MSI Z170A TOMAHAWK (MS-7970)

Performance Results


Gaming 24% Surfboard	Desktop 82% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 20% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	22% 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	48.2% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	32GB 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 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.

System	MSI MS-7970
Motherboard	MSI Z170A TOMAHAWK (MS-7970) (all builds)
Memory	27.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit renk
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161214
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Nov 21 '19 at 20:52
Run Duration	170 Seconds
Run User	TUR-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6402P 15,913 User benchmarks, average bench 68% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 3.25 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	77.3% Very good	Memory 83.3 1-Core 107 2-Core 209 76% 133 Pts	4-Core 413 8-Core 410 55% 412 Pts	64-Core 404 25% 404 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 77.3% Great: 78%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia Quadro K4200-$820 7,330 User benchmarks, average bench 21% Nvidia(10DE 1096) ≥ 4GB CLim: 888 MHz, MLim: 1350 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 441.28 Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	22% Poor	Lighting 24.9 Reflection 26.8 Parallax 34.2 20% 28.6 fps	MRender 38.8 Gravity 29.5 Splatting 27 25% 31.7 fps
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 22% Great: 22%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Green 120GB (2016)-$84 21,990 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 38GB free (System drive) Firmware: Z3311000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 86 65 91 74 84 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	48.2% Average	Read 317 Write 272 Mixed 173 SusWrite 85.4 47% 212 MB/s	4K Read 26.9 4K Write 67.7 4K Mixed 3.4 81% 32.7 MB/s	DQ Read 151 DQ Write 221 DQ Mixed 13 58% 128 MB/s
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 48.2% Great: 71%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 500GB-$80 27,325 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 463GB free Firmware: SD81 SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 107 107 107 107 107 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	60.8% Good	Read 106 Write 13 Mixed 48.5 SusWrite 105 50% 68.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 154% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 60.8% Great: 59%
WD Elements 1.5TB 5,064 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 1TB free, PID 1021 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 35 38 39 39 39 39 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	22% Poor	Read 37.7 Write 36.8 Mixed 31 SusWrite 37.9 49% 35.8 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1 127% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 22% Great: 22%
WDC WD10 JPLX-00MBPT0 1TB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 205GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 106 113 114 112 111 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	44.1% Average	Read 111 Write 108 Mixed 28.2 SusWrite 109 117% 89.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.6 67% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 44.1% Great: 50%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial CT16G4DFD824A.M16FD 2x16GB 421 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	79.5% Very good	MC Read 28.9 MC Write 31.9 MC Mixed 26.7 83% 29.2 GB/s	SC Read 15.6 SC Write 31 SC Mixed 15.3 59% 20.6 GB/s	Latency 74.7 54% 74.7 ns
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 79.5% Great: 86%

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Desktop 83%

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Workstation 49%

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

CPU
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	272x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	197x
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 $42Bench 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 $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	20x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	18x

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Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $605

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	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 $45	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