MSI Z170A XPOWER GAMING TITANIUM EDITION

Performance Results


Gaming 60% Gunboat	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 52% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	53.9% 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	96.5% 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	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

8 years ago, 8 years ago, 8 years ago, 8 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7968
Motherboard	MSI Z170A XPOWER GAMING TITANIUM EDITION (all builds)
Memory	6 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151217
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 25 '16 at 17:23
Run Duration	114 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (78^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 3 GHz, turbo 3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 95.2 1-Core 156 2-Core 310 102% 187 Pts	4-Core 574 8-Core 864 89% 719 Pts	64-Core 865 54% 865 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 780-$329 50,279 User benchmarks, average bench 45% Nvidia(10DE 104B) 3GB Driver: nvd3dumx.dll Ver. 10.18.13.6191 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	53.9% Above average	Lighting 67.4 Reflection 60.4 Parallax 17.2 55% 48.3 fps	MRender 79 Gravity 56.2 Splatting 57.9 52% 64.4 fps
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 53.9% Great: 49%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Toshiba Q Series Pro 128GB-$66 2,808 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 67GB free (System drive) Firmware: JTRA0102 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 100 100 0 (03) Spinup time 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 12927 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 810 (A7) Unknown 100 100 0 (A8) Unknown 100 100 0 (A9) Unknown 100 100 100 (AD) Unknown 191 191 0 (AF) Unknown 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 264 (C2) HDA temperature 74 56 188979413018 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 100 0	96.5% Outstanding	Read 511 Write 477 Mixed 496 110% 495 MB/s	4K Read 25.2 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 30.5 133% 53.7 MB/s	DQ Read 26.2 DQ Write 275 DQ Mixed 178 129% 160 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 96.5% Great: 107%
SanDisk Ultra II 480GB-$39 62,883 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 25GB free Firmware: X31200RL Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 253 100 1955 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 530 (A5) Unknown 100 100 30074798207 (A6) Unknown 100 100 1 (A7) Unknown 100 100 50 (A8) Unknown 100 100 48 (A9) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 4 (AE) Unknown 100 100 158 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 73 43 184684511259 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 257703280720 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (E9) Unknown 100 100 1651 (EA) Unknown 100 100 2304 (F1) Unknown 253 253 1705 (F2) Unknown 253 253 1487 (F4) Unknown 0 100 0	73.8% Very good	Read 501 Write 175 Mixed 101 56% 259 MB/s	4K Read 35.1 4K Write 86.9 4K Mixed 13 116% 45 MB/s	DQ Read 339 DQ Write 126 DQ Mixed 21.4 71% 162 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 73.8% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS4G4D240FSC.8FARG 2x4GB 729 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2614 MHz Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	85.3% Excellent	MC Read 32.3 MC Write 33.5 MC Mixed 23.8 85% 29.9 GB/s	SC Read 20.1 SC Write 34.2 SC Mixed 25.8 76% 26.7 GB/s	Latency 56.5 71% 56.5 ns
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 85.3% Great: 89%

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

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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 $400Bench 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 $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	14x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	14x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C16 2x16GBCorsairBench 83%, 15,511 samples	24x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	14x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 89%, 92,468 samples	12x

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Value: 40% - Average

Total price: $1,380

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16