MSI Z170A TOMAHAWK AC (MS-7970)

Performance Results


Gaming 41% Speed boat	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 34% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 97.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	37.3% 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	77.3% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

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

System	MSI MS-7970
Motherboard	MSI Z170A TOMAHAWK AC (MS-7970) (all builds)
Memory	13.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160727
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 28 '18 at 23:39
Run Duration	109 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (68^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 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	97.1% Outstanding	Memory 93.4 1-Core 146 2-Core 293 98% 178 Pts	4-Core 581 8-Core 580 78% 581 Pts	64-Core 582 36% 582 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 97.1% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% Asus(1043 8561) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1577 MHz, MLim: 1781 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 397.64 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	37.3% Below average	Lighting 48.2 Reflection 48.6 Parallax 42.9 39% 46.6 fps	MRender 39.9 Gravity 43.3 Splatting 39.5 33% 40.9 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 37.3% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk S3256G 256GB 1,070 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 103GB free (System drive) Firmware: X6104000 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 83 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 27 (A5) Unknown 100 100 4194348 (A6) Unknown 100 100 0 (A7) Unknown 100 100 21 (A8) Unknown 100 100 1 (A9) Unknown 100 100 124 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 0 (AE) Unknown 100 100 2 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 65 40 171800199203 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 34359738376 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (E9) Unknown 100 100 236 (EA) Unknown 100 100 317 (F1) Unknown 253 253 318 (F2) Unknown 253 253 635 (F4) Unknown 0 100 0	77.3% Very good	Read 505 Write 295 Mixed 235 76% 345 MB/s	4K Read 40.6 4K Write 84.3 4K Mixed 15.8 126% 46.9 MB/s	DQ Read 42.8 DQ Write 93.8 DQ Mixed 13.1 26% 49.9 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 77.3% Great: 105%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$31 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 770GB free Firmware: MS2OA750 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 141 141 73 (03) Spinup time 125 125 12896960695 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 2331 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 151 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 110 110 36 (09) Power-on hours count 98 98 14483 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 2257 (C0) Power-off retract count 99 99 2333 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 99 99 2333 (C2) HDA temperature 193 193 176094576671 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 151 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0	73.8% Very good	Read 128 Write 129 Mixed 132 98% 130 MB/s	4K Read 0.69 4K Write 1.91 4K Mixed 0.22 88% 0.94 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 73.8% Great: 107%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial CT8G4DFS8213.C8FBR1 2x8GB 3,127 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	74.3% Very good	MC Read 27.6 MC Write 28.6 MC Mixed 21.9 74% 26 GB/s	SC Read 17.4 SC Write 27.3 SC Mixed 23 64% 22.6 GB/s	Latency 61.2 65% 61.2 ns
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 74.3% Great: 75%

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Typical Z170A TOMAHAWK AC (MS-7970) Builds (Compare 359 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 69%

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Desktop 87%

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Workstation 59%

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Motherboard: MSI Z170A TOMAHAWK AC (MS-7970)

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	137x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	78x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	45x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	57x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	46x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	29x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	13x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	10x
750 EVO 500GBSamsungBench 103%, 31,052 samples	9x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	18x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $40Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	16x
HyperX 2133 C14 2x8GBKingstonBench 68%, 49,673 samples	14x

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Value: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $461

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 $179	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