MSI Z170A MPOWER GAMING TITANIUM(MS-7A16)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 123%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 94%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 96%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 89.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics135% 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 Drive33.9% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
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.
Run History
SystemMSI MS-7A16
MotherboardMSI Z170A MPOWER GAMING TITANIUM(MS-7A16)  (all builds)
Memory13.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit Farben
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20171205
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 30 '22 at 03:04
Run Duration161 Seconds
Run User ESP-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing above expectations (61st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6600K-$130
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
89.9% Excellent
Memory 95.3
1-Core 126
2-Core 263
90% 162 Pts
4-Core 496
8-Core 450
64% 473 Pts
64-Core 486
30% 486 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 89.9%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
Gigabyte(1458 3762) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2075 MHz, MLim: 3058 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 442.92
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
135% Outstanding
Lighting 188
Reflection 198
Parallax 193
153% 193 fps
MRender 143
Gravity 196
Splatting 130
126% 156 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 135%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston A400 240GB-$28
139GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 03150010
SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 56 57 55 56 55 MB/s
Performing below potential (6th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
33.9% Below average
Read 49.3
Write 199
Mixed 120
SusWrite 59.5
24% 107 MB/s
4K Read 38.5
4K Write 9.7
4K Mixed 15
83% 21.1 MB/s
DQ Read 141
DQ Write 43.8
DQ Mixed 46.2
46% 77.1 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 33.9%
Great: 100%
Kingston SA400S37240G 480GB
57GB free
Firmware: SBFKK1C3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 56 64 67 71 71 71 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - drive id incomplete or inconclusive
Read 396
Write 59.8
Mixed 93.7
SusWrite 66.6
33% 154 MB/s
4K Read 33.3
4K Write 5.6
4K Mixed 10.7
67% 16.5 MB/s
Poor: 40% Great: 78%
Kingston A400 480GB-$38
136GB free
Firmware: SBFKB1H5
SusWrite @10s intervals: 253 283 378 287 372 280 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
37.8% Below average
Read 141
Write 98
Mixed 83.3
SusWrite 309
36% 158 MB/s
4K Read 10.8
4K Write 20.6
4K Mixed 10.9
41% 14.1 MB/s
DQ Read 13.4
DQ Write 14.9
DQ Mixed 13.3
10% 13.9 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 37.8%
Great: 102%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LED DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$192
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
109% Outstanding
MC Read 39.5
MC Write 43
MC Mixed 34.6
112% 39 GB/s
SC Read 22.3
SC Write 45.3
SC Mixed 31.6
94% 33.1 GB/s
Latency 56.3
71% 56.3 ns
Poor: 54%
This bench: 109%
Great: 105%

 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: 75% - Very good Total price: $594
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