MSI Z170A TOMAHAWK AC (MS-7970)

Performance Results


Gaming 53% Yacht	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 46% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 81.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	59.4% 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	126% 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	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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.

System	MSI MS-7970
Motherboard	MSI Z170A TOMAHAWK AC (MS-7970) (all builds)
Memory	58.6 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171206
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 26 '20 at 12:50
Run Duration	170 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (66^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 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	81.4% Excellent	Memory 82.8 1-Core 123 2-Core 237 82% 148 Pts	4-Core 431 8-Core 653 67% 542 Pts	64-Core 647 40% 647 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 81.4% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 56,417 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Nvidia(10DE 12D9) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1936 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 452.06 Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	59.4% Above average	Lighting 72.2 Reflection 75.6 Parallax 69.1 59% 72.3 fps	MRender 85.1 Gravity 71.5 Splatting 68.1 60% 74.9 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 59.4% Great: 62%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Toshiba OCZ RD400 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$70 2,931 User benchmarks, average bench 185% 326GB free (System drive) Firmware: 57CZ4102 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 564 487 776 678 610 670 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	126% Outstanding	Read 822 Write 742 Mixed 735 SusWrite 631 165% 732 MB/s	4K Read 19.5 4K Write 117 4K Mixed 45.4 150% 60.5 MB/s	DQ Read 182 DQ Write 148 DQ Mixed 139 111% 156 MB/s
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 126% Great: 242%
Samsung 750 EVO 120GB-$35 20,420 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 107GB free Firmware: MAT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 263 126 126 127 128 126 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 487 Write 434 Mixed 305 SusWrite 149 77% 344 MB/s	4K Read 43.5 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 53.9 194% 69.9 MB/s	DQ Read 359 DQ Write 307 DQ Mixed 299 233% 322 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 110%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 2TB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 119 116 118 119 115 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	65.9% Good	Read 114 Write 108 Mixed 73 SusWrite 116 75% 103 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 145% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 65.9% Great: 67%
ST2000VN 004-2E4164 2TB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 1.5TB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 119 118 117 117 118 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	43% Average	Read 87.3 Write 167 Mixed 72.2 SusWrite 115 157% 110 MB/s	4K Read 0.2 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.1 62% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 43% Great: 51%
WDC WD20 EARS-00MVWB0 2TB 91 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 1.5TB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 119 118 117 117 118 MB/s Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Read 55.2 Write 95.1 Mixed 69.5 SusWrite 115 122% 83.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.6 84% 1 MB/s
Poor: 8% Great: 48%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS16G4D240FSC.16FAD 4x16GB 85 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (25^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	76.7% Very good	MC Read 26.5 MC Write 29.8 MC Mixed 24.9 77% 27.1 GB/s	SC Read 16.6 SC Write 33.7 SC Mixed 23.8 71% 24.7 GB/s	Latency 75.4 53% 75.4 ns
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 76.7% Great: 87%

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Typical Z170A TOMAHAWK AC (MS-7970) Builds (Compare 359 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 69%

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Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

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 $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 $182	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) $30	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