MSI Z170A XPOWER GAMING TITANIUM EDITION

Performance Results


Gaming 50% Yacht	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 40% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 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 82.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	54.7% 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	91.2% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

System	MSI MS-7968
Motherboard	MSI Z170A XPOWER GAMING TITANIUM EDITION (all builds)
Memory	29.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20180626
Uptime	1.1 Days
Run Date	Feb 17 '20 at 23:12
Run Duration	294 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing as expected (45^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 Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	82.7% Excellent	Memory 86 1-Core 122 2-Core 238 84% 149 Pts	4-Core 461 8-Core 452 61% 456 Pts	64-Core 452 28% 452 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 82.7% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130 360,351 User benchmarks, average bench 52% XFX(1682 C580) CLim: 1386 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 18.12.3 Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	54.7% Above average	Lighting 67.8 Reflection 72.7 Parallax 86.5 55% 75.7 fps	MRender 72.3 Gravity 68.7 Splatting 58.9 54% 66.6 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 54.7% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 EVO M.2 250GB 26,055 User benchmarks, average bench 100% 113GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT21B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 287 286 286 287 286 288 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	91.2% Outstanding	Read 488 Write 298 Mixed 302 SusWrite 286 77% 344 MB/s	4K Read 35.6 4K Write 107 4K Mixed 24.9 143% 56 MB/s	DQ Read 279 DQ Write 278 DQ Mixed 186 165% 248 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 91.2% Great: 126%
SanDisk Extreme 240GB-$200 7,034 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 184GB free Firmware: R201 SusWrite @10s intervals: 196 197 189 195 196 192 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	87.1% Excellent	Read 397 Write 252 Mixed 266 SusWrite 194 62% 277 MB/s	4K Read 35.5 4K Write 92.8 4K Mixed 41.2 156% 56.5 MB/s	DQ Read 299 DQ Write 225 DQ Mixed 232 182% 252 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 87.1% Great: 91%
SanDisk Extreme Pro 240GB-$79 10,862 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 221GB free Firmware: X21100RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 356 456 458 473 474 475 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 473 Write 451 Mixed 283 SusWrite 448 93% 414 MB/s	4K Read 34 4K Write 96.7 4K Mixed 40.9 155% 57.2 MB/s	DQ Read 291 DQ Write 284 DQ Mixed 159 155% 245 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 114%
SAMSUNG HD154UI 1.5TB 203 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 205GB free, PID 0475 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 9.4 9.4 9.4 9.4 9.5 9.3 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	12.8% Very poor	Read 39.6 Write 29.7 Mixed 30.9 SusWrite 9.4 35% 27.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 80% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 12.8% Great: 20%
JMicron 500GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 20% 155GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.7 4.6 4.5 4.5 4.7 4.7 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	10.4% Very poor	Read 38.7 Write 22.2 Mixed 28.7 SusWrite 4.6 29% 23.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.8 70% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 10.4% Great: 26%
JMicron 1TB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 582GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.7 4.8 4.6 4.9 4.7 4.7 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	11.2% Very poor	Read 39.4 Write 35.4 Mixed 31.9 SusWrite 4.7 36% 27.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.6 70% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 11.2% Great: 151%
WDC WD40 EFRX-68WT0N0 4TB 9 User benchmarks, average bench 16% 3TB free, PID 2352 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.4 4.3 4.5 4.3 4.5 5.2 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	12.4% Very poor	Read 39.2 Write 35.4 Mixed 33.7 SusWrite 4.5 36% 28.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.9 94% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 12.4% Great: 21%
ST3000DM 008-2DM166 3TB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 16% 2.5TB free, PID 2352 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.6 4.5 4.6 4.5 4.4 4.7 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	12.9% Very poor	Read 40.5 Write 35.5 Mixed 29.7 SusWrite 4.5 35% 27.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 91% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 12.9% Great: 18%
WD My Book 1140 2TB 10,094 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 377GB free, PID 1140 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 9 9.3 9.4 9.4 9.4 9.4 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	13.2% Very poor	Read 39.6 Write 34.9 Mixed 31.2 SusWrite 9.3 37% 28.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 85% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 13.2% Great: 49%
WD My Book 1140 3TB 6,710 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 139GB free, PID 1140 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 9.2 9.3 9.4 9.3 9.4 9.4 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	13.4% Very poor	Read 38.9 Write 34.2 Mixed 30.9 SusWrite 9.3 36% 28.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.6 85% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 13.4% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown DDR4 3200 2OZ 4x8GB 51 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (15^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	76.9% Very good	MC Read 27.9 MC Write 29.2 MC Mixed 25.8 79% 27.6 GB/s	SC Read 16.8 SC Write 25.6 SC Mixed 23.1 62% 21.8 GB/s	Latency 71.3 56% 71.3 ns
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 76.9% Great: 109%

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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 $242Bench 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