MSI Z170A TOMAHAWK (MS-7970)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 42%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 34%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics47.1% 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 Drive287% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (26%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7970
MotherboardMSI Z170A TOMAHAWK (MS-7970)  (all builds)
Memory12.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20151217
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 21 '20 at 15:51
Run Duration128 Seconds
Run User ROU-User
Background CPU 26%
Watch Gameplay: 570 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing above expectations (78th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6500-$67
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
75.4% Very good
Memory 80
1-Core 106
2-Core 214
75% 133 Pts
4-Core 412
8-Core 399
54% 405 Pts
64-Core 422
26% 422 Pts
Poor: 43%
This bench: 75.4%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 570-$130
CLim: 1286 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 19.20
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
47.1% Average
Lighting 59.4
Reflection 60.3
Parallax 82
48% 67.2 fps
MRender 59.9
Gravity 62.9
Splatting 44.5
44% 55.8 fps
Poor: 37%
This bench: 47.1%
Great: 49%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
435GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1541 1102 775 784 789 786 MB/s
Performing as expected (56th percentile)
287% Outstanding
Read 2,330
Write 2,269
Mixed 1,444
SusWrite 963
392% 1,752 MB/s
4K Read 65.5
4K Write 141
4K Mixed 85.6
284% 97.5 MB/s
DQ Read 1341
DQ Write 744
DQ Mixed 978
745% 1,021 MB/s
Poor: 178%
This bench: 287%
Great: 355%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$45
2TB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 213 218 218 220 219 219 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 53% Great: 106%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CMV8GX4M1A2133C15 Kingston 9905625-030.A00G 16GB
2133, 2133 MHz
8192, 8192 MB
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
72.4% Very good
MC Read 26.8
MC Write 28.6
MC Mixed 21.7
73% 25.7 GB/s
SC Read 17
SC Write 29.2
SC Mixed 21.7
65% 22.6 GB/s
Latency 80.5
50% 80.5 ns
Poor: 67%
This bench: 72.4%
Great: 74%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z170A TOMAHAWK (MS-7970) Builds (Compare 802 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 62%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 83%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 49%
Yacht

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 94% - Outstanding Total price: $610
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HDDRAMUSB
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