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 as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 86.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	102% 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	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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

System	MSI MS-7970
Motherboard	MSI Z170A TOMAHAWK (MS-7970) (all builds)
Memory	14 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20160727
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 27 '17 at 22:59
Run Duration	126 Seconds
Run User	ISL-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing as expected (46^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 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	86.1% Excellent	Memory 91.7 1-Core 126 2-Core 242 86% 153 Pts	4-Core 466 8-Core 464 62% 465 Pts	64-Core 467 29% 467 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 86.1% Great: 85%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 318GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 1120 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 230 (B1) Unknown 99 99 2 (B3) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 64 60 36 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (EB) Unknown 99 99 5 (F1) Unknown 99 99 3056607925	102% Outstanding	Read 502 Write 402 Mixed 213 82% 372 MB/s	4K Read 41.3 4K Write 80.5 4K Mixed 45.2 163% 55.7 MB/s	DQ Read 282 DQ Write 18.5 DQ Mixed 71.7 72% 124 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 134%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 44GB free Firmware: JC4B Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 114 99 75121080 (03) Spinup time 100 100 0 (04) Start/Stop count 97 97 3292 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 78 60 8748630739 (09) Power-on hours count 88 88 11080 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2600 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 99 4 (BD) vendor-specific 92 92 8 (BE) vendor-specific 73 47 471334939 (C2) HDA temperature 27 53 81604378651 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 24 24 75121080 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 5 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 100575249188764 (F1) Unknown 100 253 3092163338 (F2) Unknown 100 253 1299179431	38% Below average	Read 66.4 Write 65.8 Mixed 27.3 39% 53.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.53 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.42 93% 0.75 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 38% Great: 68%
Seagate Expansion Desk 2TB 7,241 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 172GB free, PID 3312 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	33.4% Below average	Read 30.8 Write 38.4 Mixed 19.2 38% 29.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.58 4K Write 6.64 4K Mixed 0.42 242% 2.55 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 33.4% Great: 74%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2133 C13 2x8GB-$46 47,721 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	73.5% Very good	MC Read 27 MC Write 28.5 MC Mixed 22 74% 25.8 GB/s	SC Read 16.6 SC Write 28.2 SC Mixed 22.1 64% 22.3 GB/s	Latency 64.6 62% 64.6 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 73.5% Great: 80%

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Typical Z170A TOMAHAWK (MS-7970) Builds (Compare 790 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 62%

Destroyer

Desktop 83%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 49%

Yacht

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 $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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