MSI Z170A MPOWER GAMING TITANIUM(MS-7A16)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 134%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 104%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 116%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (99th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 1 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 98.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics134% 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 Drive267% 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.
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.
SystemMSI MS-7A16
MotherboardMSI Z170A MPOWER GAMING TITANIUM(MS-7A16)  (all builds)
Memory13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170422
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 05 '18 at 17:27
Run Duration82 Seconds
Run User BGR-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
98.1% Outstanding
Memory 96.7
1-Core 148
2-Core 294
99% 179 Pts
4-Core 536
8-Core 810
84% 673 Pts
64-Core 811
50% 811 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 98.1%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
MSI(1462 3607) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 3002 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 391.35
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
134% Outstanding
Lighting 191
Reflection 204
Parallax 187
156% 194 fps
MRender 126
Gravity 185
Splatting 126
118% 146 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 134%
Great: 133%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45
179GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
267% Outstanding
Read 2,838
Write 1,184
Mixed 1,365
393% 1,795 MB/s
4K Read 60.8
4K Write 155
4K Mixed 28.6
211% 81.5 MB/s
DQ Read 521
DQ Write 398
DQ Mixed 30.8
140% 317 MB/s
Poor: 142%
This bench: 267%
Great: 236%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 2800 C14 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
103% Outstanding
MC Read 37.7
MC Write 40.3
MC Mixed 31.9
105% 36.6 GB/s
SC Read 22.3
SC Write 41.4
SC Mixed 29.9
89% 31.2 GB/s
Latency 51.6
78% 51.6 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 103%
Great: 99%

 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 254 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: 73% - Very good Total price: $613
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