MSI Z170A MPOWER GAMING TITANIUM(MS-7A16)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 97.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	201% 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	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

System	MSI MS-7A16
Motherboard	MSI Z170A MPOWER GAMING TITANIUM(MS-7A16) (all builds)
Memory	10.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160722
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Nov 24 '17 at 23:59
Run Duration	516 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	10%

PC Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6600K-$81 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	97.3% Outstanding	Memory 96.6 1-Core 156 2-Core 311 103% 188 Pts	4-Core 570 8-Core 548 75% 559 Pts	64-Core 589 36% 589 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 97.3% Great: 85%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$625 54,978 User benchmarks, average bench 223% 98GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B0QBXX7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	201% Outstanding	Read 2,076 Write 539 Mixed 1,006 263% 1,207 MB/s	4K Read 48.3 4K Write 151 4K Mixed 55.8 224% 84.9 MB/s	DQ Read 480 DQ Write 274 DQ Mixed 197 195% 317 MB/s
Poor: 138% ↑ This bench: 201% Great: 283%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 2TB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 191 186 5450 (04) Start/Stop count 98 98 2063 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 92 92 6469 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1605 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 173 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 161 161 118445 (C2) HDA temperature 120 89 30 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	69.4% Good	Read 121 Write 121 Mixed 116 90% 119 MB/s	4K Read 0.93 4K Write 2.19 4K Mixed 0.26 108% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 69.4% Great: 67%
WD WD25 00JS-58NCB1 250GB 17,984 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 233GB free Firmware: 20.06C03 Max speed: SATA 1.0 150 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 189 19 5550 (04) Start/Stop count 95 95 5174 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 66 66 25459 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 386 (C2) HDA temperature 114 85 36 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 1 1 786898 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 1 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	35.6% Below average	Read 62 Write 61.5 Mixed 60.6 46% 61.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.65 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.47 112% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 35.6% Great: 35%
Hitachi HDT722525DLA380 250GB-$59 3,786 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 233GB free Firmware: V44OA96A Max speed: SATA 1.0 150 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 95 95 589832 (02) Throughput performance 100 100 0 (03) Spinup time 122 122 21493186853 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 3628 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 67 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 13797 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 3092 (C0) Power-off retract count 97 97 3860 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 97 97 3860 (C2) HDA temperature 152 152 244813725732 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 76 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 253 0	36.3% Below average	Read 63.1 Write 63.1 Mixed 56.9 46% 61 MB/s	4K Read 0.52 4K Write 1.62 4K Mixed 0.39 95% 0.84 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 36.3% Great: 36%
WD My Book 1140 2TB 10,094 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 1.5TB free, PID 1140 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	19.2% Very poor	Read 39.7 Write 39.5 Mixed 38.8 51% 39.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.74 4K Write 1.52 4K Mixed 0.19 61% 0.81 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 19.2% Great: 49%
UDISK PDY09_4G ABF2.0 2GB 2GB free, PID 8231 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	3.25% Terrible	Read 11.6 Write 3.84 Mixed 4 7% 6.49 MB/s	4K Read 2.95 4K Write 0.01 4K Mixed 0.01 12% 0.99 MB/s

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Dominator DDR4 3000 C15 4x4GB 2,543 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	97.5% Outstanding	MC Read 31.5 MC Write 39.4 MC Mixed 33 99% 34.6 GB/s	SC Read 18.2 SC Write 37.7 SC Mixed 30.2 82% 28.7 GB/s	Latency 51.9 77% 51.9 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 97.5% Great: 116%

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Desktop 87%

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Workstation 58%

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Motherboard: MSI Z170A MPOWER GAMING TITANIUM(MS-7A16)

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	133x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	36x
Core i7-7700KIntel $250Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	27x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	53x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	31x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $499Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	23x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	25x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	11x
850 Pro 256GBSamsung $115Bench 102%, 141,929 samples	6x

RAM
Vengeance LED DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $192Bench 83%, 40,358 samples	9x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	8x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	7x

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Value: 73% - Very good

Total price: $613

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $132	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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