MSI Z170A TOMAHAWK (MS-7970)

Performance Results


Gaming 42% Speed boat	Desktop 82% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 33% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. 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 71.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	52.3% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	71.6% 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.

System	MSI MS-7970
Motherboard	MSI Z170A TOMAHAWK (MS-7970) (all builds)
Memory	5.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170418
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 22 '18 at 13:43
Run Duration	167 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	8%

PC Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Pentium G4560-$31 70,054 User benchmarks, average bench 57% U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	71.3% Very good	Memory 91 1-Core 110 2-Core 186 76% 129 Pts	4-Core 300 8-Core 302 40% 301 Pts	64-Core 308 19% 308 Pts
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 71.3% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 780-$329 50,279 User benchmarks, average bench 45% Gigabyte(1458 3604) 3GB CLim: 1363 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 397.64 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	52.3% Above average	Lighting 64.3 Reflection 55.4 Parallax 79.3 52% 66.3 fps	MRender 71.2 Gravity 71.3 Splatting 52.7 52% 65.1 fps
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 52.3% Great: 49%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 530 Series 180GB 4,011 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 114GB free (System drive) Firmware: DC32 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 2 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 19765439504697 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 142 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 1 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AE) Unknown 100 100 63 (B7) Unknown 100 100 6 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 33 44 60132425761 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 63 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (E1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 232469 (E2) Load-in time 100 100 65535 (E3) Torque amplification count 100 100 38 (E4) Power-off retract count 100 100 65535 (E8) Unknown 100 100 0 (E9) Unknown 98 98 0 (F1) Unknown 100 100 232469 (F2) Unknown 100 100 143641 (F9) Unknown 100 100 20458	71.6% Very good	Read 464 Write 188 Mixed 221 64% 291 MB/s	4K Read 25.1 4K Write 82.7 4K Mixed 22.4 111% 43.4 MB/s	DQ Read 215 DQ Write 176 DQ Mixed 44.8 75% 145 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 71.6% Great: 82%
Seagate NAS HDD 4TB-$145 4,962 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 1TB free Firmware: SC46 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 105 99 10050960 (03) Spinup time 92 91 0 (04) Start/Stop count 98 98 2860 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 71 60 12828031 (09) Power-on hours count 89 89 10097 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2062 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 4295032833 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 71 47 487915549 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 392 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 99 99 2867 (C2) HDA temperature 29 53 51539607581 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0	77.3% Very good	Read 136 Write 134 Mixed 114 96% 128 MB/s	4K Read 0.56 4K Write 1.41 4K Mixed 0.21 72% 0.72 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 77.3% Great: 100%
Hitachi HUA722020ALA331 2TB 22,636 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 1TB free Firmware: JKAOA3NH Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 131 131 108 (03) Spinup time 120 120 38695141958 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 1307 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 123 123 34 (09) Power-on hours count 96 96 34578 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1057 (C0) Power-off retract count 99 99 2325 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 99 99 2325 (C2) HDA temperature 171 171 240519151651 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0	53.3% Above average	Read 86.4 Write 99.3 Mixed 91.3 70% 92.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.61 4K Write 1.28 4K Mixed 0.38 91% 0.76 MB/s
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 53.3% Great: 68%
Hitachi HUA722020ALA331 2TB 22,636 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 993GB free Firmware: JKAOA3NH Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 132 132 104 (03) Spinup time 114 114 38696190586 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 1509 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 123 123 34 (09) Power-on hours count 95 95 39312 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 818 (C0) Power-off retract count 98 98 2732 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 98 98 2732 (C2) HDA temperature 176 176 300648759330 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0	53.7% Above average	Read 87.8 Write 99.3 Mixed 90.7 70% 92.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.63 4K Write 1.28 4K Mixed 0.37 90% 0.76 MB/s
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 53.7% Great: 68%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston 9905678-024.A00G 2x4GB 3,406 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	71.8% Very good	MC Read 25.6 MC Write 28.1 MC Mixed 21.9 72% 25.2 GB/s	SC Read 16.3 SC Write 27.3 SC Mixed 22.1 63% 21.9 GB/s	Latency 65.7 61% 65.7 ns
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 71.8% Great: 79%

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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 $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