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 (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 86.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	316% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7968
Motherboard	MSI Z170A XPOWER GAMING TITANIUM EDITION (all builds)
Memory	26 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160722
Uptime	0.5 Days
Run Date	May 16 '20 at 01:13
Run Duration	240 Seconds
Run User	TUR-User
Background CPU	18%

PC Performing above expectations (70^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-$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 (84^th percentile)	86.3% Excellent	Memory 97.4 1-Core 132 2-Core 240 90% 156 Pts	4-Core 406 8-Core 678 66% 542 Pts	64-Core 716 44% 716 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 86.3% Great: 90%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 EVO 1TB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 201% 922GB free (System drive) Firmware: 4B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 1523 1529 1359 1078 1011 1037 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	316% Outstanding	Read 2,608 Write 1,656 Mixed 862 SusWrite 1,256 354% 1,595 MB/s	4K Read 48.3 4K Write 176 4K Mixed 70.2 256% 98.3 MB/s	DQ Read 1,382 DQ Write 1,168 DQ Mixed 1,198 918% 1,249 MB/s
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 316% Great: 316%
Kingston HyperX 3K 240GB-$70 27,495 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 28GB free Firmware: 580ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 160 189 191 192 173 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	91% Outstanding	Read 313 Write 228 Mixed 302 SusWrite 176 57% 255 MB/s	4K Read 38.9 4K Write 114 4K Mixed 49.7 183% 67.5 MB/s	DQ Read 273 DQ Write 237 DQ Mixed 292 209% 267 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 91% Great: 94%
PNY CS1311 480GB-$31 13,149 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 322GB free Firmware: CS131122 SusWrite @10s intervals: 370 380 202 174 177 176 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	80.7% Excellent	Read 360 Write 370 Mixed 305 SusWrite 246 72% 320 MB/s	4K Read 29.2 4K Write 74 4K Mixed 36.3 130% 46.5 MB/s	DQ Read 265 DQ Write 237 DQ Mixed 166 148% 223 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 80.7% Great: 101%
Samsung 960 PRO 2TB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 275% 244GB free Firmware: 3B7Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 1379 1147 1051 1004 962 864 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	291% Outstanding	Read 2,146 Write 1,800 Mixed 621 SusWrite 1,068 313% 1,409 MB/s	4K Read 43.1 4K Write 191 4K Mixed 64.5 249% 99.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1,507 DQ Write 1,396 DQ Mixed 1,138 940% 1,347 MB/s
Poor: 222% ↑ This bench: 291% Great: 313%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 2TB-$45 94,145 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 328GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 159 160 159 159 159 160 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	98.9% Outstanding	Read 184 Write 119 Mixed 61.3 SusWrite 159 95% 131 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 5.1 4K Mixed 2.4 415% 2.93 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 98.9% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C15 4x8GB 221 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	MC Read 37.7 MC Write 39.9 MC Mixed 33.1 105% 36.9 GB/s	SC Read 22.8 SC Write 42.8 SC Mixed 31.1 92% 32.2 GB/s	Latency 48.7 82% 48.7 ns
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 132%

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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 $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 $245Bench 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 $154Bench 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: 46% - Average

Total price: $1,225

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16