MSI Z170A TOMAHAWK AC (MS-7970)

Performance Results


Gaming 31% Sail boat	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 28% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: 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 84.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	29.3% 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	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	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.

System	MSI MS-7970
Motherboard	MSI Z170A TOMAHAWK AC (MS-7970) (all builds)
Memory	9.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160224
Uptime	0.7 Days
Run Date	Apr 03 '20 at 07:25
Run Duration	155 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	7%

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PC Performing above expectations (61^st 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 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	84.2% Excellent	Memory 91.5 1-Core 137 2-Core 252 90% 160 Pts	4-Core 414 8-Core 717 68% 566 Pts	64-Core 730 45% 730 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 84.2% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% MSI(1462 3367) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2151 MHz, MLim: 2690 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.41 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	29.3% Poor	Lighting 33.1 Reflection 38.2 Parallax 31 27% 34.1 fps	MRender 47.4 Gravity 33.2 Splatting 43.2 34% 41.3 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 29.3% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 525GB-$150 105,037 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 41GB free (System drive) Firmware: M0CR031 SusWrite @10s intervals: 441 247 247 233 77 191 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	83.6% Excellent	Read 405 Write 473 Mixed 384 SusWrite 240 84% 375 MB/s	4K Read 24.8 4K Write 73.8 4K Mixed 35.1 122% 44.6 MB/s	DQ Read 351 DQ Write 326 DQ Mixed 327 248% 335 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 83.6% Great: 99%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$90 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 25GB free Firmware: EMT03B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 492 Write 478 Mixed 416 103% 462 MB/s	4K Read 38.2 4K Write 81.8 4K Mixed 50.5 166% 56.8 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 359 271% 362 MB/s
Poor: 80% Great: 134%
Seagate ST33000650NS 3TB-$100 3,609 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 2TB free Firmware: RA61 SusWrite @10s intervals: 136 135 137 139 138 137 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	80.1% Excellent	Read 142 Write 139 Mixed 70.7 SusWrite 137 89% 122 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.1 208% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 80.1% Great: 87%
WD easystore 25FB 8TB 7,734 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 6.5TB free, PID 25fb Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 177 183 190 182 179 177 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	79.9% Very good	Read 169 Write 179 Mixed 109 SusWrite 181 216% 160 MB/s	4K Read 1.9 4K Write 5 4K Mixed 1.2 218% 2.7 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 79.9% Great: 86%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown TEAMGROUP-UD4-2400 2x8GB 25,824 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	73.9% Very good	MC Read 28.3 MC Write 27.6 MC Mixed 21.6 74% 25.8 GB/s	SC Read 16.6 SC Write 29.2 SC Mixed 24.2 67% 23.3 GB/s	Latency 65 62% 65 ns
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 73.9% Great: 88%

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Desktop 87%

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Workstation 59%

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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 $90Bench 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: 101% - Outstanding

Total price: $442

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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16