MSI Z170A MPOWER GAMING TITANIUM(MS-7A16)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 78%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 101%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 67%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 98.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics75.5% 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 Drive259% 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)
Memory13.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180626
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 22 '20 at 09:52
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%
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 PC Performing above expectations (79th 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 way above expectations (100th percentile)
98.2% Outstanding
Memory 94.5
1-Core 140
2-Core 282
95% 172 Pts
4-Core 550
8-Core 782
84% 666 Pts
64-Core 775
48% 775 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 98.2%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$233
CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 441.8
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
75.5% Very good
Lighting 95.1
Reflection 83.3
Parallax 87.8
78% 88.7 fps
MRender 118
Gravity 77.3
Splatting 73.8
72% 89.9 fps
Poor: 65%
This bench: 75.5%
Great: 76%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung MZVLB256HAHQ-000L7 256GB
202GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1L2QEXD7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1191 309 311 312 311 311 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
259% Outstanding
Read 2,227
Write 1,526
Mixed 1,227
SusWrite 458
302% 1,359 MB/s
4K Read 62
4K Write 180
4K Mixed 85.8
299% 109 MB/s
DQ Read 970
DQ Write 1,262
DQ Mixed 1,020
797% 1,084 MB/s
Poor: 106%
This bench: 259%
Great: 247%
SanDisk Cruzer Blade 64GB
32GB free, PID 5567
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 6 7.3 7.4 7 7.2 7.3 MB/s
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
12.8% Very poor
Read 26.2
Write 4.2
Mixed 10.2
SusWrite 7
13% 11.9 MB/s
4K Read 4.3
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 2.7
179% 3.03 MB/s
Poor: 5%
This bench: 12.8%
Great: 18%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown TEAMGROUP-UD4-3000 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing as expected (43rd percentile)
79.3% Very good
MC Read 30.8
MC Write 30.1
MC Mixed 21.8
79% 27.6 GB/s
SC Read 18.9
SC Write 30.8
SC Mixed 26.1
72% 25.3 GB/s
Latency 58.6
68% 58.6 ns
Poor: 60%
This bench: 79.3%
Great: 103%

 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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