MSI Z170A XPOWER GAMING TITANIUM EDITION

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 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 81.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	78.5% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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 (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

6 months ago, 4 months ago.

System	MSI MS-7968
Motherboard	MSI Z170A XPOWER GAMING TITANIUM EDITION (all builds)
Memory	13.7 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171206
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jan 09 '24 at 22:42
Run Duration	201 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	12%

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PC Performing as expected (53^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-$170 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	81.9% Excellent	Memory 89.9 1-Core 122 2-Core 216 82% 143 Pts	4-Core 399 8-Core 585 61% 492 Pts	64-Core 641 40% 641 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 81.9% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$278 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% EVGA(3842 6173) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 536.23 Performing below potential (50^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	78.5% Very good	Lighting 96.3 Reflection 109 Parallax 108 78% 104 fps	MRender 92.2 Gravity 97.7 Splatting 97.2 79% 95.7 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 78.5% Great: 88%

Drives	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
NE-128 128GB 3,172 User benchmarks, average bench 119% 25GB free (System drive) Firmware: SN07202 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete	Read 16,305 3,376% 16,305 MB/s	4K Read 5.8 4K Mixed 0.1 13% 2.95 MB/s
Poor: 67% Great: 173%
Kingston A400 240GB-$28 424,288 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 48GB free Firmware: SBFKB1D2 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	Read 204 Write 84.4 Mixed 75.5 26% 121 MB/s	4K Read 11.7 4K Write 49.6 4K Mixed 31.8 85% 31 MB/s	DQ Read 171 DQ Write 335 DQ Mixed 169 152% 225 MB/s
Poor: 33% Great: 100%
Kingston A400 240GB-$28 424,288 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 183GB free Firmware: SBFKB1D2 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	Read 158 Write 83.9 Mixed 74.6 23% 106 MB/s	4K Read 11.3 4K Write 17.8 4K Mixed 9.2 38% 12.8 MB/s	DQ Read 14.6 DQ Write 15.6 DQ Mixed 14.4 11% 14.9 MB/s
Poor: 33% Great: 100%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$50 253,816 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 1.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 134 Write 127 Mixed 87.9 86% 116 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1 191% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 40% Great: 84%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 500GB 360 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 29GB free, PID 0210 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 38.7 Write 39.7 Mixed 24.6 43% 34.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.5 80% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 11% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMK16GX4M2A2133C13 029E CMK16GX4M2A2666C16 029E CMK16GX4M2A2133C13 24GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	52.8% Above average	MC Read 18.4 MC Write 19 MC Mixed 15.8 51% 17.7 GB/s	SC Read 14.4 SC Write 19.4 SC Mixed 18.4 50% 17.4 GB/s	Latency 66.2 60% 66.2 ns
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 52.8% Great: 65%

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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%	30	167	0	60	27"	1280 720	HPN370A HP M27f FHD

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Workstation 73%

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Motherboard: MSI Z170A XPOWER GAMING TITANIUM EDITION - $175

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $170Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	355x
Core i5-6600KIntel $113Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	47x
Core i7-7700KIntel $235Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	42x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	99x
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	58x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	41x

SSD
950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsung $330Bench 223%, 54,978 samples	27x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	15x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 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: 67% - Good

Total price: $870

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $159	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $109	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	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