MSI Z170A TOMAHAWK (MS-7970)

Performance Results


Gaming 43% Speed boat	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 35% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 85.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	41.7% 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	83.7% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

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	4.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colori
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180630
Uptime	4.8 Days
Run Date	Apr 22 '21 at 06:23
Run Duration	138 Seconds
Run User	ITA-User
Background CPU	11%

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PC Performing above expectations (65^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 (96^th percentile)	85.4% Excellent	Memory 96.4 1-Core 124 2-Core 248 88% 156 Pts	4-Core 428 8-Core 450 58% 439 Pts	64-Core 444 28% 444 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 85.4% 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: 1244 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 21.3.1 Performing below potential (27^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	41.7% Average	Lighting 51.5 Reflection 56.8 Parallax 73.2 42% 60.5 fps	MRender 55 Gravity 56.2 Splatting 42.4 41% 51.2 fps
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 41.7% Great: 49%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52 296,814 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 180GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 286 284 283 294 293 295 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	83.7% Excellent	Read 436 Write 295 Mixed 263 SusWrite 289 72% 321 MB/s	4K Read 23.9 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 32.5 137% 56 MB/s	DQ Read 175 DQ Write 143 DQ Mixed 214 145% 177 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 83.7% Great: 128%
WD Blue 500GB (2008)-$29 203,744 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 387GB free Firmware: 12.01C02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 102 102 102 102 102 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	53.3% Above average	Read 83.7 Write 78.8 Mixed 53.4 SusWrite 102 58% 79.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.9 172% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 53.3% Great: 69%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 500GB 2,039 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 33GB free, PID a009 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 109 108 108 109 108 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	44.8% Average	Read 107 Write 101 Mixed 36.5 SusWrite 108 117% 88.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.5 80% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 44.8% 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 above expectations (84^th percentile)	99.5% Outstanding	MC Read 36.4 MC Write 39.5 MC Mixed 30 101% 35.3 GB/s	SC Read 21 SC Write 39.2 SC Mixed 29.8 86% 30 GB/s	Latency 52.7 76% 52.7 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 99.5% Great: 107%

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

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Typical Z170A TOMAHAWK (MS-7970) Builds (Compare 802 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 62%

Destroyer

Desktop 83%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 49%

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

CPU
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	275x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	201x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	94x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	132x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	117x
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 $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	34x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	20x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	18x

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Value: 94% - Outstanding

Total price: $610

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16