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 (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 90.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	67% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (37%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7970
Motherboard	MSI Z170A TOMAHAWK (MS-7970) (all builds)
Memory	23.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit farver
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160727
Uptime	0.9 Days
Run Date	Jan 08 '19 at 13:01
Run Duration	166 Seconds
Run User	DNK-User
Background CPU	37%

PC Performing above expectations (67^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 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	90.1% Outstanding	Memory 87.5 1-Core 140 2-Core 282 93% 170 Pts	4-Core 534 8-Core 538 72% 536 Pts	64-Core 531 33% 531 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 90.1% Great: 85%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk SD8SNAT128G1122 128GB 1,041 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 32GB free (System drive) Firmware: Z2333000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 172 173 175 174 170 175 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	67% Good	Read 471 Write 166 Mixed 175 SusWrite 173 54% 246 MB/s	4K Read 25.6 4K Write 92.3 4K Mixed 13.3 105% 43.7 MB/s	DQ Read 173 DQ Write 172 DQ Mixed 77.6 84% 141 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 67% Great: 70%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 23GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 8,817 Write 6,786 Mixed 7,363 1,703% 7,655 MB/s	4K Read 661 4K Write 321 4K Mixed 382 1,660% 454 MB/s	DQ Read 1,918 DQ Write 1,674 DQ Mixed 1,725 1,313% 1,772 MB/s
Poor: 80% Great: 134%
WDC WD3200BEKT-60V5T1 256GB 32GB free Firmware: MVT03H3Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 321 124 121 107 109 99 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples		Read 492 Write 482 Mixed 408 SusWrite 147 86% 382 MB/s	4K Read 45 4K Write 127 4K Mixed 62.2 215% 77.9 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 360 271% 361 MB/s

WD WD5000ABYS-01TNA0 500GB-$80 1,220 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 307GB free Firmware: 12.01C01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 70 72 72 71 69 73 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	40.8% Average	Read 70.5 Write 70.7 Mixed 53.8 SusWrite 71.3 49% 66.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.8 156% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 40.8% Great: 47%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3000 C16 4x8GB 19,774 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (20^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	68.6% Good	MC Read 23.6 MC Write 26.6 MC Mixed 22.2 69% 24.1 GB/s	SC Read 15.5 SC Write 26.3 SC Mixed 21.1 60% 21 GB/s	Latency 70 57% 70 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 68.6% Great: 104%

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

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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 $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	271x
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 $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	20x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 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 $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