MSI Z170A XPOWER GAMING TITANIUM EDITION

Performance Results


Gaming 50% Yacht	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 42% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 89.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	50.8% 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	105% 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	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	Windows 10 is the most recent version of Windows, and the best to date in our opinion.

Run History

1 month ago, 1 month ago, 1 month ago, 1 month ago, 1 month ago, 1 month ago, 1 month ago, 1 month ago, 1 month ago, 1 month ago, 1 month ago, 1 month ago, 1 month ago, 1 month ago, 5 days ago, 5 days ago, 5 days ago, 5 days ago, 4 days ago, 4 days ago, 4 days ago, 4 days ago, 4 days ago, 4 days ago, 1 day ago, 1 day ago, 1 day ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	MSI MS-7968
Motherboard	MSI Z170A XPOWER GAMING TITANIUM EDITION (all builds)
Memory	13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920x1080x4294967296 szín
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180626
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 08 '21 at 21:52
Run Duration	123 Seconds
Run User	HUN-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing above expectations (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 i7-6700K-$267 504,930 User benchmarks, average bench 83% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	89.6% Excellent	Memory 91.2 1-Core 124 2-Core 244 88% 153 Pts	4-Core 484 8-Core 627 73% 555 Pts	64-Core 622 42% 622 Pts
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 89.6% Great: 93%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$330 1,100,904 User benchmarks, average bench 80% MSI(1462 3304) CLim: 1923 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 465.89 Performing below potential (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	50.8% Above average	Lighting 103 Reflection 109 Parallax 111 84% 108 fps	MRender 93.6 Gravity 0.5 Splatting 95.6 13% 63.2 fps
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 50.8% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 750 EVO 120GB-$150 16,296 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 82GB free (System drive) Firmware: MAT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 249 130 114 103 97 111 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 473 Write 468 Mixed 310 SusWrite 134 77% 346 MB/s	4K Read 44.5 4K Write 118 4K Mixed 55.9 202% 72.9 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 308 246% 344 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 109%
Toshiba DT01ACA300 3TB-$112 78,832 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2.5TB free Firmware: MX6OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 157 158 154 157 157 155 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	89.2% Excellent	Read 155 Write 146 Mixed 55.8 SusWrite 156 93% 128 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.6 156% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 89.2% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX 2133 C14 2x8GB 47,745 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	72.8% Very good	MC Read 27.8 MC Write 28 MC Mixed 20.6 73% 25.5 GB/s	SC Read 17.1 SC Write 28.8 SC Mixed 22.2 65% 22.7 GB/s	Latency 65.4 61% 65.4 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 72.8% Great: 81%

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Workstation 76%

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Motherboard: MSI Z170A XPOWER GAMING TITANIUM EDITION - $175

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $267Bench 83%, 504,930 samples	459x
Core i5-6600KIntel $188Bench 81%, 290,890 samples	69x
Core i7-7700KIntel $274Bench 87%, 486,187 samples	50x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $450Bench 106%, 850,334 samples	91x
GTX 1070Nvidia $330Bench 80%, 1,100,904 samples	72x
GTX 980-TiNvidia $560Bench 80%, 162,890 samples	58x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $140Bench 111%, 696,417 samples	49x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $110Bench 115%, 375,788 samples	31x
950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsung $391Bench 219%, 50,412 samples	28x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $73Bench 82%, 440,698 samples	19x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $79Bench 85%, 429,937 samples	13x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $77Bench 85%, 217,586 samples	12x

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Value: 61% - Good

Total price: $1,105

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-11400F $175	Nvidia RTX 3070 $500	Crucial MX500 250GB $50
Intel Core i5-11600K $265	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $400	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $78
Intel Core i7-10700K $315	Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super) $240	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $50

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $38	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $79	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $73	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016) $85	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $649	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16