MSI Z170A TOMAHAWK AC (MS-7970)

Performance Results


Gaming 48% Yacht	Desktop 90% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 42% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 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 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 86.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	47.7% 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	92.9% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.

Very high background CPU (36%). 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	23.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160224
Uptime	2.3 Days
Run Date	Sep 12 '20 at 16:39
Run Duration	153 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	36%

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PC Performing below expectations (40^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 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	86.8% Excellent	Memory 93.1 1-Core 125 2-Core 233 86% 151 Pts	4-Core 434 8-Core 691 69% 562 Pts	64-Core 692 43% 692 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 86.8% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% MSI(1462 3281) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 452.06 Performing below potential (1^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	47.7% Average	Lighting 69 Reflection 69.9 Parallax 59.1 56% 66 fps	MRender 64.8 Gravity 66.2 Splatting 0.09 31% 43.7 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 47.7% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue 250GB-$90 26,761 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 42GB free (System drive) Firmware: X41100WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 146 74 59 75 83 48 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	92.9% Outstanding	Read 491 Write 282 Mixed 262 SusWrite 80.8 62% 279 MB/s	4K Read 38.1 4K Write 107 4K Mixed 48.2 176% 64.4 MB/s	DQ Read 349 DQ Write 282 DQ Mixed 230 195% 287 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 92.9% Great: 100%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 555GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 135 133 133 133 134 136 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	75.8% Very good	Read 130 Write 124 Mixed 88.5 SusWrite 134 88% 119 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 1.1 218% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 75.8% Great: 109%
WD Green 1TB (2011)-$109 43,695 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 599GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 55 55 55 55 55 56 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	43.7% Average	Read 97 Write 91.5 Mixed 62.2 SusWrite 54.9 56% 76.4 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 166% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 43.7% Great: 69%
WD Black 2TB (2010)-$107 47,617 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 967GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 20 17 15 20 20 20 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	41.1% Average	Read 124 Write 12 Mixed 108 SusWrite 18.4 50% 65.8 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 1 195% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 41.1% Great: 85%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 1302 2800 C16 Series 0215 CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 1302 2800 C16 Series 32GB 2800, 2800, 2800, 2800 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	85.2% Excellent	MC Read 30.9 MC Write 32 MC Mixed 27.1 86% 30 GB/s	SC Read 19.1 SC Write 34.2 SC Mixed 27.1 77% 26.8 GB/s	Latency 61.9 65% 61.9 ns

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

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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	45x

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 $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	13x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	10x
750 EVO 500GBSamsungBench 103%, 31,052 samples	9x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 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: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $461

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $178	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