MSI Z170A XPOWER GAMING TITANIUM EDITION

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 162%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 101%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 139%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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 96.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics169% 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 Drive201% 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)
Memory27.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160722
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateFeb 07 '20 at 02:09
Run Duration168 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU3%
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 PC Performing as expected (55th 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 4.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
96.4% Outstanding
Memory 96.4
1-Core 143
2-Core 292
98% 177 Pts
4-Core 519
8-Core 794
81% 656 Pts
64-Core 792
49% 792 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 96.4%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441
CLim: 2295 MHz, MLim: 4075 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 442.19
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
169% Outstanding
Lighting 235
Reflection 231
Parallax 252
192% 239 fps
MRender 285
Gravity 232
Splatting 149
174% 222 fps
Poor: 128%
This bench: 169%
Great: 174%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$234
631GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 583 765 890 507 1100 819 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
201% Outstanding
Read 2,409
Write 2,036
Mixed 1,580
SusWrite 777
380% 1,701 MB/s
4K Read 53.9
4K Write 37.6
4K Mixed 55.4
173% 49 MB/s
DQ Read 53.3
DQ Write 56.7
DQ Mixed 118
71% 76 MB/s
Poor: 195%
This bench: 201%
Great: 371%
Seagate ST5000LM000-2AN170 5TB
410GB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 25 47 59 28 76 57 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
27.2% Poor
Read 45
Write 72.7
Mixed 58.5
SusWrite 48.6
42% 56.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 4
4K Mixed 0.5
146% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 31%
This bench: 27.2%
Great: 64%
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 (76th percentile)
97.2% Outstanding
MC Read 35.2
MC Write 37.6
MC Mixed 30.8
99% 34.5 GB/s
SC Read 17.3
SC Write 39.9
SC Mixed 29.2
82% 28.8 GB/s
Latency 52.6
76% 52.6 ns
Poor: 66%
This bench: 97.2%
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 508 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 86%
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Desktop
Desktop 90%
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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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