MSI Z170A MPOWER GAMING TITANIUM(MS-7A16)

Performance Results


Gaming 162% UFO	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 143% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 86.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	191% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	213% 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.
Memory	32GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

System	MSI MS-7A16
Motherboard	MSI Z170A MPOWER GAMING TITANIUM(MS-7A16) (all builds)
Memory	27.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180626
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 28 '20 at 19:38
Run Duration	185 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

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PC Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	86.1% Excellent	Memory 90.9 1-Core 140 2-Core 263 92% 165 Pts	4-Core 437 8-Core 769 73% 603 Pts	64-Core 769 48% 769 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 86.1% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$910 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% EVGA(3842 3897); EVGA FTW3 Ultra CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 457.30 Performing below potential (63^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	191% Outstanding	Lighting 279 Reflection 239 Parallax 273 228% 264 fps	MRender 308 Gravity 231 Splatting 168 185% 236 fps
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 191% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$625 54,978 User benchmarks, average bench 223% 108GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B0QBXX7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 518 428 415 375 376 366 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	213% Outstanding	Read 2049 Write 707 Mixed 669 SusWrite 413 210% 960 MB/s	4K Read 46.4 4K Write 158 4K Mixed 63.2 235% 89.4 MB/s	DQ Read 1,223 DQ Write 307 DQ Mixed 473 424% 668 MB/s
Poor: 138% ↑ This bench: 213% Great: 283%
Samsung 840 Pro 256GB-$190 73,119 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 101GB free Firmware: DXM06B0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 461 461 452 460 442 460 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	118% Outstanding	Read 508 Write 476 Mixed 345 SusWrite 456 100% 446 MB/s	4K Read 36.7 4K Write 115 4K Mixed 47.6 178% 66.5 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 311 DQ Mixed 154 167% 282 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 116%
OCZ SOLID3 120GB 1,720 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 23GB free Firmware: 2.15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 92 95 94 75 96 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	59.9% Above average	Read 163 Write 117 Mixed 130 SusWrite 91.6 28% 125 MB/s	4K Read 27.2 4K Write 100 4K Mixed 33.9 138% 53.7 MB/s	DQ Read 144 DQ Write 119 DQ Mixed 115 91% 126 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 59.9% Great: 61%
Mushkin ECO2 SMI 512GB-$80 1,273 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 245GB free Firmware: N1007C SusWrite @10s intervals: 262 263 264 264 264 265 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	96% Outstanding	Read 515 Write 262 Mixed 275 SusWrite 264 73% 329 MB/s	4K Read 28.2 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 41 155% 60.5 MB/s	DQ Read 280 DQ Write 246 DQ Mixed 180 158% 235 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 96% Great: 97%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 356GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 115 114 113 116 116 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	66.4% Good	Read 117 Write 110 Mixed 83.5 SusWrite 115 78% 106 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.7 156% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 66.4% Great: 67%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Dominator DDR4 3000 C15 2x16GB 6,687 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	79% Very good	MC Read 28.3 MC Write 31.3 MC Mixed 24.3 80% 28 GB/s	SC Read 15.7 SC Write 30.6 SC Mixed 25.6 68% 24 GB/s	Latency 66 61% 66 ns
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 79% Great: 106%

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Typical Z170A MPOWER GAMING TITANIUM(MS-7A16) Builds (Compare 255 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 69%

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Desktop 87%

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Workstation 58%

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Motherboard: MSI Z170A MPOWER GAMING TITANIUM(MS-7A16)

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	134x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	36x
Core i7-7700KIntel $241Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	27x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	53x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	31x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	23x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	25x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	11x
850 Pro 256GBSamsung $125Bench 102%, 141,929 samples	6x

RAM
Vengeance LED DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $192Bench 83%, 40,358 samples	9x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	8x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	7x

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Value: 73% - Very good

Total price: $613

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16