MSI Z170A TOMAHAWK (MS-7970)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 60%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 94%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 52%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 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. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 86.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics62.7% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive376% 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.
Memory48GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 48GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMSI MS-7970
MotherboardMSI Z170A TOMAHAWK (MS-7970)  (all builds)
Memory43.2 GB free of 48 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160523
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 27 '20 at 09:25
Run Duration204 Seconds
Run User IDN-User
Background CPU9%
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 PC Performing above expectations (84th 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 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
86.2% Excellent
Memory 87.3
1-Core 129
2-Core 247
86% 155 Pts
4-Core 459
8-Core 687
71% 573 Pts
64-Core 707
44% 707 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 86.2%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 432.0
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
62.7% Good
Lighting 78.4
Reflection 78
Parallax 67.2
64% 74.5 fps
MRender 72.3
Gravity 73.3
Splatting 74.7
60% 73.4 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 62.7%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$115
236GB free
Firmware: EXM04B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 336 442 482 489 489 490 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
124% Outstanding
Read 516
Write 490
Mixed 390
SusWrite 455
104% 462 MB/s
4K Read 37.2
4K Write 125
4K Mixed 54.3
192% 72.2 MB/s
DQ Read 385
DQ Write 341
DQ Mixed 354
268% 360 MB/s
Poor: 71%
This bench: 124%
Great: 124%
Adata XPG SX8200 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$80
903GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 42A4SANA Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2130 2128 2133 2135 2018 1525 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
376% Outstanding
Read 2,561
Write 2,132
Mixed 135
SusWrite 2,011
381% 1,710 MB/s
4K Read 60.3
4K Write 193
4K Mixed 88
306% 114 MB/s
DQ Read 1,247
DQ Write 1,264
DQ Mixed 559
612% 1,023 MB/s
Poor: 175%
This bench: 376%
Great: 372%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$78
62GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 112 113 113 114 114 MB/s
Performing as expected (46th percentile)
64.1% Good
Read 110
Write 101
Mixed 73.5
SusWrite 113
73% 99.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 0.8
168% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 64.1%
Great: 84%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CMD32GX4M2C3200C16 0215 CMD16GX4M2B3000C15 0215 CMD32GX4M2C3200C16 0215 CMD16GX4M2B3000C15 48GB
2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz
16384, 8192, 16384, 8192 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
76.2% Very good
MC Read 26.4
MC Write 29.1
MC Mixed 24.2
76% 26.6 GB/s
SC Read 18.8
SC Write 31.3
SC Mixed 25.8
72% 25.3 GB/s
Latency 70.2
57% 70.2 ns

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z170A TOMAHAWK (MS-7970) Builds (Compare 790 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 62%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 83%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 49%
Yacht

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 99% - Outstanding Total price: $556
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