MSI Z170A XPOWER GAMING TITANIUM EDITION

Performance Results


Gaming 44% Speed boat	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 38% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (39th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 61 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 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 84.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	46.2% 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	32.1% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
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 (15%). 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	27.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160722
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 29 '19 at 19:44
Run Duration	175 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	15%

PC Performing below expectations (39^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 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	84.9% Excellent	Memory 91.5 1-Core 125 2-Core 251 87% 156 Pts	4-Core 422 8-Core 611 65% 517 Pts	64-Core 663 41% 663 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 84.9% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 390X-$340 26,573 User benchmarks, average bench 54% MSI(1462 2015) CLim: 1080 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.7.2 Performing below potential (4^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	46.2% Average	Lighting 60.5 Reflection 64.9 Parallax 75.6 49% 67 fps	MRender 51.6 Gravity 1.93 Splatting 81.5 40% 45 fps
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 46.2% Great: 57%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Corsair Force 3 240GB-$232 6,637 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 61GB free (System drive) Firmware: 5.02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 132 104 91 140 145 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	32.1% Below average	Read 130 Write 196 Mixed 154 SusWrite 124 34% 151 MB/s	4K Read 23.9 4K Write 14.5 4K Mixed 1.7 46% 13.4 MB/s	DQ Read 127 DQ Write 184 DQ Mixed 140 110% 150 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 32.1% Great: 67%
WD WD3000GLFS-01F8U0 300GB 3,689 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 92GB free Firmware: 03.03V01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 92 72 62 100 101 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	53.8% Above average	Read 100 Write 97.8 Mixed 68.2 SusWrite 86.7 65% 88.2 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.2 227% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 53.8% Great: 68%
Seagate ST3750640AS 750GB-$60 7,916 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 599GB free Firmware: 3.AAE SusWrite @10s intervals: 56 54 43 39 62 60 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	34.3% Below average	Read 67.2 Write 58.2 Mixed 49.5 SusWrite 52.3 42% 56.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.7 121% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 34.3% Great: 42%
HPT DISK 0_1 900GB 543GB free Firmware: 4.00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 134 31 3.4 154 147 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	82.3% Excellent	Read 182 Write 176 Mixed 101 SusWrite 103 103% 140 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 7.4 4K Mixed 1.8 400% 3.57 MB/s

HPT DISK 0_0 2TB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 424GB free Firmware: 4.00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 12 54 18 0.1 72 88 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	47.7% Average	Read 125 Write 134 Mixed 79.2 SusWrite 40.6 70% 94.9 MB/s	4K Read 2.4 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 1.1 239% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 47.7% Great: 63%
Seagate Expansion Desk 5TB 11,776 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 1TB free Firmware: 0911 SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 106 94 86 134 132 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	60.6% Good	Read 100 Write 91.2 Mixed 34.2 SusWrite 109 61% 83.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 7.4 4K Mixed 0.5 230% 2.93 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 60.6% Great: 87%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3333 C16 2x16GB 109 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	74.7% Very good	MC Read 26.9 MC Write 28.6 MC Mixed 23.4 75% 26.3 GB/s	SC Read 15.9 SC Write 29.1 SC Mixed 23 65% 22.7 GB/s	Latency 64.9 62% 64.9 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 74.7% Great: 111%

Take a copy of your results How to check your in-game FPS

System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Custom PC Builder (Explore upgrades for this PC) Build your perfect PC: compare component prices, popularity, speed and value for money

CHOOSE AN UPGRADE:

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

MBD

Typical Z170A XPOWER GAMING TITANIUM EDITION(MS-7968) Builds (Compare 510 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 86%

Aircraft carrier

Desktop 90%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 73%

Battleship

Motherboard: MSI Z170A XPOWER GAMING TITANIUM EDITION - $175

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	352x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 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	13x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 89%, 92,468 samples	12x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 40% - Average

Total price: $1,380

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $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