MSI Z170A TOMAHAWK AC (MS-7970)

Performance Results


Gaming 84% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 80% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 71% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (34th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 66 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	110% 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	39.4% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce 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.

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

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7970
Motherboard	MSI Z170A TOMAHAWK AC (MS-7970) (all builds)
Memory	7.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151217
Uptime	1.1 Days
Run Date	Jun 30 '20 at 16:46
Run Duration	147 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	19%

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PC Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700-$180 282,363 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	75.5% Very good	Memory 84 1-Core 106 2-Core 199 74% 129 Pts	4-Core 362 8-Core 562 57% 462 Pts	64-Core 549 34% 549 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 75.5% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210 663,603 User benchmarks, average bench 115% Gigabyte(1458 4008) CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 451.48 Performing below potential (17^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	110% Outstanding	Lighting 142 Reflection 135 Parallax 139 116% 139 fps	MRender 170 Gravity 124 Splatting 101 104% 132 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 123%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk PLUS 480GB 58,990 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 70GB free (System drive) Firmware: UG4500RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 295 4.3 76 31 58 94 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	39.4% Below average	Read 360 Write 340 Mixed 295 SusWrite 93.1 61% 272 MB/s	4K Read 16.7 4K Write 30.5 4K Mixed 9.9 54% 19 MB/s	DQ Read 96.9 DQ Write 58.5 DQ Mixed 4.5 23% 53.3 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 39.4% Great: 61%
Sandisk PLUS 480GB 58,990 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 82GB free Firmware: UG4500RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 283 19 10 165 141 182 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	48% Average	Read 405 Write 347 Mixed 248 SusWrite 134 63% 284 MB/s	4K Read 17.9 4K Write 34.7 4K Mixed 16.3 66% 23 MB/s	DQ Read 110 DQ Write 46.8 DQ Mixed 15 28% 57.4 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 48% Great: 61%
SanDisk Ultra USB 3.0 32GB 4,649 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 25GB free, PID null, sandisk ultra flair SusWrite @10s intervals: 13 18 18 18 17 17 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	17.2% Very poor	Read 45.5 Write 13.7 Mixed 29.5 SusWrite 16.7 32% 26.3 MB/s	4K Read 7.5 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 2.2 160% 3.8 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 17.2% Great: 40%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial Ballistix Sport LT DDR4 2400 C16 2x8GB-$118 9,846 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (21^st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	71.5% Very good	MC Read 26.3 MC Write 27.6 MC Mixed 23 73% 25.6 GB/s	SC Read 14 SC Write 25.6 SC Mixed 21.5 58% 20.4 GB/s	Latency 73.5 54% 73.5 ns
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 71.5% Great: 87%

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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 AC (MS-7970) Builds (Compare 360 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 69%

Battle cruiser

Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 59%

Gunboat

Motherboard: MSI Z170A TOMAHAWK AC (MS-7970)

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	137x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 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 $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	29x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 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 $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	18x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $40Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	16x
HyperX 2133 C14 2x8GBKingstonBench 68%, 49,673 samples	14x

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Value: 99% - Outstanding

Total price: $452

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $37
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16