MSI Z170A MPOWER GAMING TITANIUM(MS-7A16)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 90.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
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.

System	MSI MS-7A16
Motherboard	MSI Z170A MPOWER GAMING TITANIUM(MS-7A16) (all builds)
Memory	26.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180626
Uptime	0.7 Days
Run Date	Oct 18 '18 at 08:18
Run Duration	198 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing above expectations (72^nd 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-$180 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	90.1% Outstanding	Memory 96.8 1-Core 136 2-Core 268 94% 167 Pts	4-Core 450 8-Core 740 73% 595 Pts	64-Core 756 47% 756 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 90.1% Great: 90%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 512GB-$190 68,849 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 310GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXM04B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 8,549 Write 8,194 Mixed 8,161 1,855% 8,302 MB/s	4K Read 488 4K Write 264 4K Mixed 331 1,303% 361 MB/s	DQ Read 1,221 DQ Write 922 DQ Mixed 969 752% 1,037 MB/s
Poor: 71% Great: 124%
ST32000641AS 500GB 108GB free Firmware: 12.01C02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 61 60 61 61 62 61 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples		Read 74.5 Write 76.8 Mixed 57.7 SusWrite 61.2 15% 67.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.9 4% 1.33 MB/s

Plextor M3 256GB-$160 237 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 236GB free Firmware: 1.07 SusWrite @10s intervals: 331 310 318 331 331 330 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	94% Outstanding	Read 491 Write 324 Mixed 288 SusWrite 325 80% 357 MB/s	4K Read 31.3 4K Write 78.7 4K Mixed 36.8 136% 48.9 MB/s	DQ Read 296 DQ Write 271 DQ Mixed 181 164% 249 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 94% Great: 94%
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 81GB free Firmware: EXT0DB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 399 276 272 271 272 271 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	115% Outstanding	Read 506 Write 462 Mixed 434 SusWrite 293 95% 424 MB/s	4K Read 44.2 4K Write 105 4K Mixed 56.3 195% 68.6 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 240 213% 321 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 118%
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$117 141,929 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 238GB free Firmware: EXM04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 485 487 486 487 488 488 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	121% Outstanding	Read 515 Write 482 Mixed 380 SusWrite 487 105% 466 MB/s	4K Read 36.7 4K Write 107 4K Mixed 50.3 177% 64.6 MB/s	DQ Read 386 DQ Write 341 DQ Mixed 358 270% 362 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 124%
Seagate ST32000641AS 2TB-$171 8,506 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 395GB free Firmware: CC13 SusWrite @10s intervals: 64 66 66 66 66 66 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	53.6% Above average	Read 121 Write 116 Mixed 72 SusWrite 65.8 69% 93.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 1 165% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 53.6% Great: 73%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 3600 C16 Series 4x8GB 38 User benchmarks, average bench 107% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing below potential (27^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	97.2% Outstanding	MC Read 34.9 MC Write 37.6 MC Mixed 31.1 99% 34.5 GB/s	SC Read 16.2 SC Write 39.3 SC Mixed 29.7 81% 28.4 GB/s	Latency 51.2 78% 51.2 ns
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 97.2% Great: 135%

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Typical Z170A MPOWER GAMING TITANIUM(MS-7A16) Builds (Compare 255 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 $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 $117Bench 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 $177	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