MSI Z170A TOMAHAWK AC (MS-7970)

Performance Results


Gaming 39% Jet ski	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 32% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 88.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
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	83.3% 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	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 AC (MS-7970) (all builds)
Memory	12.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colori
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151021
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jul 06 '16 at 21:43
Run Duration	268 Seconds
Run User	ITA-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (83^rd 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 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	88.3% Excellent	Memory 92.2 1-Core 131 2-Core 264 90% 162 Pts	4-Core 482 8-Core 517 66% 499 Pts	64-Core 511 32% 511 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 88.3% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 680-$360 38,995 User benchmarks, average bench 32% Asus(1043 83F7) 2GB Driver: nvd3dumx.dll Ver. 10.18.13.6869 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	37.3% Below average	Lighting 46.9 Reflection 42.1 Parallax 53.5 38% 47.5 fps	MRender 52.8 Gravity 40.1 Splatting 39.3 36% 44.1 fps
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 37.3% Great: 35%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Corsair Force LE 240GB-$85 14,954 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 127GB free (System drive) Firmware: SAFC12.2 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 51 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 49 (A2) Unknown 100 100 205 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 1 (AE) Unknown 100 100 17 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 17 (C2) HDA temperature 70 70 128850984990 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (DA) Unknown 100 100 0 (E7) Temperature 100 100 100 (F1) Unknown 100 100 281 (F2) Unknown 100 100 165	83.3% Excellent	Read 517 Write 356 Mixed 355 91% 409 MB/s	4K Read 33.7 4K Write 74.1 4K Mixed 10.5 104% 39.4 MB/s	DQ Read 312 DQ Write 221 DQ Mixed 47.5 95% 194 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 83.3% Great: 97%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 1TB 14,232 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 191GB free, PID a202 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	38.4% Below average	Read 92.8 Write 90.3 Mixed 65.8 104% 83 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.66 4K Mixed 0.19 65% 0.79 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 38.4% Great: 49%
930 User benchmarks, average bench 4% 2GB free, PID 6387 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	6.36% Terrible	Read 21 Write 7.75 Mixed 3.69 11% 10.8 MB/s	4K Read 6.8 4K Write 0.007 4K Mixed 0.004 26% 2.27 MB/s
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 6.36% Great: 6%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2133 C13 2x8GB-$46 47,721 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	75.8% Very good	MC Read 26.1 MC Write 29 MC Mixed 24.8 76% 26.6 GB/s	SC Read 15.8 SC Write 29.9 SC Mixed 24.2 66% 23.3 GB/s	Latency 63.7 63% 63.7 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 75.8% Great: 80%

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Gaming 69%

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Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 59%

Gunboat

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	46x

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 $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	13x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	11x
750 EVO 500GBSamsungBench 103%, 31,052 samples	9x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	18x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	16x
HyperX 2133 C14 2x8GBKingstonBench 68%, 49,673 samples	14x

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Value: 99% - Outstanding

Total price: $452

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