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 (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 84.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	201% 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.

High background CPU (26%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

8 months ago, 8 months ago, 6 months ago.

System	MSI MS-7968
Motherboard	MSI Z170A XPOWER GAMING TITANIUM EDITION (all builds)
Memory	10.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180626
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 17 '23 at 15:32
Run Duration	179 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	26%

PC Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	84.4% Excellent	Memory 93.6 1-Core 116 2-Core 234 84% 148 Pts	4-Core 406 8-Core 634 64% 520 Pts	64-Core 654 40% 654 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 84.4% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti 26,559 User benchmarks, average bench 132% MSI(1462 5059) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 537.13 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 183 Reflection 174 Parallax 164 149% 174 fps	Gravity 137 Splatting 118 112% 127 fps
Poor: 121% Great: 139%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$625 54,978 User benchmarks, average bench 223% 283GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B0QBXX7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 867 879 889 887 876 870 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	201% Outstanding	Read 1,894 Write 1,244 Mixed 797 SusWrite 878 267% 1,203 MB/s	4K Read 35.2 4K Write 73.1 4K Mixed 46.1 151% 51.5 MB/s	DQ Read 769 DQ Write 355 DQ Mixed 455 366% 526 MB/s
Poor: 138% ↑ This bench: 201% Great: 283%
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$122 154,399 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 317GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 430 439 424 392 369 351 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 496 Write 470 Mixed 421 SusWrite 401 101% 447 MB/s	4K Read 34.7 4K Write 68.6 4K Mixed 47 149% 50.1 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 362 272% 363 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 133%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$140 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 579GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 430 444 454 461 461 459 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 504 Write 480 Mixed 441 SusWrite 452 106% 469 MB/s	4K Read 35 4K Write 68.8 4K Mixed 47.9 151% 50.6 MB/s	DQ Read 387 DQ Write 347 DQ Mixed 363 273% 365 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 133%
Seagate Portable 5TB 3,819 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 2.5TB free Firmware: 0712 SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 127 132 130 130 131 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	63.5% Good	Read 91.1 Write 84.3 Mixed 72.7 SusWrite 129 70% 94.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 4 4K Mixed 0.6 170% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 63.5% Great: 67%
Seagate GoFlex Desk 1TB 77 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 433GB free, PID 50a7 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 143 153 162 159 160 166 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	58% Above average	Read 151 Write 65.3 Mixed 41.3 SusWrite 157 131% 104 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.5 38% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 58% Great: 63%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2666 C15 2x8GB 19,779 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	88.9% Excellent	MC Read 31.6 MC Write 35.5 MC Mixed 27.8 90% 31.6 GB/s	SC Read 19.6 SC Write 36.9 SC Mixed 24.1 77% 26.9 GB/s	Latency 61.7 65% 61.7 ns
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 88.9% Great: 96%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	1	213	59	60	27.9"	1280 720	AOC2879 U2879G6

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Motherboard: MSI Z170A XPOWER GAMING TITANIUM EDITION - $175

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	354x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	47x
Core i7-7700KIntel $235Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	42x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	98x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	58x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	41x

SSD
950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsung $625Bench 223%, 54,978 samples	27x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	14x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $159Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	14x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C16 2x16GBCorsairBench 83%, 15,511 samples	24x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16