MSI Z170A TOMAHAWK (MS-7970)

Performance Results


Gaming 45% Speed boat	Desktop 100% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 37% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 98.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	39.1% 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)
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	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 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.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7970
Motherboard	MSI Z170A TOMAHAWK (MS-7970) (all builds)
Memory	6.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20161017
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 17 '17 at 11:36
Run Duration	169 Seconds
Run User	GRC-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing above expectations (74^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 (100^th percentile)	98.3% Outstanding	Memory 95.7 1-Core 146 2-Core 293 98% 178 Pts	4-Core 583 8-Core 578 78% 581 Pts	64-Core 583 36% 583 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 98.3% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% MSI(1462 3202) CLim: 1593 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 347.88 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	39.1% Below average	Lighting 51.2 Reflection 49.6 Parallax 49.3 42% 50.1 fps	MRender 40 Gravity 44.6 Splatting 40.2 34% 41.6 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 39.1% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 240GB-$28 424,288 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 111GB free Firmware: SBFK10D7 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 1932 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 307 (A7) Unknown 100 100 0 (A8) Unknown 100 100 0 (A9) Unknown 100 100 17 (AA) Unknown 100 100 32 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 65540 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 15 (C2) HDA temperature 70 57 184684773406 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (DA) Unknown 100 100 0 (E7) Temperature 100 100 99 (E9) Unknown 100 100 292 (F1) Unknown 100 100 311 (F2) Unknown 100 100 1148 (F4) Unknown 100 100 1 (F5) Unknown 100 100 4 (F6) Unknown 100 100 73088	63.7% Good	Read 308 Write 316 Mixed 190 60% 271 MB/s	4K Read 35.2 4K Write 58.7 4K Mixed 8.43 95% 34.1 MB/s	DQ Read 59.7 DQ Write 188 DQ Mixed 10.3 41% 86 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 63.7% Great: 100%
Samsung 850 Evo 120GB-$80 69,224 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 51GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (60^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 98 98 8272 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 1072 (B1) Unknown 96 96 85 (B3) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 99 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 66 44 34 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (EB) Unknown 99 99 28 (F1) Unknown 99 99 11220586242	102% Outstanding	Read 518 Write 417 Mixed 220 85% 385 MB/s	4K Read 41.7 4K Write 76.1 4K Mixed 35.3 149% 51 MB/s	DQ Read 262 DQ Write 220 DQ Mixed 83.5 106% 189 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 115%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$23 574,344 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 58GB free Firmware: JC4B Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 111 99 33409265 (03) Spinup time 100 100 0 (04) Start/Stop count 97 97 3364 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 87 60 648050414 (09) Power-on hours count 77 77 20390 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1557 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 98 343 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 72 47 471597084 (C2) HDA temperature 28 53 30064771100 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 34 29 33409265 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 -30966714177725 (F1) Unknown 100 253 1954612613 (F2) Unknown 100 253 1341779336	60.3% Good	Read 103 Write 107 Mixed 28.8 58% 79.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.41 4K Write 1.56 4K Mixed 0.42 92% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 60.3% Great: 88%
SanDisk Extreme USB 3.0 64GB-$72 6,221 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 3GB free, PID 5580 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	99.3% Outstanding	Read 199 Write 156 Mixed 87.5 174% 147 MB/s	4K Read 14 4K Write 10.8 4K Mixed 4.86 584% 9.89 MB/s	DQ Read 14.3 DQ Write 11.5 DQ Mixed 5.63 635% 10.5 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 99.3% Great: 111%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 2400 C15 2x4GB 38,955 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	85.3% Excellent	MC Read 31.5 MC Write 33.4 MC Mixed 24.7 85% 29.9 GB/s	SC Read 20 SC Write 33.3 SC Mixed 25.6 75% 26.3 GB/s	Latency 55 73% 55 ns
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 85.3% Great: 91%

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

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 $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