MSI Z170A TOMAHAWK (MS-7970)

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 97.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	86.7% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB 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.

Run History

7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	MSI MS-7970
Motherboard	MSI Z170A TOMAHAWK (MS-7970) (all builds)
Memory	9.1 GB free of 12 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160523
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 29 '17 at 21:57
Run Duration	262 Seconds
Run User	ZAF-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6600K-$81 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	97.4% Outstanding	Memory 95.2 1-Core 151 2-Core 301 100% 182 Pts	4-Core 571 8-Core 590 77% 580 Pts	64-Core 584 36% 584 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 97.4% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Asus(1043 8509) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 378.49 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 58.9 Reflection 64.5 Parallax 57.8 48% 60.4 fps	Gravity 8.6 Splatting 10.4 9% 9.52 fps
Poor: 43% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk X400 256GB-$29 2,279 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 43GB free (System drive) Firmware: X4120000 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 3620 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1821 (A5) Unknown 100 100 1700993763879 (A6) Unknown 100 100 13 (A7) Unknown 100 100 42 (A8) Unknown 100 100 62 (A9) Unknown 100 100 361 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 35 (AE) Unknown 100 100 1190 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 64 65 279173922852 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 7877053908778 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (E9) Unknown 100 100 8927 (EA) Unknown 100 100 12481 (F1) Unknown 253 253 10510 (F2) Unknown 253 253 16041 (F4) Unknown 0 100 0	86.7% Excellent	Read 499 Write 301 Mixed 316 82% 372 MB/s	4K Read 38.7 4K Write 78.3 4K Mixed 21.8 128% 46.3 MB/s	DQ Read 318 DQ Write 179 DQ Mixed 42.5 87% 180 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 86.7% Great: 99%
WDC WD25 00BEVS-60UST0 250GB 55 User benchmarks, average bench 14% 127GB free, PID 110c Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	5.99% Terrible	Read 27.1 Write 4.59 Mixed 6.83 12% 12.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.37 4K Write 0.32 4K Mixed 0.18 18% 0.29 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 5.99% Great: 20%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX2400C15D4/4G KHX2400C15D4/8G 12GB 47 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 2400, 2400 MHz 4096, 8192 MB Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	79.6% Very good	MC Read 28 MC Write 31.4 MC Mixed 24 79% 27.8 GB/s	SC Read 17.6 SC Write 31 SC Mixed 24.8 70% 24.5 GB/s	Latency 56.5 71% 56.5 ns
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 79.6% Great: 80%

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Gaming 62%

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Desktop 83%

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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