MSI Z170A TOMAHAWK (MS-7970)

Performance Results


Gaming 34% Sail boat	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 29% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 87.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	31.7% 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	65.9% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.

System	MSI MS-7970
Motherboard	MSI Z170A TOMAHAWK (MS-7970) (all builds)
Memory	12.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160727
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 29 '20 at 17:21
Run Duration	193 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	8%

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PC Performing as expected (55^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 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	87.5% Excellent	Memory 90.7 1-Core 132 2-Core 257 89% 160 Pts	4-Core 480 8-Core 524 66% 502 Pts	64-Core 516 32% 516 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 87.5% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59 946,701 User benchmarks, average bench 29% Gigabyte(1458 3732) CLim: 1936 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 446.14 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	31.7% Below average	Lighting 39.4 Reflection 31.2 Parallax 41.8 32% 37.5 fps	MRender 38.7 Gravity 38.5 Splatting 36.6 31% 37.9 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 31.7% Great: 33%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Green 240GB (2016) 20,831 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 39GB free (System drive) Firmware: Z3311000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 50 89 64 77 89 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	65.9% Good	Read 483 Write 65.9 Mixed 125 SusWrite 78.8 41% 188 MB/s	4K Read 14.2 4K Write 115 4K Mixed 23.3 112% 51 MB/s	DQ Read 218 DQ Write 146 DQ Mixed 26.3 62% 130 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 65.9% Great: 70%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$38 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 250GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 115 118 116 118 118 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	63.4% Good	Read 104 Write 76.4 Mixed 31.9 SusWrite 117 60% 82.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.4 89% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 63.4% Great: 114%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$50 170,877 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 1.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 117 120 119 120 120 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	67.9% Good	Read 118 Write 117 Mixed 76.1 SusWrite 118 79% 108 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.8 174% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 67.9% Great: 84%
Toshiba DT01ACA300 3TB-$80 85,620 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 728GB free Firmware: MX6OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 76 77 78 78 77 78 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	32.9% Below average	Read 37.5 Write 80.1 Mixed 30.8 SusWrite 77.4 41% 56.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.3 55% 0.37 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 32.9% Great: 107%
Maxtor 3200 300GB 15 User benchmarks, average bench 21% 199GB free, PID 3210 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 32 17 0 6.6 0 2.1 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	20.9% Poor	Read 35.2 Write 33 Mixed 28.2 SusWrite 9.6 34% 26.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 4.4 4K Mixed 0.1 155% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 20.9% Great: 25%
Samsung D3 Station 2TB 2,805 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 327GB free, PID 6123 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 131 132 132 131 135 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	53.7% Above average	Read 136 Write 112 Mixed 75.1 SusWrite 131 150% 113 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.9 91% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 53.7% Great: 80%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CM4X8GC3000C15K4 2x8GB 1,531 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	83.3% Excellent	MC Read 30.5 MC Write 32 MC Mixed 26 84% 29.5 GB/s	SC Read 18.9 SC Write 33.6 SC Mixed 24.8 74% 25.8 GB/s	Latency 66.2 60% 66.2 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 83.3% Great: 104%

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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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Total price: $610

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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