MSI Z170A TOMAHAWK (MS-7970)

Performance Results


Gaming 30% Raft	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 27% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (94th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 6 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 96.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	19.8% 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	113% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	MSI MS-7970
Motherboard	MSI Z170A TOMAHAWK (MS-7970) (all builds)
Memory	30.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180630
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 30 '20 at 16:14
Run Duration	143 Seconds
Run User	MEX-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	96.1% Outstanding	Memory 96.2 1-Core 147 2-Core 294 99% 179 Pts	4-Core 516 8-Core 794 81% 655 Pts	64-Core 822 51% 822 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 96.1% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 390-$325 82,117 User benchmarks, average bench 50% PowerColor(148C 2358) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1081 MHz, MLim: 1605 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.8.2 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	19.8% Very poor	Lighting 0.03 Reflection 65.5 Parallax 85.5 0% 50.3 fps	MRender 65.4 Gravity 62.1 Splatting 81.7 58% 69.7 fps
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 19.8% Great: 52%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 240GB 13,500 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 193GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.0. SusWrite @10s intervals: 402 168 84 88 91 92 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Read 660 Write 548 Mixed 406 SusWrite 154 98% 442 MB/s	4K Read 32.3 4K Write 226 4K Mixed 43.4 224% 100 MB/s	DQ Read 179 DQ Write 306 DQ Mixed 185 156% 223 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 133%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$92 154,949 User benchmarks, average bench 235% 209GB free Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1341 306 306 306 306 305 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	295% Outstanding	Read 2,536 Write 1,476 Mixed 1035 SusWrite 478 305% 1,381 MB/s	4K Read 68.9 4K Write 239 4K Mixed 97.7 356% 135 MB/s	DQ Read 974 DQ Write 1,504 DQ Mixed 1,001 825% 1,160 MB/s
Poor: 160% ↑ This bench: 295% Great: 280%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB 30,689 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	MC Read 39.4 MC Write 41.3 MC Mixed 32.6 108% 37.8 GB/s	SC Read 24.3 SC Write 46.9 SC Mixed 33.1 99% 34.8 GB/s	Latency 53.1 75% 53.1 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 118%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Desktop 83%

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Workstation 49%

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

CPU
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	273x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	198x
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	116x
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 $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	34x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	20x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	18x

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Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $605

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	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 $40	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