MSI Z170A TOMAHAWK (MS-7970)

Performance Results


Gaming 58% Gunboat	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 52% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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 90.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	56.1% 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	215% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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.

System	MSI MS-7970
Motherboard	MSI Z170A TOMAHAWK (MS-7970) (all builds)
Memory	11.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit kolorów
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171206
Uptime	1.1 Days
Run Date	Jul 27 '18 at 12:13
Run Duration	161 Seconds
Run User	POL-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	90.8% Outstanding	Memory 97.4 1-Core 140 2-Core 273 95% 170 Pts	4-Core 453 8-Core 776 74% 615 Pts	64-Core 754 47% 754 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 90.8% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 390-$325 82,117 User benchmarks, average bench 50% Gigabyte(1458 22BD) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1025 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 17.7 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	56.1% Above average	Lighting 69.5 Reflection 62 Parallax 84.5 57% 72 fps	MRender 61.3 Gravity 55.7 Splatting 79.5 55% 65.5 fps
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 56.1% Great: 52%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Plextor M8Pe NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$110 2,806 User benchmarks, average bench 180% 186GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.06 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 803 700 708 710 710 698 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	215% Outstanding	Read 1509 Write 868 Mixed 678 SusWrite 722 210% 944 MB/s	4K Read 47.4 4K Write 147 4K Mixed 67.1 236% 87.2 MB/s	DQ Read 827 DQ Write 870 DQ Mixed 701 568% 799 MB/s
Poor: 125% ↑ This bench: 215% Great: 215%
WD WD7502AAEX-00Y9A0 750GB 4,731 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 610GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 119 120 121 121 121 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	70.5% Very good	Read 125 Write 120 Mixed 112 SusWrite 121 88% 119 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1 218% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 70.5% Great: 77%
Kingston DataTraveler 100 G3 USB 3.0 16GB-$7 60,636 User benchmarks, average bench 13% 10GB free, PID 1666 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.5 6.4 6 5.2 6.9 6 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	23.4% Poor	Read 135 Write 3.2 Mixed 6.7 SusWrite 5.8 29% 37.7 MB/s	4K Read 10.9 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 40% 3.63 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 23.4% Great: 23%
Samsung S2 Portable 640GB 712 User benchmarks, average bench 16% 275GB free, PID 1f06 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.9 2.5 5.5 24 43 43 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	9.16% Terrible	Read 25.3 Write 5.8 Mixed 11.5 SusWrite 20.4 19% 15.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.3 4K Mixed 0.3 22% 0.37 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 9.16% Great: 20%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws 4 DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB 2,787 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	96% Outstanding	MC Read 36.6 MC Write 37.1 MC Mixed 26.9 96% 33.5 GB/s	SC Read 22.4 SC Write 37.8 SC Mixed 29.8 86% 30 GB/s	Latency 48.5 82% 48.5 ns
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 96% Great: 103%

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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	270x
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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $132	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	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