MSI Z170A TOMAHAWK (MS-7970)

Performance Results


Gaming 44% Speed boat	Desktop 68% Battle cruiser	Workstation 28% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 53.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	47.4% 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	127% 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	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Windows 10 is the most recent version of Windows, and the best to date in our opinion.

Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. Find active processes with Windows task manager (CTRL+SHIFT+ESC).

Run History

10 months ago, 10 months ago, 10 months ago, 10 months ago, 10 months ago, 8 months ago, 5 months ago.

System	MSI MS-7970
Motherboard	MSI Z170A TOMAHAWK (MS-7970) (all builds)
Memory	6 GB free of 8 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colori
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170418
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 05 '19 at 08:36
Run Duration	127 Seconds
Run User	ITA-User
Background CPU	17%

PC Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Extreme
Intel Pentium G4500-$84 1,933 User benchmarks, average bench 48% U3E1, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 2 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	53.9% Above average	1-Core 111 2-Core 198 74% 154 Pts	4-Core 214 8-Core 215 29% 215 Pts	64-Core 219 15% 219 Pts
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 53.9% Great: 54%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 570-$120 118,747 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Sapphire(1DA2 E343) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1244 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 19.1.2 Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	47.4% Average	Lighting 171 Reflection 166 Parallax 234 45% 190 fps	MRender 126 Gravity 173 Splatting 119 48% 140 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 47.4% Great: 52%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$55 114,169 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 187GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 364 382 373 291 288 322 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	127% Outstanding	Read 501 Write 482 Mixed 412 SusWrite 337 97% 433 MB/s	4K Read 49.8 4K Write 123 4K Mixed 65.6 225% 79.6 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 359 271% 363 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 127% Great: 128%
WD Blue 500GB (2008)-$33 109,483 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 381GB free Firmware: 12.01C02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 81 96 98 98 98 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	52.3% Above average	Read 87.1 Write 83.6 Mixed 60.5 SusWrite 94.7 60% 81.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.9 171% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 52.3% Great: 70%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLE4G4D30AEEA.K8FE 2x4GB 259 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3001 MHz Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	99.4% Outstanding	MC Read 33.5 MC Write 40.5 MC Mixed 30.9 100% 35 GB/s	SC Read 19.3 SC Write 41.9 SC Mixed 30.9 88% 30.7 GB/s	Latency 50.3 80% 50.3 ns
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 99.4% Great: 106%

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

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Typical Z170A TOMAHAWK (MS-7970) Builds (Compare 2,108 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings.

Gaming 73%

Battleship

Desktop 76%

Battleship

Workstation 44%

Speed boat

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

CPU
Core i5-6600KIntel $200Bench 76%, 216,850 samples	768x
Core i7-6700KIntel $298Bench 80%, 381,041 samples	483x
Core i7-6700Intel $259Bench 69%, 134,493 samples	190x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $415Bench 78%, 677,712 samples	432x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $280Bench 57%, 752,541 samples	314x
GTX 970Nvidia $399Bench 52%, 512,504 samples	201x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $55Bench 105%, 507,744 samples	205x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $97Bench 113%, 414,632 samples	75x
750 EVO 250GBSamsung $100Bench 95%, 42,313 samples	61x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $58Bench 84%, 268,353 samples	123x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX $125Bench 72%, 33,337 samples	59x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $59Bench 71%, 57,239 samples	53x

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Value: 59% - Above average

Total price: $928

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-9400F $150	Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super) $244	Crucial MX500 250GB $45
Intel Core i5-9600K $200	AMD RX 590 $180	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $150
Intel Core i7-9700K $360	Nvidia RTX 2060 $324	Samsung 850 Pro 512GB $230

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $80	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $58	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $46
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016) $80	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $613	SanDisk Extreme 16GB $24