MSI Z170A TOMAHAWK (MS-7970)

Performance Results


Gaming 23% Surfboard	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 21% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (36th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 64 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 81.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	20.2% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7970
Motherboard	MSI Z170A TOMAHAWK (MS-7970) (all builds)
Memory	9.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171206
Uptime	1.5 Days
Run Date	Aug 15 '18 at 23:16
Run Duration	236 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	14%

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PC Performing below expectations (36^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 as expected (49^th percentile)	81.2% Excellent	Memory 89.3 1-Core 126 2-Core 241 86% 152 Pts	4-Core 394 8-Core 632 63% 513 Pts	64-Core 559 35% 559 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 81.2% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Zotac(19DA 1435) CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 2052 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 398.36 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	20.2% Poor	Lighting 21 Reflection 32.7 Parallax 23.4 17% 25.7 fps	MRender 35.5 Gravity 29.9 Splatting 31.3 26% 32.2 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 20.2% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 69GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,843 Write 1,207 Mixed 566 264% 1,205 MB/s	4K Read 42 4K Write 132 4K Mixed 48.5 196% 74.3 MB/s	DQ Read 1,141 DQ Write 967 DQ Mixed 714 628% 941 MB/s
Poor: 142% Great: 236%
Corsair Force 3 120GB-$109 22,358 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 96GB free Firmware: 5.07 SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 101 96 99 101 100 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	51.8% Above average	Read 159 Write 119 Mixed 136 SusWrite 100 29% 129 MB/s	4K Read 17.9 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 26.1 114% 48.5 MB/s	DQ Read 95.5 DQ Write 120 DQ Mixed 66.4 62% 93.9 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 51.8% Great: 61%
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$130 154,399 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 302GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 439 437 446 461 459 462 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	124% Outstanding	Read 487 Write 474 Mixed 432 SusWrite 451 104% 461 MB/s	4K Read 41 4K Write 111 4K Mixed 57.8 195% 70 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 350 266% 359 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 133%
WD Green 4TB (2013)-$136 31,988 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 1.5TB free Firmware: 80.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 14 15 14 14 14 16 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	28.8% Poor	Read 85.2 Write 52.3 Mixed 45.2 SusWrite 14.4 37% 49.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1 195% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 28.8% Great: 87%
Samsung Spinpoint F4 2TB-$119 45,158 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 1.5TB free Firmware: 1AQ1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 27 26 26 26 26 26 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	32.2% Below average	Read 85.5 Write 53.2 Mixed 51.7 SusWrite 26 40% 54.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.9 168% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 32.2% Great: 72%
Seagate Barracuda 8TB (2017)-$87 42,465 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 4TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 163 165 153 164 167 166 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	84.5% Excellent	Read 130 Write 150 Mixed 63.5 SusWrite 163 92% 127 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 5.3 4K Mixed 0.7 226% 2.4 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 84.5% Great: 90%
Seagate Archive HDD 8TB (2015)-$130 2,225 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 5TB free Firmware: AR15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 153 178 182 183 183 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 21% Great: 87%
Seagate Barracuda 8TB (2017)-$87 42,465 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 2TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 28 26 26 26 27 27 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	28.7% Poor	Read 71.5 Write 51.5 Mixed 45.7 SusWrite 26.7 36% 48.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 5.3 4K Mixed 0.6 194% 2.2 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 28.7% Great: 90%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$60 112,929 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 1TB free Firmware: 80.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 14 14 14 14 14 16 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	26.6% Poor	Read 78 Write 50.7 Mixed 39.2 SusWrite 14.3 34% 45.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.9 165% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 26.6% Great: 83%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 2x8GB-$42 131,007 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (33^rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	71.5% Very good	MC Read 25.6 MC Write 28 MC Mixed 22.6 73% 25.4 GB/s	SC Read 12 SC Write 27.6 SC Mixed 22.4 59% 20.7 GB/s	Latency 68.1 59% 68.1 ns
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 71.5% Great: 95%

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

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Gaming 62%

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Desktop 83%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 49%

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Motherboard: MSI Z170A TOMAHAWK (MS-7970) - $200

CPU
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	271x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	196x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	94x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	129x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	115x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	54x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	39x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	31x
750 EVO 250GBSamsung $55Bench 94%, 75,831 samples	19x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	34x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $40Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	20x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	18x

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Value: 99% - Outstanding

Total price: $556

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $178	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	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