MSI Z170A TOMAHAWK (MS-7970)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 9%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 73%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 9%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 81.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics1.71% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive80.9% 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.
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.
SystemMSI MS-7970
MotherboardMSI Z170A TOMAHAWK (MS-7970)  (all builds)
Memory13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1440 x 900 - 32 Bit cores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160224
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 24 '21 at 17:14
Run Duration122 Seconds
Run User PRT-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
81.6% Excellent
Memory 92.3
1-Core 106
2-Core 235
81% 144 Pts
4-Core 382
8-Core 656
63% 519 Pts
64-Core 654
40% 654 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 81.6%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 610
MSI(1462 809F) 1GB
CLim: 810 MHz, MLim: 250 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 391.35
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
1.71% Terrible
Lighting 2.1
Reflection 2.2
Parallax 0.5
2% 1.6 fps
MRender 2.2
Gravity 2.2
Splatting 1.9
2% 2.1 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 1.71%
Great: 2%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Spcc Solid State Disk 120GB
48GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFM50.8
SusWrite @10s intervals: 187 106 70 71 72 71 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
80.9% Excellent
Read 461
Write 321
Mixed 314
SusWrite 96.2
66% 298 MB/s
4K Read 30.1
4K Write 108
4K Mixed 33.4
145% 57 MB/s
DQ Read 270
DQ Write 304
DQ Mixed 185
168% 253 MB/s
Poor: 36%
This bench: 80.9%
Great: 83%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70
873GB free
Firmware: AP63
SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 116 122 122 122 121 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
69.4% Good
Read 122
Write 122
Mixed 64.3
SusWrite 120
78% 107 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 1
4K Mixed 0.9
156% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 69.4%
Great: 68%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C15 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (14th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
69.6% Good
MC Read 26.7
MC Write 26.3
MC Mixed 20.2
70% 24.4 GB/s
SC Read 16.1
SC Write 24.5
SC Mixed 21.7
59% 20.8 GB/s
Latency 63.5
63% 63.5 ns
Poor: 65%
This bench: 69.6%
Great: 117%

 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 791 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: 99% - Outstanding Total price: $556
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