MSI Z170A XPOWER GAMING TITANIUM EDITION

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 42%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 36%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 80.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics45.5% 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 Drive97.6% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (38%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
5 years ago, 5 years ago.
SystemMSI MS-7968
MotherboardMSI Z170A XPOWER GAMING TITANIUM EDITION  (all builds)
Memory24.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180626
Uptime0.3 Days
Run DateMar 24 '19 at 02:44
Run Duration189 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 38%

 PC Performing as expected (45th 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, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (42nd percentile)
80.3% Excellent
Memory 84.5
1-Core 122
2-Core 226
82% 144 Pts
4-Core 410
8-Core 611
64% 510 Pts
64-Core 646
40% 646 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 80.3%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560
EVGA(3842 4991) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 419.35
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
45.5% Average
Lighting 64.4
Reflection 70.1
Parallax 38.3
52% 57.6 fps
MRender 39.1
Gravity 39.9
Splatting 38.4
32% 39.2 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 45.5%
Great: 87%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52
171GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 315 309 303 305 303 300 MB/s
Performing below expectations (37th percentile)
97.6% Outstanding
Read 458
Write 316
Mixed 296
SusWrite 306
77% 344 MB/s
4K Read 30.2
4K Write 105
4K Mixed 36.6
148% 57.3 MB/s
DQ Read 383
DQ Write 316
DQ Mixed 249
214% 316 MB/s
Poor: 75%
This bench: 97.6%
Great: 128%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80
406GB free
Firmware: RVT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 413 436 448 452 445 316 MB/s
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
111% Outstanding
Read 463
Write 428
Mixed 412
SusWrite 418
97% 430 MB/s
4K Read 22.7
4K Write 109
4K Mixed 53
160% 61.4 MB/s
DQ Read 386
DQ Write 344
DQ Mixed 360
271% 363 MB/s
Poor: 74%
This bench: 111%
Great: 129%
SanDisk SSD Plus 240GB-$28
49GB free
Firmware: Z32070RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 358 291 115 115 115 115 MB/s
Performing as expected (56th percentile)
61.5% Good
Read 361
Write 364
Mixed 324
SusWrite 185
69% 308 MB/s
4K Read 16.3
4K Write 87
4K Mixed 14.3
89% 39.2 MB/s
DQ Read 157
DQ Write 287
DQ Mixed 28.8
77% 158 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 61.5%
Great: 86%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48
457GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 148 151 153 153 151 153 MB/s
Performing above expectations (68th percentile)
91.3% Outstanding
Read 166
Write 102
Mixed 75.5
SusWrite 151
91% 124 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 2.8
4K Mixed 1.2
239% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 50%
This bench: 91.3%
Great: 108%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$60
1TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 128 130 130 129 130 MB/s
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
65.5% Good
Read 100
Write 61.2
Mixed 71.2
SusWrite 128
66% 90.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.8
161% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 65.5%
Great: 83%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30
215GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 123 125 125 123 121 MB/s
Performing below expectations (24th percentile)
70.7% Very good
Read 123
Write 112
Mixed 76.3
SusWrite 123
80% 109 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 1.1
227% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 70.7%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C14 4x8GB-$140
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (15th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
69% Good
MC Read 23.9
MC Write 26.5
MC Mixed 22.9
70% 24.4 GB/s
SC Read 14.9
SC Write 26.1
SC Mixed 20.8
59% 20.6 GB/s
Latency 72.7
55% 72.7 ns
Poor: 66%
This bench: 69%
Great: 120%

 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

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