MSI Z170A TOMAHAWK AC (MS-7970)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 78%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 68%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 83.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics89.6% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive117% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7970
MotherboardMSI Z170A TOMAHAWK AC (MS-7970)  (all builds)
Memory10.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
DisplayЦвета: 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20151021
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 20 '18 at 20:47
Run Duration136 Seconds
Run User RUS-User
Background CPU 12%
Watch Gameplay: 1070 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing way above expectations (85th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
83.9% Excellent
Memory 89.7
1-Core 127
2-Core 254
88% 157 Pts
4-Core 420
8-Core 700
68% 560 Pts
64-Core 698
43% 698 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 83.9%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 416.94
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
89.6% Excellent
Lighting 113
Reflection 118
Parallax 111
92% 114 fps
MRender 99.4
Gravity 104
Splatting 105
84% 103 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 89.6%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 750 EVO 500GB
357GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MAT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 320 297 302 297 274 306 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
117% Outstanding
Read 493
Write 471
Mixed 329
SusWrite 300
89% 398 MB/s
4K Read 43.3
4K Write 124
4K Mixed 57.5
205% 74.9 MB/s
DQ Read 381
DQ Write 335
DQ Mixed 339
259% 352 MB/s
Poor: 77%
This bench: 117%
Great: 123%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48
931GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 170 174 172 176 176 176 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
106% Outstanding
Read 197
Write 176
Mixed 108
SusWrite 174
120% 164 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 1.1
224% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 50%
This bench: 106%
Great: 108%
StoreJet Transcend 320GB
7GB free, PID 2329
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 36 36 36 36 36 36 MB/s
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
17.7% Very poor
Read 35.8
Write 25
Mixed 26
SusWrite 36
41% 30.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.7
76% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 8%
This bench: 17.7%
Great: 20%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2133 C13 2x8GB-$46
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
74.2% Very good
MC Read 26.7
MC Write 27.8
MC Mixed 23.5
74% 26 GB/s
SC Read 17.1
SC Write 29.3
SC Mixed 24.2
67% 23.5 GB/s
Latency 67.6
59% 67.6 ns
Poor: 42%
This bench: 74.2%
Great: 80%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Gaming
Gaming 69%
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Desktop
Desktop 87%
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Workstation
Workstation 59%
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Motherboard: MSI Z170A TOMAHAWK AC (MS-7970)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 97% - Outstanding Total price: $461
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