MSI Z170A MPOWER GAMING TITANIUM(MS-7A16)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 58%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 94%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 51%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 88.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics64.8% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive140% 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)
Memory11.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20171205
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 20 '20 at 11:35
Run Duration131 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU10%
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 PC Performing above expectations (68th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$230
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
88.7% Excellent
Memory 91.9
1-Core 141
2-Core 280
94% 171 Pts
4-Core 460
8-Core 751
74% 606 Pts
64-Core 751
46% 751 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 88.7%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 445.87
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
64.8% Good
Lighting 92.5
Reflection 109
Parallax 99.7
75% 100 fps
MRender 91.6
Gravity 94.1
Splatting 0.13
44% 61.9 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 64.8%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Black NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB (2017)-$135
58GB free (System drive)
Firmware: B35500WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 185 106 77 85 47 57 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
140% Outstanding
Read 1,117
Write 673
Mixed 467
SusWrite 92.9
129% 587 MB/s
4K Read 44.4
4K Write 130
4K Mixed 54.2
205% 76.1 MB/s
DQ Read 664
DQ Write 525
DQ Mixed 358
332% 516 MB/s
Poor: 86%
This bench: 140%
Great: 144%
Edge SE847 SSD 500GB
25GB free
Firmware: O1026A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 249 249 250 252 249 249 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
93.9% Outstanding
Read 510
Write 226
Mixed 227
SusWrite 250
67% 303 MB/s
4K Read 28.1
4K Write 110
4K Mixed 39.9
152% 59.4 MB/s
DQ Read 274
DQ Write 248
DQ Mixed 171
153% 231 MB/s
Poor: 57%
This bench: 93.9%
Great: 94%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CL15-15-15 D4-2133 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (5th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
41.1% Average
MC Read 13.9
MC Write 14.2
MC Mixed 11.5
38% 13.2 GB/s
SC Read 13.4
SC Write 15
SC Mixed 13.9
40% 14.1 GB/s
Latency 64.2
62% 64.2 ns
Poor: 42%
This bench: 41.1%
Great: 80%

 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 256 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: 75% - Very good Total price: $594
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