MSI Z170A MPOWER GAMING TITANIUM(MS-7A16)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 81%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 70%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 83.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics96.1% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive131% 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMSI MS-7A16
MotherboardMSI Z170A MPOWER GAMING TITANIUM(MS-7A16)  (all builds)
Memory7.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit farger
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160722
Uptime7.1 Days
Run DateSep 19 '19 at 21:20
Run Duration148 Seconds
Run User NOR-User
Background CPU9%
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 PC Performing as expected (49th 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 4.4 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (64th percentile)
83.2% Excellent
Memory 81.2
1-Core 136
2-Core 253
87% 157 Pts
4-Core 458
8-Core 701
72% 580 Pts
64-Core 652
40% 652 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 83.2%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
EVGA(3842 6386) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 417.35
Performing below potential (16th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
96.1% Outstanding
Lighting 124
Reflection 128
Parallax 122
101% 124 fps
MRender 103
Gravity 123
Splatting 96.6
87% 107 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 96.1%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel 600p Series NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$119
127GB free (System drive)
Firmware: PSF100C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 472 505 343 230 206 30 MB/s
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
131% Outstanding
Read 851
Write 544
Mixed 631
SusWrite 298
129% 581 MB/s
4K Read 30
4K Write 135
4K Mixed 49.1
180% 71.5 MB/s
DQ Read 510
DQ Write 528
DQ Mixed 465
365% 501 MB/s
Poor: 95%
This bench: 131%
Great: 144%
Intel 540s Series 240GB
212GB free
Firmware: LSBG200
SusWrite @10s intervals: 229 112 105 107 106 107 MB/s
Performing as expected (49th percentile)
77.7% Very good
Read 432
Write 370
Mixed 254
SusWrite 127
66% 296 MB/s
4K Read 23.4
4K Write 88.8
4K Mixed 40.4
134% 50.9 MB/s
DQ Read 295
DQ Write 185
DQ Mixed 248
183% 243 MB/s
Poor: 57%
This bench: 77.7%
Great: 90%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80
204GB free
Firmware: RVT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 429 318 310 304 305 305 MB/s
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
116% Outstanding
Read 480
Write 469
Mixed 437
SusWrite 328
96% 429 MB/s
4K Read 39.7
4K Write 112
4K Mixed 57.7
194% 70 MB/s
DQ Read 384
DQ Write 342
DQ Mixed 360
271% 362 MB/s
Poor: 74%
This bench: 116%
Great: 129%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX 2133 C14 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (25th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
63.3% Good
MC Read 24.4
MC Write 23.6
MC Mixed 19.6
64% 22.5 GB/s
SC Read 13.7
SC Write 20.3
SC Mixed 20.6
52% 18.2 GB/s
Latency 78.4
51% 78.4 ns
Poor: 42%
This bench: 63.3%
Great: 80%

 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: 74% - Very good Total price: $599
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