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 way below expectations (15th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 85 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 63.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Boot Drive	204% 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	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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

1 month ago, 1 month ago.

System	MSI MS-7968
Motherboard	MSI Z170A XPOWER GAMING TITANIUM EDITION (all builds)
Memory	26.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160223
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	May 04 '24 at 04:46
Run Duration	134 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	6%

PC Performing way below expectations (15^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-$170 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 2.25 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	63.6% Good	Memory 82.9 1-Core 82.2 2-Core 161 64% 109 Pts	4-Core 245 8-Core 328 36% 286 Pts	64-Core 334 21% 334 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 63.6% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560 214,030 User benchmarks, average bench 79% MSI(1462 3236) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1531 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 551.86 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 70% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$330 54,978 User benchmarks, average bench 223% 322GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B0QBXX7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1171 1128 1062 1025 1029 930 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	204% Outstanding	Read 1,846 Write 1,385 Mixed 797 SusWrite 1,057 283% 1,271 MB/s	4K Read 37.9 4K Write 72.8 4K Mixed 46.9 156% 52.5 MB/s	DQ Read 484 DQ Write 271 DQ Mixed 400 292% 385 MB/s
Poor: 138% ↑ This bench: 204% Great: 283%
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$330 54,978 User benchmarks, average bench 223% 13GB free Firmware: 1B0QBXX7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 213 151 150 144 139 126 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	125% Outstanding	Read 1,277 Write 170 Mixed 432 SusWrite 154 110% 508 MB/s	4K Read 39 4K Write 78.6 4K Mixed 44.2 157% 53.9 MB/s	DQ Read 538 DQ Write 177 DQ Mixed 343 257% 353 MB/s
Poor: 138% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 283%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2133 C13 4x8GB 1,605 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	70.5% Very good	MC Read 24.2 MC Write 28.2 MC Mixed 23.2 72% 25.2 GB/s	SC Read 13 SC Write 28.7 SC Mixed 19.4 58% 20.4 GB/s	Latency 75.2 53% 75.2 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 70.5% Great: 114%

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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%	0	69	57	60	27"	1280 720	AUS27D2 ASUS VA27EHE

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Desktop 90%

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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	356x
Core i5-6600KIntel $59Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	47x
Core i7-7700KIntel $234Bench 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 $499Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	41x

SSD
950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsung $330Bench 223%, 54,978 samples	27x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $88Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	15x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $85Bench 112%, 695,664 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: 67% - Good

Total price: $870

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $164	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $150
Intel Core i5-12400F $110	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB $89
Intel Core i5-13600K $249	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Crucial T700 M.2 4TB $369