MSI Z170A TOMAHAWK (MS-7970)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 135%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 93%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 114%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 87.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics157% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive70.6% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory32GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMSI MS-7970
MotherboardMSI Z170A TOMAHAWK (MS-7970)  (all builds)
Memory26.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit barev
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160224
Uptime0.5 Days
Run DateFeb 26 '19 at 22:26
Run Duration143 Seconds
Run User CZE-User
Background CPU7%
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 PC Performing as expected (58th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
87.3% Excellent
Memory 90.7
1-Core 136
2-Core 261
91% 163 Pts
4-Core 453
8-Core 644
69% 549 Pts
64-Core 709
44% 709 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 87.3%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 419.17
Performing below potential (52nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
157% Outstanding
Lighting 217
Reflection 228
Parallax 241
176% 229 fps
MRender 256
Gravity 209
Splatting 143
159% 203 fps
Poor: 128%
This bench: 157%
Great: 174%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata Premier Pro SP920 128GB-$35
18GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.09
SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 120 114 112 111 110 MB/s
Performing above expectations (61st percentile)
70.6% Very good
Read 475
Write 146
Mixed 168
SusWrite 116
50% 226 MB/s
4K Read 26.4
4K Write 81.1
4K Mixed 30.7
122% 46.1 MB/s
DQ Read 195
DQ Write 127
DQ Mixed 53.7
69% 125 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 70.6%
Great: 85%
Apacer AS340 960GB
760GB free
Firmware: Q0526A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 399 444 445 443 444 447 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
128% Outstanding
Read 509
Write 465
Mixed 453
SusWrite 437
105% 466 MB/s
4K Read 45.9
4K Write 106
4K Mixed 62.4
206% 71.6 MB/s
DQ Read 388
DQ Write 341
DQ Mixed 102
148% 277 MB/s
Poor: 38%
This bench: 128%
Great: 126%
Seagate Video SV35.6 Series 1TB-$50
168GB free
Firmware: CV27
SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 104 103 103 104 104 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (20th percentile)
72.2% Very good
Read 148
Write 162
Mixed 80.5
SusWrite 103
91% 124 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.9
164% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 57%
This bench: 72.2%
Great: 119%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMU16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below potential (27th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
75.8% Very good
MC Read 25.9
MC Write 29.6
MC Mixed 24.6
76% 26.7 GB/s
SC Read 15.8
SC Write 31
SC Mixed 23.5
67% 23.4 GB/s
Latency 66.3
60% 66.3 ns
Poor: 67%
This bench: 75.8%
Great: 117%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z170A TOMAHAWK (MS-7970) Builds (Compare 790 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 62%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 83%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 49%
Yacht

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 99% - Outstanding Total price: $556
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