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MSI Z170A TOMAHAWK (MS-7970)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 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 94.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	63.4% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB 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.

System	MSI MS-7970
Motherboard	MSI Z170A TOMAHAWK (MS-7970) (all builds)
Memory	7 GB free of 12 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1024 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180630
Uptime	3.2 Days
Run Date	Jan 02 '19 at 00:55
Run Duration	127 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	10%

PC Performing above expectations (84^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-$113 342,244 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)	94.6% Outstanding	Memory 94 1-Core 145 2-Core 272 95% 170 Pts	4-Core 549 8-Core 553 74% 551 Pts	64-Core 558 34% 558 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 94.6% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$449 214,030 User benchmarks, average bench 79% MSI(1462 3230) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 417.35 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 91.4 Reflection 95.7 Parallax 84.3 74% 90.5 fps	Gravity 82.2 Splatting 69.2 66% 75.7 fps
Poor: 70% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 120GB-$30 166,392 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 55GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFK71E0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 8.4 87 20 94 66 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	63.4% Good	Read 390 Write 352 Mixed 268 SusWrite 64.8 60% 269 MB/s	4K Read 30.6 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 23 129% 51.4 MB/s	DQ Read 162 DQ Write 99.5 DQ Mixed 1 36% 87.6 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 63.4% Great: 85%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$55 112,929 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 3TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 127 145 145 145 145 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	80.7% Excellent	Read 142 Write 142 Mixed 82 SusWrite 139 93% 126 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1 203% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 80.7% Great: 83%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CT8G4DFS8213.C8FBR1 859B CT4G4DFS8213.C8FADP 12GB 11 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 3000, 3000 MHz 8192, 4096 MB Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	70.9% Very good	MC Read 25.9 MC Write 27 MC Mixed 20.8 70% 24.6 GB/s	SC Read 16.2 SC Write 27.4 SC Mixed 22.5 63% 22 GB/s	Latency 59.8 67% 59.8 ns
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 70.9% Great: 71%

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Typical Z170A TOMAHAWK (MS-7970) Builds (Compare 846 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 62%

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Desktop 83%

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Workstation 49%

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Motherboard: MSI Z170A TOMAHAWK (MS-7970) - $200

CPU
Core i5-6600KIntel $113Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	287x
Core i7-6700KIntel $127Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	218x
Core i7-6700Intel $150Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	97x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	139x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	122x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	55x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	40x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $69Bench 275%, 495,311 samples	34x
750 EVO 250GBSamsung $150Bench 94%, 75,831 samples	20x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	35x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $35Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	21x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	20x

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Value: 70% - Very good

Total price: $731

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Intel Core i5-12600K $159	Nvidia RTX 4060 $270	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $135
Intel Core i5-12400F $110	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $380	WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB $75
Intel Core i5-13600K $210	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Crucial T700 M.2 4TB $350