MSI Z170A TOMAHAWK AC (MS-7970)

Performance Results


Gaming 53% Yacht	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 43% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 97.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	48.8% 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	155% 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.

System	MSI MS-7970
Motherboard	MSI Z170A TOMAHAWK AC (MS-7970) (all builds)
Memory	12 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180630
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Mar 20 '21 at 21:18
Run Duration	158 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing above expectations (76^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, 4 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	97.9% Outstanding	Memory 92.9 1-Core 151 2-Core 301 99% 181 Pts	4-Core 592 8-Core 597 79% 594 Pts	64-Core 588 36% 588 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 97.9% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Gigabyte(1458 376A) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2062 MHz, MLim: 2830 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 470.05 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Disable monitor sync before benchmarking (60 fps cap detected)	48.8% Average	Lighting 59.8 Reflection 59.7 Parallax 59.9 49% 59.8 fps	MRender 58.5 Gravity 60 Splatting 60 49% 59.5 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 48.8% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 360GB 1,301 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 183GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.0.00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 694 514 441 460 700 674 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	155% Outstanding	Read 1,479 Write 938 Mixed 571 SusWrite 580 198% 892 MB/s	4K Read 26 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 40.5 146% 56.3 MB/s	DQ Read 476 DQ Write 216 DQ Mixed 318 243% 337 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 155% Great: 147%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 2TB 13,609 User benchmarks, average bench 146% 209GB free Firmware: 1.0.00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 155 160 161 160 159 157 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	92.1% Outstanding	Read 162 Write 161 Mixed 45.8 SusWrite 159 96% 132 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1.1 231% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 92.1% Great: 213%
ASMT 2115 120GB 614 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 75GB free, PID 1153 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 182 60 60 62 62 63 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	141% Outstanding	Read 198 Write 157 Mixed 160 SusWrite 81.5 193% 149 MB/s	4K Read 19.3 4K Write 29.2 4K Mixed 17.8 1,670% 22.1 MB/s	DQ Read 18.3 DQ Write 27.9 DQ Mixed 19.4 1,677% 21.9 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 141% Great: 162%
Kingston DataTraveler 100 G3 USB 3.0 32GB-$9 66,405 User benchmarks, average bench 16% 20GB free, PID 1666 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 16 13 13 11 13 13 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	25.6% Poor	Read 122 Write 67.8 Mixed 52.2 SusWrite 13.2 74% 63.8 MB/s	4K Read 4.3 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 1.3 104% 2.3 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 25.6% Great: 28%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws 4 DDR4 2133 C15 4x4GB 1,126 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2155 MHz Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	77.8% Very good	MC Read 27.5 MC Write 29.7 MC Mixed 25 78% 27.4 GB/s	SC Read 17.9 SC Write 29.5 SC Mixed 23.7 68% 23.7 GB/s	Latency 62.3 64% 62.3 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 77.8% Great: 101%

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Gaming 69%

Battle cruiser

Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 59%

Gunboat

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	46x

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 $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	13x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	11x
750 EVO 500GBSamsungBench 103%, 31,052 samples	9x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	18x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	16x
HyperX 2133 C14 2x8GBKingstonBench 68%, 49,673 samples	14x

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Value: 99% - Outstanding

Total price: $452

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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 $45	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