MSI Z170A XPOWER GAMING TITANIUM EDITION

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 90.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive130% 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.
Memory32GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 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.
SystemMSI MS-7968
MotherboardMSI Z170A XPOWER GAMING TITANIUM EDITION  (all builds)
Memory28.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20171206
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 30 '18 at 04:34
Run Duration250 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing above expectations (82nd 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 (98th percentile)
90.6% Outstanding
Memory 97
1-Core 135
2-Core 269
93% 167 Pts
4-Core 453
8-Core 748
73% 601 Pts
64-Core 741
46% 741 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 90.6%
Great: 90%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109
389GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 463 462 461 462 460 450 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
130% Outstanding
Read 472
Write 410
Mixed 340
SusWrite 460
95% 420 MB/s
4K Read 43.3
4K Write 153
4K Mixed 63.5
228% 86.5 MB/s
DQ Read 284
DQ Write 282
DQ Mixed 282
212% 283 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 130%
Great: 134%
Adata DashDrive Elite S102 Pro USB 3.0 64GB-$13
54GB free, PID 312b
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 106 106 106 105 105 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
50.8% Above average
Read 185
Write 102
Mixed 85.1
SusWrite 106
148% 119 MB/s
4K Read 4.3
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0.8
43% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 10%
This bench: 50.8%
Great: 51%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing as expected (46th percentile)
96.8% Outstanding
MC Read 35
MC Write 34.8
MC Mixed 31.6
97% 33.8 GB/s
SC Read 22.1
SC Write 38.1
SC Mixed 32
88% 30.7 GB/s
Latency 50.4
79% 50.4 ns
Poor: 68%
This bench: 96.8%
Great: 112%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z170A XPOWER GAMING TITANIUM EDITION(MS-7968) Builds (Compare 508 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 86%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 73%
Battleship

Motherboard: MSI Z170A XPOWER GAMING TITANIUM EDITION - $175

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 40% - Average Total price: $1,380
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