MSI Z170A TOMAHAWK (MS-7970)

Performance Results


Gaming 89% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 72% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 96.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	88.9% 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 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	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.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7970
Motherboard	MSI Z170A TOMAHAWK (MS-7970) (all builds)
Memory	12.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180630
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 11 '19 at 18:57
Run Duration	149 Seconds
Run User	BGR-User
Background CPU	5%

Watch Gameplay: 1070 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

PC Performing above expectations (78^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 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	96.3% Outstanding	Memory 93.8 1-Core 138 2-Core 292 96% 175 Pts	4-Core 570 8-Core 568 76% 569 Pts	64-Core 573 35% 573 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 96.3% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% MSI(1462 3302) CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 418.81 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	88.9% Excellent	Lighting 112 Reflection 116 Parallax 99.5 92% 109 fps	MRender 99.1 Gravity 102 Splatting 104 84% 102 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 88.9% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX7000 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB 2,200 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 78GB free (System drive) Firmware: CB1.1.1 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 751 169 108 126 65 62 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	127% Outstanding	Read 750 Write 841 Mixed 696 SusWrite 214 140% 625 MB/s	4K Read 34.8 4K Write 158 4K Mixed 55.4 208% 82.9 MB/s	DQ Read 265 DQ Write 623 DQ Mixed 333 286% 407 MB/s
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 127% Great: 126%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 469GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 148 149 152 152 151 152 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	89.6% Excellent	Read 162 Write 122 Mixed 83.5 SusWrite 150 95% 130 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 135% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 89.6% Great: 114%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 222GB free Firmware: 15.01H15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 116 116 116 116 116 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	62.9% Good	Read 103 Write 86.3 Mixed 72.5 SusWrite 115 70% 94.3 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1 203% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 62.9% Great: 109%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 928GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 184 188 190 190 190 190 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 193 Write 180 Mixed 91.8 SusWrite 188 119% 163 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 3.2 4K Mixed 1.2 238% 1.83 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C16 2x8GB-$42 105,447 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	92.3% Outstanding	MC Read 32.8 MC Write 36 MC Mixed 30 94% 32.9 GB/s	SC Read 20 SC Write 35.6 SC Mixed 27.3 79% 27.6 GB/s	Latency 60.4 66% 60.4 ns
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 92.3% Great: 88%

Take a copy of your results

System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Custom PC Builder (Explore upgrades for this PC) Build your perfect PC: compare component prices, popularity, speed and value for money

CHOOSE AN UPGRADE:

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

MBD

Typical Z170A TOMAHAWK (MS-7970) Builds (Compare 790 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 62%

Destroyer

Desktop 83%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 49%

Yacht

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 $40Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	20x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	18x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 99% - Outstanding

Total price: $556

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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