MSI Z170A MPOWER GAMING TITANIUM(MS-7A16)

Performance Results


Gaming 130% UFO	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 102% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (91st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 9 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 94%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	137% 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	80.7% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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 (19%). 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	12.2 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	May 03 '22 at 00:50
Run Duration	160 Seconds
Run User	ESP-User
Background CPU	19%

PC Performing way above expectations (91^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)	94% Outstanding	Memory 95.4 1-Core 134 2-Core 270 93% 167 Pts	4-Core 537 8-Core 523 71% 530 Pts	64-Core 525 32% 525 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 94% 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: 512.59 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	137% Outstanding	Lighting 191 Reflection 202 Parallax 199 156% 198 fps	MRender 145 Gravity 200 Splatting 135 129% 160 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 137% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 240GB-$28 424,288 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 123GB free (System drive) Firmware: 03150010 SusWrite @10s intervals: 205 148 62 57 54 56 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	80.7% Excellent	Read 483 Write 266 Mixed 313 SusWrite 96.9 64% 290 MB/s	4K Read 38.7 4K Write 73.7 4K Mixed 46.6 157% 53 MB/s	DQ Read 158 DQ Write 128 DQ Mixed 119 96% 135 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 80.7% Great: 100%
Kingston SA400S37240G 480GB 11 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 268GB free Firmware: SBFKK1C3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 275 409 464 459 456 457 MB/s Relative performance n/a - drive id incomplete or inconclusive		Read 410 Write 426 Mixed 347 SusWrite 420 90% 401 MB/s	4K Read 34.4 4K Write 105 4K Mixed 41.5 161% 60.4 MB/s	DQ Read 221 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 171 161% 245 MB/s
Poor: 40% Great: 78%
Kingston A400 480GB-$38 237,487 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 123GB free Firmware: SBFKB1H5 SusWrite @10s intervals: 267 270 289 269 268 271 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	89.8% Excellent	Read 329 Write 307 Mixed 262 SusWrite 272 66% 293 MB/s	4K Read 27.7 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 43.6 152% 57.6 MB/s	DQ Read 250 DQ Write 332 DQ Mixed 193 173% 258 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 89.8% 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 39.2 MC Write 42.9 MC Mixed 34.3 111% 38.8 GB/s	SC Read 22.5 SC Write 46.1 SC Mixed 31.4 95% 33.3 GB/s	Latency 55.9 72% 55.9 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 $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 $45Bench 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