MSI Z170A XPOWER GAMING TITANIUM EDITION

Performance Results


Gaming 96% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 82% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 91.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	101% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	188% 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 (17%). 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	7.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit색,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180626
Uptime	0.5 Days
Run Date	Jul 03 '19 at 02:42
Run Duration	245 Seconds
Run User	KOR-User
Background CPU	17%

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PC Performing as expected (55^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	91.4% Outstanding	Memory 96.3 1-Core 139 2-Core 258 93% 164 Pts	4-Core 466 8-Core 680 72% 573 Pts	64-Core 708 44% 708 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 91.4% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% MSI(1462 3367) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 431.18 Performing below potential (42^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	101% Outstanding	Lighting 131 Reflection 138 Parallax 117 107% 129 fps	MRender 106 Gravity 129 Splatting 102 91% 112 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$250 40,327 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 125GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 554 511 512 499 508 513 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	188% Outstanding	Read 1,788 Write 630 Mixed 579 SusWrite 516 193% 878 MB/s	4K Read 44.5 4K Write 154 4K Mixed 52.4 216% 83.5 MB/s	DQ Read 617 DQ Write 272 DQ Mixed 368 293% 419 MB/s
Poor: 131% ↑ This bench: 188% Great: 243%
Samsung 830 256GB-$261 25,763 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 65GB free Firmware: CXM0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 251 249 269 271 231 177 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	66.4% Good	Read 421 Write 296 Mixed 261 SusWrite 241 68% 305 MB/s	4K Read 20.2 4K Write 59.5 4K Mixed 24.6 94% 34.8 MB/s	DQ Read 183 DQ Write 92.5 DQ Mixed 138 103% 138 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 66.4% Great: 86%
Toshiba X300 6TB-$78 5,594 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 5TB free Firmware: FS2A SusWrite @10s intervals: 191 208 203 190 210 201 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 58% Great: 109%
Seagate Desktop HDD 4TB (2013)-$52 67,711 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 20GB free Firmware: CC52 SusWrite @10s intervals: 166 165 131 104 102 104 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	86.6% Excellent	Read 174 Write 135 Mixed 77.5 SusWrite 129 94% 129 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.5 103% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 86.6% Great: 96%
Toshiba MD04ACA400N 4TB 174 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 23GB free Firmware: FJ1V SusWrite @10s intervals: 173 180 143 121 179 175 MB/s Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile)	73.8% Very good	Read 95.2 Write 102 Mixed 68.2 SusWrite 162 78% 107 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 0.7 163% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 73.8% Great: 111%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 23GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 158 160 159 160 159 159 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 194 Write 170 Mixed 77.7 SusWrite 159 110% 150 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.7 129% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 114%
Toshiba MD04ACA50D 5TB 209 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 1.5TB free Firmware: FS2A SusWrite @10s intervals: 140 146 145 142 147 144 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	77.6% Very good	Read 126 Write 139 Mixed 50.2 SusWrite 144 83% 115 MB/s	4K Read 1.9 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1 231% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 77.6% Great: 108%
Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB-$83 138,859 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 111GB free Firmware: 1AJ1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 129 128 123 127 119 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	60.1% Good	Read 84.7 Write 128 Mixed 63 SusWrite 124 73% 100 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1 193% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 60.1% Great: 75%
Samsung Spinpoint F1 1TB-$100 65,786 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 27GB free Firmware: 1AA01118 SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 81 82 81 83 83 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	39.3% Below average	Read 54.5 Write 71.8 Mixed 49 SusWrite 82 47% 64.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 170% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 39.3% Great: 62%
WD WD80EMAZ-00WJTA0 8TB 5,351 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 3TB free Firmware: 83.H0A83 SusWrite @10s intervals: 171 173 176 172 169 171 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 178 Write 183 Mixed 101 SusWrite 172 116% 159 MB/s	4K Read 1.9 4K Write 4.9 4K Mixed 1.1 292% 2.63 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 105%
WD Elements 25A3 120GB 111GB free, PID 25a3 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 50 49 50 50 50 49 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	23.1% Poor	Read 51.8 Write 53.2 Mixed 37 SusWrite 49.5 65% 47.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 80% 0.97 MB/s

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M378A1G43EB1-CPB 2x8GB 3,609 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	95.3% Outstanding	MC Read 33.6 MC Write 37.8 MC Mixed 30.2 97% 33.9 GB/s	SC Read 16.4 SC Write 37.8 SC Mixed 29.6 80% 27.9 GB/s	Latency 52.8 76% 52.8 ns
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 95.3% Great: 79%

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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	351x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	46x
Core i7-7700KIntel $250Bench 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 $109Bench 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 $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	13x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 89%, 92,468 samples	12x

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Total price: $1,380

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 $184	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) $35	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