MSI Z170A TOMAHAWK (MS-7970)

Performance Results


Gaming 71% Battleship	Desktop 81% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 55% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	92.4% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	86.5% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7970
Motherboard	MSI Z170A TOMAHAWK (MS-7970) (all builds)
Memory	2.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170418
Uptime	2.8 Days
Run Date	Jun 16 '20 at 12:05
Run Duration	145 Seconds
Run User	ZAF-User
Background CPU	14%

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PC Performing as expected (60^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6600K-$130 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	76.9% Very good	Memory 84.2 1-Core 107 2-Core 198 75% 130 Pts	4-Core 398 8-Core 432 55% 414 Pts	64-Core 434 27% 434 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 76.9% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$290 645,160 User benchmarks, average bench 90% MSI(1462 3752) CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 446.14 Performing below potential (77^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	92.4% Outstanding	Lighting 120 Reflection 112 Parallax 115 98% 116 fps	MRender 133 Gravity 98.7 Splatting 79.6 82% 104 fps
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 92.4% Great: 97%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Transcend SSD370S 256GB-$121 11,742 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 30GB free (System drive) Firmware: O0919A SusWrite @10s intervals: 219 209 83 74 74 74 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	86.5% Excellent	Read 486 Write 421 Mixed 314 SusWrite 122 75% 336 MB/s	4K Read 28.8 4K Write 85.6 4K Mixed 47.8 150% 54.1 MB/s	DQ Read 273 DQ Write 281 DQ Mixed 197 170% 250 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 86.5% Great: 114%
Intel 530 Series 120GB-$79 15,015 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 18GB free Firmware: DC32 SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 124 119 124 128 127 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	70% Good	Read 350 Write 128 Mixed 178 SusWrite 121 43% 194 MB/s	4K Read 24.7 4K Write 87.1 4K Mixed 38.3 133% 50 MB/s	DQ Read 201 DQ Write 128 DQ Mixed 114 99% 148 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 70% Great: 79%
WD Green 1TB (2011)-$64 143,477 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 713GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 135 137 134 139 138 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	75.3% Very good	Read 130 Write 137 Mixed 93.8 SusWrite 132 91% 123 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1 203% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 75.3% Great: 85%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLT8G4D26AFTA.16FAD 1x8GB 176 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (33^rd percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	41.3% Average	MC Read 14.2 MC Write 14.6 MC Mixed 12.8 40% 13.9 GB/s	SC Read 11.2 SC Write 14.2 SC Mixed 12.2 36% 12.5 GB/s	Latency 73.2 55% 73.2 ns
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 41.3% Great: 53%

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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 802 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 62%

Destroyer

Desktop 83%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 49%

Yacht

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

CPU
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	275x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	201x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	94x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	132x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	117x
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 $48Bench 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: 94% - Outstanding

Total price: $610

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16