MSI Z170A TOMAHAWK (MS-7970)

Performance Results


Gaming 50% Yacht	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 41% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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 91.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	46.1% 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 Drive	108% 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	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
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, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 2 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	MSI MS-7970
Motherboard	MSI Z170A TOMAHAWK (MS-7970) (all builds)
Memory	5.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colori
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180630
Uptime	0.5 Days
Run Date	Apr 13 '21 at 06:33
Run Duration	140 Seconds
Run User	ITA-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6600K-$130 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	91.8% Outstanding	Memory 96 1-Core 127 2-Core 254 90% 159 Pts	4-Core 508 8-Core 496 67% 502 Pts	64-Core 501 31% 501 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 91.8% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 570-$130 473,685 User benchmarks, average bench 45% Sapphire(1DA2 E343) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1314 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 21.3.1 Performing below potential (69^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	46.1% Average	Lighting 58.2 Reflection 59.5 Parallax 80.3 47% 66 fps	MRender 56.3 Gravity 62 Splatting 44.8 44% 54.4 fps
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 46.1% Great: 49%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52 296,814 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 187GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 373 301 297 279 315 315 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 506 Write 438 Mixed 403 SusWrite 313 93% 415 MB/s	4K Read 43.1 4K Write 119 4K Mixed 38.2 177% 66.7 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 304 DQ Mixed 219 198% 302 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 128%
WD Blue 500GB (2008)-$29 203,744 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 398GB free Firmware: 12.01C02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 104 104 104 104 104 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	57.1% Above average	Read 94.9 Write 89.4 Mixed 63.1 SusWrite 104 65% 87.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1 187% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 57.1% Great: 69%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 500GB 2,039 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 44GB free, PID a009 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 110 110 110 110 110 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	42.1% Average	Read 88.2 Write 75 Mixed 33.5 SusWrite 110 102% 76.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.5 77% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 42.1% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLE4G4D30AEEA.K8FE 2x4GB 324 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	MC Read 36.6 MC Write 40.4 MC Mixed 29.9 102% 35.6 GB/s	SC Read 21 SC Write 40.6 SC Mixed 29.8 87% 30.5 GB/s	Latency 54 74% 54 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 107%

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

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Gaming 62%

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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	199x
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 $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	34x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	20x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	18x

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Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $607

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16