MSI Z170A MPOWER GAMING TITANIUM(MS-7A16)

Performance Results


Gaming 53% Yacht	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 46% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 87.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	52.7% 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	341% 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	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.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7A16
Motherboard	MSI Z170A MPOWER GAMING TITANIUM(MS-7A16) (all builds)
Memory	27 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180626
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 12 '19 at 19:14
Run Duration	143 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing above expectations (76^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 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	87.9% Excellent	Memory 88.8 1-Core 140 2-Core 278 93% 169 Pts	4-Core 468 8-Core 737 74% 602 Pts	64-Core 704 44% 704 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 87.9% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% EVGA(3842 3975) CLim: 1531 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 419.35 Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	52.7% Above average	Lighting 67.1 Reflection 69 Parallax 61.1 55% 65.7 fps	MRender 67.7 Gravity 59.1 Splatting 54.5 49% 60.4 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 52.7% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 512GB 18,578 User benchmarks, average bench 191% 314GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.0. SusWrite @10s intervals: 1828 1831 1830 1832 1829 1789 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	341% Outstanding	Read 2,895 Write 1,908 Mixed 933 SusWrite 1,823 420% 1,890 MB/s	4K Read 44.9 4K Write 200 4K Mixed 58.7 249% 101 MB/s	DQ Read 1,051 DQ Write 704 DQ Mixed 639 541% 798 MB/s
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 341% Great: 332%
Samsung 850 Evo 2TB-$275 8,527 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 1.5TB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 392 412 418 424 423 425 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	122% Outstanding	Read 492 Write 453 Mixed 421 SusWrite 416 100% 446 MB/s	4K Read 41.9 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 58.5 194% 68.3 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 361 271% 361 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 135%
WD My Book 1230 5TB 1,107 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 3TB free, PID 1230 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 138 137 138 139 136 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	57.1% Above average	Read 129 Write 122 Mixed 84.2 SusWrite 137 159% 118 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1 129% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 57.1% Great: 63%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 4x8GB 796 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (23^rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	77.4% Very good	MC Read 27.4 MC Write 30.2 MC Mixed 24.3 78% 27.3 GB/s	SC Read 15.9 SC Write 33 SC Mixed 23.9 69% 24.3 GB/s	Latency 68.7 58% 68.7 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 77.4% Great: 136%

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

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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	134x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	36x
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	27x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	53x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	31x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	23x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	25x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	11x
850 Pro 256GBSamsung $125Bench 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 $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	7x

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Value: 74% - Very good

Total price: $599

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16