MSI Z170A MPOWER GAMING TITANIUM(MS-7A16)

Performance Results


Gaming 55% Gunboat	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 48% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 88.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	55.1% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	75.5% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.

System	MSI MS-7A16
Motherboard	MSI Z170A MPOWER GAMING TITANIUM(MS-7A16) (all builds)
Memory	11.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit cores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180626
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Nov 25 '19 at 07:13
Run Duration	168 Seconds
Run User	PRT-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing above expectations (75^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-$180 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	88.1% Excellent	Memory 96.4 1-Core 128 2-Core 241 88% 155 Pts	4-Core 431 8-Core 698 69% 564 Pts	64-Core 699 43% 699 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 88.1% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 290-$399 68,699 User benchmarks, average bench 46% Gigabyte(1458 228F) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1040 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 19.11.3 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	55.1% Above average	Lighting 66.9 Reflection 61.7 Parallax 89.8 54% 72.8 fps	MRender 61.8 Gravity 59.2 Splatting 79.8 56% 66.9 fps
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 55.1% Great: 50%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
HyperX Fury 240GB-$193 27,826 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 136GB free (System drive) Firmware: 60AABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 143 143 143 135 133 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	75.5% Very good	Read 294 Write 198 Mixed 241 SusWrite 138 49% 218 MB/s	4K Read 28.8 4K Write 115 4K Mixed 41.7 158% 61.9 MB/s	DQ Read 107 DQ Write 194 DQ Mixed 144 111% 148 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 75.5% Great: 84%
CT500MX500SSD4 500GB 44,418 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 102GB free Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 434 470 472 475 475 475 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	128% Outstanding	Read 515 Write 468 Mixed 442 SusWrite 467 106% 473 MB/s	4K Read 40.9 4K Write 122 4K Mixed 57.8 201% 73.7 MB/s	DQ Read 375 DQ Write 350 DQ Mixed 295 240% 340 MB/s
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 128% Great: 123%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 322GB free Firmware: 02.01A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 127 127 127 127 127 MB/s Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)	78.7% Very good	Read 148 Write 131 Mixed 90 SusWrite 126 91% 124 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.1 218% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 78.7% Great: 109%
Samsung HD502HJ 500GB-$50 72,924 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 118GB free Firmware: 1AJ10001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 135 136 136 137 136 137 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	75.5% Very good	Read 126 Write 119 Mixed 70.2 SusWrite 136 83% 113 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 3.1 4K Mixed 0.9 187% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 75.5% Great: 77%
Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB-$83 138,859 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 345GB free Firmware: 1AJ100E5 SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 101 102 99 103 102 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	50.7% Above average	Read 75.3 Write 100 Mixed 59 SusWrite 101 62% 83.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 1.1 193% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 50.7% Great: 75%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GB-$38 163,634 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	92.2% Outstanding	MC Read 34.5 MC Write 35.4 MC Mixed 26.2 92% 32 GB/s	SC Read 20.8 SC Write 40.4 SC Mixed 29.3 86% 30.2 GB/s	Latency 52.7 76% 52.7 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 92.2% Great: 103%

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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%

Gunboat

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

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	134x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	36x
Core i7-7700KIntel $241Bench 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 $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	25x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	11x
850 Pro 256GBSamsung $155Bench 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: 73% - Very good

Total price: $613

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $274	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 $184	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