MSI Z170A MPOWER GAMING TITANIUM(MS-7A16)

Performance Results


Gaming 127% UFO	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 100% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall 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.
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 93.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	134% 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 Drive	28.9% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

System	MSI MS-7A16
Motherboard	MSI Z170A MPOWER GAMING TITANIUM(MS-7A16) (all builds)
Memory	11.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171205
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 30 '22 at 03:13
Run Duration	137 Seconds
Run User	ESP-User
Background CPU	20%

PC Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6600K-$130 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	93.7% Outstanding	Memory 95.1 1-Core 134 2-Core 270 93% 166 Pts	4-Core 534 8-Core 525 71% 530 Pts	64-Core 520 32% 520 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 93.7% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Gigabyte(1458 3762) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2075 MHz, MLim: 3058 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 442.92 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	134% Outstanding	Lighting 185 Reflection 198 Parallax 193 151% 192 fps	MRender 142 Gravity 195 Splatting 133 126% 157 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 134% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 240GB-$28 424,288 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 139GB free (System drive) Firmware: 03150010 SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 108 102 117 112 104 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	28.9% Poor	Read 311 Write 85.7 Mixed 77.8 SusWrite 110 32% 146 MB/s	4K Read 3 4K Write 7.5 4K Mixed 15 28% 8.5 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 28.9% Great: 100%
Kingston SA400S37240G 480GB 11 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 281GB free Firmware: SBFKK1C3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 6.1 6 51 59 60 60 MB/s Relative performance n/a - drive id incomplete or inconclusive		Read 331 Write 6 Mixed 10.7 SusWrite 40.1 20% 96.9 MB/s	4K Read 48.7 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 11.1 90% 20.9 MB/s
Poor: 40% Great: 78%
Kingston A400 480GB-$38 237,487 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 136GB free Firmware: SBFKB1H5 SusWrite @10s intervals: 236 296 359 316 394 307 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	39.1% Below average	Read 164 Write 96.9 Mixed 83.3 SusWrite 318 37% 165 MB/s	4K Read 11.7 4K Write 20.6 4K Mixed 10.1 42% 14.1 MB/s	DQ Read 11.2 DQ Write 15.1 DQ Mixed 13.1 10% 13.1 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 39.1% Great: 102%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LED DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$192 40,358 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	MC Read 39.1 MC Write 42.9 MC Mixed 34.6 111% 38.9 GB/s	SC Read 22.4 SC Write 46 SC Mixed 31.6 95% 33.3 GB/s	Latency 56.7 71% 56.7 ns
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 105%

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

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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 $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	36x
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 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 $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	25x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	11x
850 Pro 256GBSamsung $155Bench 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: 75% - Very good

Total price: $594

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	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 $45	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