MSI Z170A XPOWER GAMING TITANIUM EDITION

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 145%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 99%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 121%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 96.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics148% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive101% 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.
SystemMSI MS-7968
MotherboardMSI Z170A XPOWER GAMING TITANIUM EDITION  (all builds)
Memory29.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180626
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 28 '19 at 21:24
Run Duration203 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%
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 PC Performing above expectations (74th 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 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
96.8% Outstanding
Memory 96.3
1-Core 134
2-Core 214
87% 148 Pts
4-Core 528
8-Core 732
79% 630 Pts
64-Core 730
45% 730 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 96.8%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441
Gigabyte(1458 37C4) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 430.86
Performing below potential (24th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
148% Outstanding
Lighting 202
Reflection 221
Parallax 225
165% 216 fps
MRender 255
Gravity 197
Splatting 124
150% 192 fps
Poor: 128%
This bench: 148%
Great: 174%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 QVO 1TB-$109
418GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVQ01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 387 391 391 387 388 388 MB/s
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
101% Outstanding
Read 349
Write 356
Mixed 317
SusWrite 389
80% 353 MB/s
4K Read 34.4
4K Write 103
4K Mixed 48.4
168% 61.8 MB/s
DQ Read 270
DQ Write 230
DQ Mixed 248
186% 249 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 101%
Great: 121%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 1TB
931GB free
Firmware: 1.0.
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2660 2336 1601 1603 1604 1604 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
425% Outstanding
Read 3,412
Write 2660
Mixed 2,227
SusWrite 1,901
570% 2,550 MB/s
4K Read 77.6
4K Write 183
4K Mixed 104
348% 121 MB/s
DQ Read 1,478
DQ Write 1,419
DQ Mixed 1,499
1,112% 1,465 MB/s
Poor: 120%
This bench: 425%
Great: 445%
Toshiba X300 5TB-$125
4.5TB free
Firmware: FP1R
SusWrite @10s intervals: 200 201 202 204 202 201 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 63% Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
98.7% Outstanding
MC Read 36.3
MC Write 37.3
MC Mixed 30.8
99% 34.8 GB/s
SC Read 21.7
SC Write 41.2
SC Mixed 29.4
88% 30.8 GB/s
Latency 53
76% 53 ns
Poor: 66%
This bench: 98.7%
Great: 106%

 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 510 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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