MSI Z170A TOMAHAWK (MS-7970)

Performance Results


Gaming 35% Jet ski	Desktop 90% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 31% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 88.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	32.9% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	110% 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

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	MSI MS-7970
Motherboard	MSI Z170A TOMAHAWK (MS-7970) (all builds)
Memory	13.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180630
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 25 '19 at 08:20
Run Duration	156 Seconds
Run User	ZAF-User
Background CPU	6%

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PC Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700-$180 282,363 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	88.3% Excellent	Memory 91.4 1-Core 117 2-Core 228 83% 145 Pts	4-Core 460 8-Core 655 70% 557 Pts	64-Core 638 40% 638 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 88.3% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59 946,701 User benchmarks, average bench 29% Zotac(19DA 1454) CLim: 2088 MHz, MLim: 2227 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 430.86 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	32.9% Below average	Lighting 39.7 Reflection 32.8 Parallax 39.8 32% 37.4 fps	MRender 47.9 Gravity 39.7 Splatting 38.7 34% 42.1 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 32.9% Great: 33%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Toshiba THNSFJ256GCSU 256GB 3,843 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 177GB free (System drive) Firmware: JULA1102 SusWrite @10s intervals: 383 429 448 453 450 452 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 496 Write 413 Mixed 423 SusWrite 436 100% 442 MB/s	4K Read 28.8 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 47.8 160% 60.3 MB/s	DQ Read 348 DQ Write 277 DQ Mixed 310 233% 312 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 100%
Transcend TS240GMTS420S 240GB 851 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 92GB free Firmware: Q1121A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 355 392 68 41 43 41 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	80.7% Excellent	Read 503 Write 372 Mixed 362 SusWrite 156 78% 349 MB/s	4K Read 29.5 4K Write 124 4K Mixed 23.8 141% 59 MB/s	DQ Read 147 DQ Write 294 DQ Mixed 33.5 78% 158 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 80.7% Great: 88%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$40 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 173 176 181 181 139 133 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	69.9% Good	Read 78 Write 122 Mixed 50 SusWrite 164 75% 103 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 6.9 4K Mixed 0.7 222% 2.67 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 69.9% Great: 113%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 436GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 119 125 121 121 121 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	54.4% Above average	Read 68 Write 121 Mixed 64.2 SusWrite 120 68% 93.2 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 5.3 4K Mixed 0.5 195% 2.27 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 54.4% Great: 90%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CT4G4DFS8213.C8FAD11 8313 CL15-15-15 D4-2400 859B CT4G4DFS8213.C8FAD11 8313 CL15-15-15 D4-2400 16GB 43 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2267, 2267, 2267, 2267 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	78.3% Very good	MC Read 28.3 MC Write 30.5 MC Mixed 24.1 79% 27.6 GB/s	SC Read 17.4 SC Write 31.3 SC Mixed 23 68% 23.9 GB/s	Latency 65.1 61% 65.1 ns
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 78.3% Great: 80%

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Typical Z170A TOMAHAWK (MS-7970) Builds (Compare 791 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

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Value: 99% - Outstanding

Total price: $556

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	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 $40	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