MSI Z170A TOMAHAWK AC (MS-7970)

Performance Results


Gaming 61% Destroyer	Desktop 90% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 52% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (87th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 13 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 94.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	57.5% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	83.6% 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.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	MSI MS-7970
Motherboard	MSI Z170A TOMAHAWK AC (MS-7970) (all builds)
Memory	5.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit cores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160224
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 18 '16 at 23:18
Run Duration	125 Seconds
Run User	BRA-User
Background CPU	7%

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PC Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	94.8% Outstanding	Memory 97.2 1-Core 96.9 2-Core 217 79% 137 Pts	4-Core 498 8-Core 724 76% 611 Pts	64-Core 742 46% 742 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 94.8% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119 627,793 User benchmarks, average bench 52% MSI(1462 3285) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 376.33 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	57.5% Above average	Lighting 72 Reflection 69.2 Parallax 64.2 59% 68.4 fps	MRender 69.5 Gravity 66.1 Splatting 67.2 55% 67.6 fps
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 57.5% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk SSD Plus 240GB-$28 133,640 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 36GB free (System drive) Firmware: U21010RL Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 77 100 845 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 971 (A6) Unknown 100 100 463 (A7) Unknown 100 100 0 (A8) Unknown 100 100 514 (A9) Unknown 100 100 44 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 501 (AE) Unknown 100 100 400 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 57 100 274877906987 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 1 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 16 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (E9) Unknown 100 100 108162 (F1) Unknown 253 253 13218 (F2) Unknown 253 253 11670	83.6% Excellent	Read 503 Write 413 Mixed 447 101% 454 MB/s	4K Read 31.5 4K Write 111 4K Mixed 5.22 113% 49.3 MB/s	DQ Read 32.9 DQ Write 298 DQ Mixed 4.76 51% 112 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 83.6% Great: 86%
Seagate Expansion 1TB 60,540 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 682GB free Firmware: 0637 Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	51% Above average	Read 87.8 Write 89.9 Mixed 81.5 65% 86.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.32 4K Write 1.95 4K Mixed 0.26 78% 0.84 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 51% Great: 66%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Dominator DDR4 3000 C15 2x4GB 427 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	97.2% Outstanding	MC Read 37.1 MC Write 37.8 MC Mixed 27 97% 34 GB/s	SC Read 22.2 SC Write 40.5 SC Mixed 29.5 88% 30.7 GB/s	Latency 49.5 81% 49.5 ns
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 97.2% Great: 106%

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

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Gaming 69%

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Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 59%

Gunboat

Motherboard: MSI Z170A TOMAHAWK AC (MS-7970)

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	137x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	78x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	46x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	57x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	46x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	29x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	13x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	11x
750 EVO 500GBSamsungBench 103%, 31,052 samples	9x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	18x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	16x
HyperX 2133 C14 2x8GBKingstonBench 68%, 49,673 samples	14x

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Value: 100% - Outstanding

Total price: $447

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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 $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16