 48% 13.6 MB/s	DQ Read 33 DQ Write 10.5 DQ Mixed 13 12% 18.8 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 44.6% Great: 56%
WD Green 4TB (2013)-$136 31,988 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 1TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 129 132 132 132 132 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	74.1% Very good	Read 127 Write 109 Mixed 76.2 SusWrite 131 82% 111 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1 188% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 74.1% Great: 87%
WD Gold 10TB (2016)-$221 1,110 User benchmarks, average bench 107% 527GB free Firmware: 01.01H02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 129 129 135 132 133 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	73.8% Very good	Read 124 Write 131 Mixed 79.2 SusWrite 132 86% 116 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 5.9 4K Mixed 1.2 284% 2.7 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 73.8% Great: 133%
WD Green 4TB (2013)-$136 31,988 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 923GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 115 116 116 115 115 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	62.9% Good	Read 104 Write 102 Mixed 68 SusWrite 115 72% 97.2 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 1 190% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 62.9% Great: 87%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43 606,405 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	76.8% Very good	MC Read 28.1 MC Write 29.5 MC Mixed 25.3 79% 27.6 GB/s	SC Read 17.1 SC Write 28.8 SC Mixed 23.5 66% 23.1 GB/s	Latency 85.5 47% 85.5 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 76.8% Great: 104%

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Desktop 90%

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Workstation 73%

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Motherboard: MSI Z170A XPOWER GAMING TITANIUM EDITION - $175

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	352x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	47x
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	42x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	98x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	57x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	41x

SSD
950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsung $625Bench 223%, 54,978 samples	26x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	14x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	14x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C16 2x16GBCorsairBench 83%, 15,511 samples	24x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	13x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 89%, 92,468 samples	12x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	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