MSI Z170A TOMAHAWK (MS-7970)

Performance Results


Gaming 53% Yacht	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 45% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 84.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	55.7% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	235% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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.

Run History

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

System	MSI MS-7970
Motherboard	MSI Z170A TOMAHAWK (MS-7970) (all builds)
Memory	13 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180630
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 20 '20 at 20:49
Run Duration	263 Seconds
Run User	ESP-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing as expected (52^nd 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 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	84.6% Excellent	Memory 86.9 1-Core 122 2-Core 236 83% 148 Pts	4-Core 444 8-Core 634 68% 539 Pts	64-Core 647 40% 647 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 84.6% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119 627,793 User benchmarks, average bench 52% MSI(1462 8C95) CLim: 1949 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 451.67 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	55.7% Above average	Lighting 67.9 Reflection 68.3 Parallax 60.3 55% 65.5 fps	MRender 71.6 Gravity 66 Splatting 68.7 56% 68.8 fps
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 55.7% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 367,854 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 397GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1488 1175 749 777 821 791 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	235% Outstanding	Read 1,865 Write 1,942 Mixed 1,516 SusWrite 967 353% 1,572 MB/s	4K Read 69.1 4K Write 66.3 4K Mixed 67.3 226% 67.6 MB/s	DQ Read 1,299 DQ Write 127 DQ Mixed 232 291% 552 MB/s
Poor: 178% ↑ This bench: 235% Great: 355%
SanDisk Ultra 3D 500GB-$69 13,482 User benchmarks, average bench 99% 209GB free Firmware: 70RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 374 391 369 372 392 379 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	89.7% Excellent	Read 437 Write 356 Mixed 257 SusWrite 379 80% 357 MB/s	4K Read 32.6 4K Write 50.4 4K Mixed 38.2 125% 40.4 MB/s	DQ Read 357 DQ Write 90.2 DQ Mixed 177 142% 208 MB/s
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 89.7% Great: 119%
Samsung HD103SI 1TB-$89 48,059 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 888GB free Firmware: 1118 SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.6 0.3 1.5 3.1 2 2.7 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	29.3% Poor	Read 99.5 Write 47.9 Mixed 50.9 SusWrite 2.2 37% 50.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 146% 1 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 29.3% Great: 59%
Samsung Spinpoint F4 2TB-$119 45,158 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 890GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 81 65 68 71 73 74 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	53.4% Above average	Read 114 Write 43.7 Mixed 53.7 SusWrite 71.9 52% 70.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 0.8 162% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 53.4% Great: 72%
Hitachi HDS5C3030BLE630 3TB 1,336 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 2TB free Firmware: AAB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 136 137 137 137 144 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	75.2% Very good	Read 125 Write 121 Mixed 31.9 SusWrite 137 75% 104 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.5 124% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 75.2% Great: 88%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C16 2x8GB 46,470 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	78.4% Very good	MC Read 28.6 MC Write 30.8 MC Mixed 24.1 80% 27.8 GB/s	SC Read 16.3 SC Write 32.2 SC Mixed 23.3 68% 23.9 GB/s	Latency 70.5 57% 70.5 ns
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 78.4% Great: 89%

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Typical Z170A TOMAHAWK (MS-7970) Builds (Compare 790 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 62%

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Desktop 83%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 49%

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

CPU
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	271x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	196x
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	115x
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	31x
750 EVO 250GBSamsung $55Bench 94%, 75,831 samples	19x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	34x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $40Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	20x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	18x

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Value: 99% - Outstanding

Total price: $556

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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