MSI Z170A MPOWER GAMING TITANIUM(MS-7A16)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (92nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 8 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
ProcessorWith 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 99.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive133% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
Run History
SystemMSI MS-7A16
MotherboardMSI Z170A MPOWER GAMING TITANIUM(MS-7A16)  (all builds)
Memory13.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20180626
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 07 '18 at 17:14
Run Duration127 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
99.2% Outstanding
Memory 96.9
1-Core 143
2-Core 288
97% 176 Pts
4-Core 546
8-Core 800
84% 673 Pts
64-Core 796
49% 796 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 99.2%
Great: 90%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung SSD 512GB
370GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXM0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 487 498 498 497 496 462 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
133% Outstanding
Read 512
Write 473
Mixed 385
SusWrite 489
105% 465 MB/s
4K Read 44.5
4K Write 160
4K Mixed 52.6
219% 85.6 MB/s
DQ Read 379
DQ Write 342
DQ Mixed 336
259% 353 MB/s
Poor: 68%
This bench: 133%
Great: 128%
Samsung SSD 1TB
397GB free
Firmware: EXM0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 487 498 498 497 497 496 MB/s
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
117% Outstanding
Read 522
Write 497
Mixed 393
SusWrite 496
107% 477 MB/s
4K Read 21.3
4K Write 160
4K Mixed 37.1
164% 72.8 MB/s
DQ Read 367
DQ Write 344
DQ Mixed 349
264% 354 MB/s
Poor: 61%
This bench: 117%
Great: 126%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown DDR4 3000 2OZ 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
96.2% Outstanding
MC Read 36.4
MC Write 37.8
MC Mixed 26.7
96% 33.6 GB/s
SC Read 22.2
SC Write 40.6
SC Mixed 28.8
87% 30.5 GB/s
Latency 50.7
79% 50.7 ns
Poor: 55%
This bench: 96.2%
Great: 97%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z170A MPOWER GAMING TITANIUM(MS-7A16) Builds (Compare 255 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 69%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 58%
Gunboat

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 73% - Very good Total price: $613
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