MSI Z170A XPOWER GAMING TITANIUM EDITION

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 32%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 27%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 85.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics29.7% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive124% 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 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)
Memory27.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kolorów
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180626
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateOct 13 '19 at 15:41
Run Duration150 Seconds
Run User POL-User
Background CPU8%

 PC Performing way above expectations (85th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-7600K-$190
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
85.8% Excellent
Memory 88
1-Core 124
2-Core 253
86% 155 Pts
4-Core 483
8-Core 483
65% 483 Pts
64-Core 489
30% 489 Pts
Poor: 59%
This bench: 85.8%
Great: 89%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-$101
CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 436.48
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
29.7% Poor
Lighting 36.7
Reflection 27.5
Parallax 33.8
30% 32.7 fps
MRender 38.9
Gravity 34.6
Splatting 34.1
29% 35.9 fps
Poor: 24%
This bench: 29.7%
Great: 28%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 250GB-$40
126GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M3CR023
SusWrite @10s intervals: 415 439 452 458 454 325 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
124% Outstanding
Read 512
Write 452
Mixed 442
SusWrite 424
103% 458 MB/s
4K Read 42.4
4K Write 118
4K Mixed 56.8
199% 72.4 MB/s
DQ Read 377
DQ Write 341
DQ Mixed 274
229% 331 MB/s
Poor: 73%
This bench: 124%
Great: 123%
WD Black 500GB (2008)-$95
427GB free
Firmware: 01.03B01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 87 89 86 89 89 MB/s
Performing above expectations (66th percentile)
51.3% Above average
Read 90.7
Write 90
Mixed 66.7
SusWrite 88
62% 83.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.9
165% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 29%
This bench: 51.3%
Great: 69%
Flash USB Disk 16GB
2GB free, PID 3a04
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.5 6.1 6.3 5.6 6.7 6.2 MB/s
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
6.27% Terrible
Read 21.5
Write 1.7
Mixed 5.7
SusWrite 5.9
9% 8.7 MB/s
4K Read 7.9
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
29% 2.63 MB/s
Poor: 4%
This bench: 6.27%
Great: 7%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M378A2K43BB1-CPB 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
75.9% Very good
MC Read 26.9
MC Write 29.3
MC Mixed 24.9
77% 27 GB/s
SC Read 16.1
SC Write 28.8
SC Mixed 22.3
64% 22.4 GB/s
Latency 69.6
58% 69.6 ns
Poor: 59%
This bench: 75.9%
Great: 99%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming
Gaming 86%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 73%
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Motherboard: MSI Z170A XPOWER GAMING TITANIUM EDITION - $175

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