MSI Z170A TOMAHAWK AC (MS-7970)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 120%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 100%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 103%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 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 90.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics130% 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 Drive266% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7970
MotherboardMSI Z170A TOMAHAWK AC (MS-7970)  (all builds)
Memory12.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170418
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 08 '19 at 07:22
Run Duration128 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 13%

 PC Performing above expectations (83rd 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 (97th percentile)
90.2% Outstanding
Memory 96.9
1-Core 137
2-Core 275
95% 170 Pts
4-Core 451
8-Core 692
71% 571 Pts
64-Core 765
47% 765 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 90.2%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 417.35
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
130% Outstanding
Lighting 182
Reflection 194
Parallax 193
148% 190 fps
MRender 125
Gravity 184
Splatting 125
117% 145 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 130%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
438GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1745 867 606 603 601 605 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
266% Outstanding
Read 1,967
Write 1,593
Mixed 774
SusWrite 838
288% 1,293 MB/s
4K Read 52.9
4K Write 173
4K Mixed 69.3
260% 98.4 MB/s
DQ Read 1,249
DQ Write 1302
DQ Mixed 971
814% 1,174 MB/s
Poor: 153%
This bench: 266%
Great: 254%
General USB Flash Disk 16GB
8GB free, PID 1000
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 6.8 8.9 8.6 8.9 8.8 8.4 MB/s
Performing as expected (49th percentile)
5.81% Terrible
Read 20.8
Write 3.5
Mixed 4.7
SusWrite 8.4
10% 9.35 MB/s
4K Read 4.1
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
15% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 4%
This bench: 5.81%
Great: 15%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CL15-17-17 D4-3000 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
93.4% Outstanding
MC Read 36.6
MC Write 36
MC Mixed 26.3
94% 33 GB/s
SC Read 21
SC Write 33.7
SC Mixed 28.7
79% 27.8 GB/s
Latency 50.8
79% 50.8 ns
Poor: 43%
This bench: 93.4%
Great: 101%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z170A TOMAHAWK AC (MS-7970) Builds (Compare 360 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 69%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 59%
Gunboat

Motherboard: MSI Z170A TOMAHAWK AC (MS-7970)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 99% - Outstanding Total price: $452
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