MSI Z170A TOMAHAWK AC (MS-7970)

Performance Results


Gaming 21% Surfboard	Desktop 68% Battle cruiser	Workstation 17% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 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. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 53.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	31.1% 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	60.3% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	48GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 48GB 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.

Very high background CPU (53%). 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	31.9 GB free of 48 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160224
Uptime	24.9 Days
Run Date	Jul 07 '20 at 05:52
Run Duration	216 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	53%

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PC Performing as expected (45^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6600-$132 80,688 User benchmarks, average bench 68% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	53.4% Above average	Memory 66.9 1-Core 98.7 2-Core 164 63% 110 Pts	4-Core 231 8-Core 238 31% 234 Pts	64-Core 232 14% 232 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 53.4% Great: 77%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59 946,701 User benchmarks, average bench 29% EVGA(3842 6255) CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 445.75 Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	31.1% Below average	Lighting 38.9 Reflection 30.8 Parallax 40.2 32% 36.6 fps	MRender 36.6 Gravity 37.6 Splatting 36 30% 36.7 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 31.1% Great: 33%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
PNY CS1311 240GB-$78 26,547 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 5GB free (System drive) Firmware: CS131122 SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 113 190 239 323 332 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	60.3% Good	Read 312 Write 12.7 Mixed 238 SusWrite 218 43% 195 MB/s	4K Read 9.3 4K Write 59.8 4K Mixed 31 86% 33.4 MB/s	DQ Read 268 DQ Write 46 DQ Mixed 113 94% 142 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 60.3% Great: 97%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 672GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 152 152 155 155 156 156 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	93.6% Outstanding	Read 172 Write 155 Mixed 97.3 SusWrite 154 106% 145 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1.1 217% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 93.6% Great: 109%
Seagate FireCuda 2.5" 2TB-$79 71,106 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 1.5TB free Firmware: SDM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 86 101 76 100 94 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	56.6% Above average	Read 104 Write 1.7 Mixed 64.5 SusWrite 92.5 49% 65.7 MB/s	4K Read 2.9 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 1.3 289% 1.83 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 56.6% Great: 68%
Seagate BUP Slim BK 2TB 21,039 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 972GB free Firmware: 0304 SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 107 107 107 107 106 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	54.8% Above average	Read 83.7 Write 77.2 Mixed 57 SusWrite 106 60% 81.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 4.4 4K Mixed 1 218% 2 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 54.8% Great: 67%
WD My Passport 2627 4TB 4,475 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 3.5TB free, PID 2627 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 35 35 35 35 37 37 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	28.5% Poor	Read 33.2 Write 33.8 Mixed 29.2 SusWrite 35.6 45% 32.9 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 5.1 4K Mixed 0.8 205% 2.37 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 28.5% Great: 64%
PNY USB 3.0 FD 127GB 192 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 97GB free, PID 00d9 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 29 27 30 31 32 32 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	13.9% Very poor	Read 34.5 Write 26.5 Mixed 29 SusWrite 30.2 40% 30 MB/s	4K Read 2 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 1 62% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 13.9% Great: 91%
SanDisk Cruzer Blade 32GB 34,316 User benchmarks, average bench 12% 18GB free, PID 5567 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 5.1 6.5 7 6.5 6.4 6.5 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	9.45% Terrible	Read 30.3 Write 11.5 Mixed 6.7 SusWrite 6.3 15% 13.7 MB/s	4K Read 2.6 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 1 78% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 9.45% Great: 18%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown F4-3200C16-16GTZ 0420 F4-3200C16-8GVRB 0420 F4-3200C16-16GTZ 0420 F4-3200C16-8GVRB 48GB 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 16384, 8192, 16384, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	55.2% Above average	MC Read 18.6 MC Write 23.1 MC Mixed 19.9 59% 20.5 GB/s	SC Read 7.9 SC Write 16.4 SC Mixed 14.6 37% 13 GB/s	Latency 109 37% 109 ns

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Typical Z170A TOMAHAWK AC (MS-7970) Builds (Compare 360 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 69%

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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 $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 $31Bench 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 $40
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