MSI Z170A XPOWER GAMING TITANIUM EDITION

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 116%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 104%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 99%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (94th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 6 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 99.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics113% 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 Drive403% 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.
Memory32GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMSI MS-7968
MotherboardMSI Z170A XPOWER GAMING TITANIUM EDITION  (all builds)
Memory27.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180626
Uptime1.1 Days
Run DateJul 30 '19 at 16:53
Run Duration204 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%
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 PC Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$241
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
99.9% Outstanding
Memory 96.8
1-Core 143
2-Core 281
97% 174 Pts
4-Core 555
8-Core 790
84% 672 Pts
64-Core 788
49% 788 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 99.9%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 399.24
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
113% Outstanding
Lighting 151
Reflection 153
Parallax 131
123% 145 fps
MRender 119
Gravity 144
Splatting 114
102% 126 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 113%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 1TB
766GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.0.
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2169 2213 2338 2377 2375 2376 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
403% Outstanding
Read 3,150
Write 2,383
Mixed 1,203
SusWrite 2,308
505% 2,261 MB/s
4K Read 55.6
4K Write 140
4K Mixed 67.6
245% 87.8 MB/s
DQ Read 1,297
DQ Write 1,437
DQ Mixed 1,218
958% 1,317 MB/s
Poor: 115%
This bench: 403%
Great: 372%
Samsung 850 Pro 1TB-$210
915GB free
Firmware: EXM03B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 490 492 492 494 494 493 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
125% Outstanding
Read 496
Write 457
Mixed 368
SusWrite 493
102% 454 MB/s
4K Read 38.1
4K Write 125
4K Mixed 51.9
191% 71.8 MB/s
DQ Read 384
DQ Write 345
DQ Mixed 356
269% 362 MB/s
Poor: 77%
This bench: 125%
Great: 124%
WD Black 5TB (2015)-$71
3.5TB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 188 179 177 181 182 181 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
105% Outstanding
Read 184
Write 215
Mixed 99.8
SusWrite 181
124% 170 MB/s
4K Read 4.9
4K Write 3.2
4K Mixed 1.1
386% 3.07 MB/s
Poor: 58%
This bench: 105%
Great: 107%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB-$160
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
104% Outstanding
MC Read 38
MC Write 39.8
MC Mixed 31.7
104% 36.5 GB/s
SC Read 23.2
SC Write 44.2
SC Mixed 31.9
95% 33.1 GB/s
Latency 50.9
79% 50.9 ns
Poor: 59%
This bench: 104%
Great: 114%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical Z170A XPOWER GAMING TITANIUM EDITION(MS-7968) Builds (Compare 508 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 86%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 73%
Battleship

Motherboard: MSI Z170A XPOWER GAMING TITANIUM EDITION - $175

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 40% - Average Total price: $1,380
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