MSI Z170A TOMAHAWK (MS-7970)

Performance Results


Gaming 9% Tree trunk	Desktop 72% Battleship	Workstation 8% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 73.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	5.15% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	67.6% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7970
Motherboard	MSI Z170A TOMAHAWK (MS-7970) (all builds)
Memory	5.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161214
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Apr 01 '17 at 19:58
Run Duration	145 Seconds
Run User	IRN-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing as expected (60^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i3-6100-$40 110,166 User benchmarks, average bench 55% U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	73.4% Very good	Memory 94.8 1-Core 100 2-Core 204 77% 133 Pts	4-Core 302 8-Core 302 40% 302 Pts	64-Core 305 19% 305 Pts
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 73.4% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 530 (Desktop Skylake) 188,220 User benchmarks, average bench 5% MSI(1462 7970) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64 Ver. 21.20.16.4534 Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	5.15% Terrible	Lighting 5.33 Reflection 8.23 Parallax 5.06 4% 6.21 fps	MRender 7 Gravity 4.5 Splatting 11.7 7% 7.72 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 5.15% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata SU800NS38 128GB 7,443 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 87GB free (System drive) Firmware: P0925A Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 2 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 16 (A0) Unknown 100 100 0 (A1) Unknown 100 100 28 (A3) Unknown 100 100 15 (A4) Unknown 100 100 2350 (A5) Unknown 100 100 8 (A6) Unknown 100 100 3 (A7) Unknown 100 100 4 (94) Unknown 100 100 1692 (95) Unknown 100 100 67 (96) Unknown 100 100 1 (97) Unknown 100 100 49 (A9) Unknown 100 100 100 (B1) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 1 (C2) HDA temperature 100 100 56 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (F1) Unknown 100 100 5775 (F2) Unknown 100 100 5222 (F5) Unknown 100 100 18800	67.6% Good	Read 508 Write 235 Mixed 278 75% 340 MB/s	4K Read 30.6 4K Write 72.5 4K Mixed 15.9 105% 39.7 MB/s	DQ Read 32.2 DQ Write 78.5 DQ Mixed 16.1 24% 42.3 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 67.6% Great: 102%
WD Blue 3TB (2015)-$80 75,644 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 3TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 253 0 (03) Spinup time 100 253 0 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 3 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 3 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 253 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 253 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 3 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 0 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 52 (C2) HDA temperature 118 116 32 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 253 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 100 253 0	88.7% Excellent	Read 151 Write 158 Mixed 143 113% 151 MB/s	4K Read 0.91 4K Write 2.47 4K Mixed 0.26 112% 1.21 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 88.7% Great: 96%
ADATA HV100 2TB 92 User benchmarks, average bench 25% 254GB free, PID a42a Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	26.1% Poor	Read 76.4 Write 63.8 Mixed 33.7 69% 58 MB/s	4K Read 0.41 4K Write 0.32 4K Mixed 0.18 19% 0.3 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 26.1% Great: 41%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown DDR4 3000 2OZ 2x4GB 925 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing below potential (5^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	49.6% Average	MC Read 17.4 MC Write 16.5 MC Mixed 14.8 46% 16.2 GB/s	SC Read 14.6 SC Write 16.7 SC Mixed 17.7 47% 16.3 GB/s	Latency 57.5 70% 57.5 ns
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 49.6% Great: 98%

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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 $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	20x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 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 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	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