MSI Z170A TOMAHAWK (MS-7970)

Performance Results


Gaming 124% UFO	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 108% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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 92.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	135% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	43.6% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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System	MSI MS-7970
Motherboard	MSI Z170A TOMAHAWK (MS-7970) (all builds)
Memory	20.4 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit renk
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180630
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 26 '20 at 01:53
Run Duration	129 Seconds
Run User	TUR-User
Background CPU	19%

PC Performing above expectations (79^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 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	92.8% Outstanding	Memory 94.4 1-Core 140 2-Core 280 95% 172 Pts	4-Core 491 8-Core 784 78% 637 Pts	64-Core 781 48% 781 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 92.8% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% MSI(1462 360C) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 445.87 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	135% Outstanding	Lighting 192 Reflection 202 Parallax 198 156% 197 fps	MRender 127 Gravity 188 Splatting 127 119% 147 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 135% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$38 339,020 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 31GB free (System drive) Firmware: 60AABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 86 81 91 86 81 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	43.6% Average	Read 350 Write 105 Mixed 146 SusWrite 85 38% 171 MB/s	4K Read 26.6 4K Write 15.4 4K Mixed 20.3 74% 20.8 MB/s	DQ Read 43.5 DQ Write 24.7 DQ Mixed 30 23% 32.7 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 43.6% Great: 73%
Kingston SSDNow UV400 240GB-$89 105,079 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 136GB free Firmware: 0C3FD6SD SusWrite @10s intervals: 401 120 95 89 90 87 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	92.4% Outstanding	Read 502 Write 458 Mixed 366 SusWrite 147 82% 368 MB/s	4K Read 32.8 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 45.6 162% 60.2 MB/s	DQ Read 307 DQ Write 286 DQ Mixed 186 170% 260 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 92.4% Great: 88%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 3x8GB 232 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 3 of 4 slots used 24GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	72.5% Very good	MC Read 26.2 MC Write 26.6 MC Mixed 22.2 71% 25 GB/s	SC Read 17.7 SC Write 28.4 SC Mixed 23.4 66% 23.2 GB/s	Latency 58.7 68% 58.7 ns
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 72.5% Great: 84%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Typical Z170A TOMAHAWK (MS-7970) Builds (Compare 796 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 62%

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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	273x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	199x
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	116x
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	32x
750 EVO 250GBSamsung $130Bench 94%, 75,831 samples	20x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $37Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	34x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	20x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	18x

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Value: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $599

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