MSI Z170A XPOWER GAMING TITANIUM EDITION

Performance Results


Gaming 36% Jet ski	Desktop 68% Battle cruiser	Workstation 29% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (9th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 91 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 52.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	61.6% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	27.1% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce 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.

Very high background CPU (40%). 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	4 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	Цвета: 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170110
Uptime	0.7 Days
Run Date	Feb 10 '17 at 16:00
Run Duration	422 Seconds
Run User	RUS-User
Background CPU	40%

PC Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6400-$76 171,457 User benchmarks, average bench 61% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.7 GHz, turbo 2.85 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	52.6% Above average	Memory 75.4 1-Core 85.7 2-Core 171 64% 111 Pts	4-Core 163 8-Core 288 27% 225 Pts	64-Core 328 20% 328 Pts
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 52.6% Great: 71%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560 214,030 User benchmarks, average bench 79% MSI(1462 3233) CLim: 1531 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 378.49 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	61.6% Good	Lighting 79.7 Reflection 80.6 Parallax 72.9 65% 77.8 fps	MRender 67.4 Gravity 71.3 Splatting 63.9 55% 67.5 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 61.6% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$38 339,020 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 52GB free (System drive) Firmware: 521ABBF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 95 95 10719781 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 82 82 -44890998161388 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1826 (AB) Unknown 0 0 0 (AC) Unknown 0 0 0 (AE) Unknown 0 0 546 (B1) Unknown 0 0 3 (B5) Unknown 0 0 0 (B6) Unknown 0 0 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 27 48 1009320460315 (C2) HDA temperature 27 48 1009320460315 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 120 120 10719781 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C9) Soft read error rate 120 120 10719781 (CC) Soft ECC correction 120 120 10719781 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 100 (E7) Temperature 99 99 0 (E9) Unknown 0 0 20654 (EA) Unknown 0 0 16463 (F1) Unknown 0 0 16463 (F2) Unknown 0 0 21579	27.1% Poor	Read 108 Write 67 Mixed 63.4 18% 79.5 MB/s	4K Read 11.8 4K Write 55.2 4K Mixed 6.44 55% 24.5 MB/s	DQ Read 64.2 DQ Write 65.2 DQ Mixed 19.3 27% 49.6 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 27.1% Great: 73%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$36 203,102 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 91GB free Firmware: CC38 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 118 99 195910322 (03) Spinup time 97 97 0 (04) Start/Stop count 84 84 16786 (05) Reallocated sector count 85 85 647 (07) Seek error rate 76 60 46063552 (09) Power-on hours count 78 78 20081 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 97 37 3631 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 97 22 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 70 53 505020446 (C2) HDA temperature 30 47 34359738398 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 32 17 195910322 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 42099269468390 (F1) Unknown 100 253 2264456942 (F2) Unknown 100 253 306187086	32.8% Below average	Read 51.2 Write 62.9 Mixed 63.9 45% 59.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.36 4K Write 1.23 4K Mixed 0.3 71% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 32.8% Great: 70%
Samsung SP2504C 250GB-$29 14,402 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 11GB free Firmware: VT100-50 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 253 100 0 (03) Spinup time 253 253 5824 (04) Start/Stop count 86 86 14212 (05) Reallocated sector count 253 253 0 (07) Seek error rate 253 253 0 (08) Seek timer performance 253 253 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 34560 (0A) Spinup retry count 253 253 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 253 253 0 (0C) Power cycle count 95 95 5380 (BB) vendor-specific 96 96 1310725 (BE) vendor-specific 151 79 29 (C2) HDA temperature 151 79 29 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 58909 (C4) Reallocation count 253 253 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 253 253 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 253 253 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 100 100 0 (C9) Soft read error rate 253 100 0 (CA) Data Address Mark errors 253 253 0	21.4% Poor	Read 36.2 Write 38.2 Mixed 31.4 26% 35.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 0.82 4K Mixed 0.22 52% 0.45 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 21.4% Great: 38%
silicon-power 2GB 10 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 2GB free, PID 3423 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	4.61% Terrible	Read 16.3 Write 3.7 Mixed 6.12 9% 8.69 MB/s	4K Read 5.57 4K Write 0.04 4K Mixed 0.02 23% 1.88 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 4.61% Great: 7%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 2400 C15 2x4GB 38,955 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	53% Above average	MC Read 19.4 MC Write 21 MC Mixed 16.4 54% 18.9 GB/s	SC Read 11.4 SC Write 17.5 SC Mixed 15 42% 14.6 GB/s	Latency 89.6 45% 89.6 ns
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 53% Great: 91%

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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 $195Bench 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 $159Bench 297%, 331,647 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: 48% - Average

Total price: $1,175

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $490	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16