MSI Z170A XPOWER GAMING TITANIUM EDITION

Performance Results


Gaming 36% Jet ski	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 30% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 88%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	33.9% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	73% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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 (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7968
Motherboard	MSI Z170A XPOWER GAMING TITANIUM EDITION (all builds)
Memory	22.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160722
Uptime	4.3 Days
Run Date	Sep 06 '19 at 22:53
Run Duration	198 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	15%

PC Performing as expected (60^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 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	88% Excellent	Memory 92 1-Core 126 2-Core 251 88% 156 Pts	4-Core 487 8-Core 477 65% 482 Pts	64-Core 476 29% 476 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 88% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% Asus(1043 8561) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 436.15 Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	33.9% Below average	Lighting 44 Reflection 44.4 Parallax 39.2 36% 42.5 fps	MRender 33.4 Gravity 40.1 Splatting 36.6 30% 36.7 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 33.9% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston HyperX 3K 120GB-$100 46,066 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 22GB free (System drive) Firmware: 506ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 145 131 133 108 115 MB/s Performing below potential (43^rd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	73% Very good	Read 210 Write 179 Mixed 186 SusWrite 125 39% 175 MB/s	4K Read 31.6 4K Write 97.5 4K Mixed 42.5 154% 57.2 MB/s	DQ Read 218 DQ Write 204 DQ Mixed 147 128% 189 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 73% Great: 87%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$84 253,816 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 874GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 115 117 119 118 120 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	66% Good	Read 112 Write 120 Mixed 78 SusWrite 117 79% 107 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1 189% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 66% Great: 84%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$84 253,816 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 1.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 146 148 148 147 148 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	87.2% Excellent	Read 158 Write 158 Mixed 86 SusWrite 146 100% 137 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1 197% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 87.2% Great: 84%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$84 253,816 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 565GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 104 104 104 107 106 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	54.3% Above average	Read 84.2 Write 100 Mixed 71.5 SusWrite 104 66% 90.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 176% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 54.3% Great: 84%
Seagate ST1500LM012-1R817G 1.5TB 498 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 302GB free Firmware: SBK2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 83 76 88 84 75 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	41.2% Average	Read 61.2 Write 98.2 Mixed 51.5 SusWrite 81.1 54% 73 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 4.3 4K Mixed 0.5 177% 1.93 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 41.2% Great: 71%
WD Elements 25A1 2TB 7,574 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 719GB free, PID 25a1 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 64 65 64 65 64 64 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	34.2% Below average	Read 102 Write 97.5 Mixed 58.8 SusWrite 64.6 106% 80.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 87% 1 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 34.2% Great: 58%
WD My Passport 0827 3TB 1,438 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 842GB free, PID 0827 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 74 74 72 72 73 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	35.5% Below average	Read 97.2 Write 98 Mixed 87.5 SusWrite 73.1 120% 89 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 89% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 35.5% Great: 49%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial Ballistix Sport LT DDR4 2400 C16 4x8GB-$227 628 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	81.5% Excellent	MC Read 27.7 MC Write 32.2 MC Mixed 27.1 83% 29 GB/s	SC Read 16.3 SC Write 32.2 SC Mixed 23.9 69% 24.1 GB/s	Latency 64.1 62% 64.1 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 81.5% Great: 88%

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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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Value: 40% - Average

Total price: $1,380

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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