MSI Z170A MPOWER GAMING TITANIUM(MS-7A16)

Performance Results


Gaming 97% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 82% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (37th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 63 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 88.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	104% 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	214% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7A16
Motherboard	MSI Z170A MPOWER GAMING TITANIUM(MS-7A16) (all builds)
Memory	22.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160621
Uptime	1.9 Days
Run Date	Dec 27 '22 at 14:27
Run Duration	215 Seconds
Run User	CHE-User
Background CPU	15%

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PC Performing below expectations (37^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-$219 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	88.5% Excellent	Memory 95.4 1-Core 127 2-Core 245 88% 156 Pts	4-Core 440 8-Core 668 69% 554 Pts	64-Core 678 42% 678 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 88.5% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Gigabyte(1458 3702) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 527.56 Performing below potential (71^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	104% Outstanding	Lighting 132 Reflection 137 Parallax 133 107% 134 fps	MRender 115 Gravity 136 Splatting 118 100% 123 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$87 58,572 User benchmarks, average bench 341% 241GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 962 945 939 936 949 946 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	214% Outstanding	Read 1,701 Write 1,064 Mixed 827 SusWrite 946 253% 1,134 MB/s	4K Read 39.1 4K Write 97 4K Mixed 49.9 174% 62 MB/s	DQ Read 872 DQ Write 666 DQ Mixed 776 578% 772 MB/s
Poor: 206% ↑ This bench: 214% Great: 442%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 143GB free Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 384 289 288 290 291 292 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 461 Write 440 Mixed 380 SusWrite 306 89% 397 MB/s	4K Read 39.4 4K Write 89 4K Mixed 53.3 175% 60.6 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 359 270% 362 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 124%
Seagate Expansion 3TB 2,934 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 530GB free Firmware: 0708 SusWrite @10s intervals: 40 39 40 41 41 40 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	22.3% Poor	Read 36.6 Write 39 Mixed 34.2 SusWrite 40.1 28% 37.5 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 0.5 166% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 22.3% Great: 62%
TrekStor DS maxi light 30 3TB 72 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 2TB free, PID 0050 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 7.4 11 11 11 11 11 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	13% Very poor	Read 54.6 Write 30.7 Mixed 28.2 SusWrite 10.3 37% 31 MB/s	4K Read 3 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.7 59% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 13% Great: 69%
WD My Book 1TB 10,299 User benchmarks, average bench 18% 57GB free, PID 1100 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 12 11 11 11 11 11 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	14.2% Very poor	Read 52.2 Write 32.3 Mixed 28.4 SusWrite 10.9 37% 31 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.8 75% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 14.2% Great: 22%
WDC WD10 EAVS-00D7B1 1TB 81 User benchmarks, average bench 18% 531GB free, PID 2329 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 12 11 11 11 11 11 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	13.6% Very poor	Read 50.1 Write 32.2 Mixed 28.2 SusWrite 11.1 37% 30.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.7 68% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 13.6% Great: 22%
WD Elements 2TB 35,768 User benchmarks, average bench 24% 299GB free, PID 1021 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 12 11 11 11 11 11 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	12.7% Very poor	Read 51.9 Write 33.2 Mixed 24.2 SusWrite 10.8 36% 30 MB/s	4K Read 1.7 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.5 50% 1 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 12.7% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB 54,651 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	MC Read 37.5 MC Write 40.7 MC Mixed 31.9 105% 36.7 GB/s	SC Read 22.5 SC Write 45.1 SC Mixed 31.5 94% 33 GB/s	Latency 55.9 72% 55.9 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 118%

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Typical Z170A MPOWER GAMING TITANIUM(MS-7A16) Builds (Compare 256 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 69%

Battle cruiser

Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 58%

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

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $219Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	135x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	36x
Core i7-7700KIntel $235Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	27x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	54x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	31x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $499Bench 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 $129Bench 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 $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	7x

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Value: 74% - Very good

Total price: $633

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $95	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16