MSI Z170A XPOWER GAMING TITANIUM EDITION

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 97.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	230% 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.

Run History

System	MSI MS-7968
Motherboard	MSI Z170A XPOWER GAMING TITANIUM EDITION (all builds)
Memory	14 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colori,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161017
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 10 '17 at 23:22
Run Duration	136 Seconds
Run User	ITA-User
Background CPU	16%

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PC Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700K-$230 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.85 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	97.9% Outstanding	Memory 98.6 1-Core 155 2-Core 283 100% 179 Pts	4-Core 523 8-Core 868 85% 695 Pts	64-Core 869 54% 869 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 97.9% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% MSI(1462 3302) CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 376.33 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 71% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$250 40,327 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 185GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B0QBXX7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	230% Outstanding	Read 2,081 Write 906 Mixed 1,159 303% 1,382 MB/s	4K Read 51.6 4K Write 158 4K Mixed 54.3 232% 88 MB/s	DQ Read 637 DQ Write 322 DQ Mixed 199 222% 386 MB/s
Poor: 131% ↑ This bench: 230% Great: 243%
Toshiba P300 2TB-$61 100,891 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1TB free Firmware: MX4OACF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 140 140 67 (03) Spinup time 149 149 12900368658 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 214 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 124 124 33 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 207 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 166 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 214 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 214 (C2) HDA temperature 206 206 167504642077 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0	90.4% Outstanding	Read 161 Write 154 Mixed 162 120% 159 MB/s	4K Read 0.73 4K Write 1.92 4K Mixed 0.22 90% 0.96 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 90.4% Great: 108%
WD WD10S21X-24R1BT0-SSHD-8GB 1TB 17,076 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 556GB free Firmware: 03.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 190 186 1491 (04) Start/Stop count 80 80 20349 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 98 98 1487 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1513 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 271 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 181 181 57681 (C2) HDA temperature 122 94 25 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 253 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 100 253 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 100 580	60.1% Good	Read 102 Write 107 Mixed 94.2 76% 101 MB/s	4K Read 0.52 4K Write 1.47 4K Mixed 0.19 70% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 60.1% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3600 C16 2x8GB-$96 4,081 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	115% Outstanding	MC Read 44.2 MC Write 45.2 MC Mixed 31.9 116% 40.4 GB/s	SC Read 25.9 SC Write 47.5 SC Mixed 34.2 102% 35.9 GB/s	Latency 43.2 93% 43.2 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 128%

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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	353x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	47x
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	42x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 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 $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	14x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $150Bench 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	14x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 89%, 92,468 samples	12x

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Value: 48% - Average

Total price: $1,175

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16