MSI Z170A TOMAHAWK AC (MS-7970)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 69%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 83%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 56%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. 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 68.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics97.8% 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 Drive87% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.
Very high background CPU (100%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7970
MotherboardMSI Z170A TOMAHAWK AC (MS-7970)  (all builds)
Memory11 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit barev
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160523
Uptime2.1 Days
Run DateNov 17 '19 at 12:13
Run Duration146 Seconds
Run User CZE-User
Background CPU 100%
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 PC Performing as expected (47th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6600K-$81
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (29th percentile)
68.5% Good
Memory 87.1
1-Core 115
2-Core 253
84% 152 Pts
4-Core 270
8-Core 426
43% 348 Pts
64-Core 442
27% 442 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 68.5%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
MSI(1462 3363) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1923 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.20
Performing below potential (21st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
97.8% Outstanding
Lighting 123
Reflection 131
Parallax 116
101% 124 fps
MRender 111
Gravity 126
Splatting 104
92% 114 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 97.8%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata Premier SP550 120GB-$45
69GB free (System drive)
Firmware: O1015A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 277 58 56 54 56 56 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
87% Excellent
Read 427
Write 354
Mixed 336
SusWrite 92.6
68% 302 MB/s
4K Read 31
4K Write 102
4K Mixed 47.3
162% 60.1 MB/s
DQ Read 316
DQ Write 311
DQ Mixed 247
204% 292 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 87%
Great: 91%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$92
31GB free
Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 2,357
Write 1,448
Mixed 1,138
363% 1,648 MB/s
4K Read 46.3
4K Write 142
4K Mixed 74
240% 87.4 MB/s
DQ Read 976
DQ Write 781
DQ Mixed 971
702% 909 MB/s
Poor: 160% Great: 280%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39
926GB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 191 189 192 195 194 189 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
109% Outstanding
Read 189
Write 193
Mixed 79.2
SusWrite 192
119% 163 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.7
143% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 109%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX 2400 C15 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)
63.2% Good
MC Read 21.4
MC Write 25.3
MC Mixed 21.5
65% 22.7 GB/s
SC Read 13.3
SC Write 19.7
SC Mixed 15.9
47% 16.3 GB/s
Latency 70.3
57% 70.3 ns
Poor: 53%
This bench: 63.2%
Great: 90%

 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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