MSI Z170A TOMAHAWK (MS-7970)

Performance Results


Gaming 34% Sail boat	Desktop 84% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 29% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	34.9% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	74.1% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
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

20 months ago, 20 months ago, 20 months ago, 20 months ago, 20 months ago, 20 months ago, 18 months ago.

System	MSI MS-7970
Motherboard	MSI Z170A TOMAHAWK (MS-7970) (all builds)
Memory	23.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1632 x 918 - 32 Bit couleurs, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180630
Uptime	1.1 Days
Run Date	Sep 30 '22 at 12:11
Run Duration	167 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	11%

PC Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-7600K-$190 195,006 User benchmarks, average bench 76% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	76.1% Very good	Memory 72.7 1-Core 130 2-Core 256 83% 153 Pts	4-Core 455 8-Core 475 62% 465 Pts	64-Core 429 26% 429 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 76.1% Great: 89%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% Gigabyte(1458 36AC) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1506 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 516.94 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	34.9% Below average	Lighting 46.2 Reflection 44.1 Parallax 42.3 38% 44.2 fps	MRender 36.5 Gravity 43.2 Splatting 30.9 30% 36.9 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 34.9% Great: 36%
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59 946,701 User benchmarks, average bench 29% Gigabyte(1458 3733) CLim: 1949 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 516.94 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	33.4% Below average	Lighting 44.4 Reflection 41.8 Parallax 39.5 36% 41.9 fps	MRender 37.3 Gravity 42.5 Splatting 26.2 28% 35.3 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 33.4% Great: 33%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Emtec X150 480GB 1,954 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 107GB free (System drive) Firmware: T0910A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 321 206 66 65 104 47 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	74.1% Very good	Read 470 Write 388 Mixed 366 SusWrite 135 76% 340 MB/s	4K Read 28.3 4K Write 75 4K Mixed 29.1 120% 44.1 MB/s	DQ Read 190 DQ Write 293 DQ Mixed 49.4 91% 177 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 74.1% Great: 99%
Galax TA1D0120A 120GB 4,895 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 17GB free Firmware: SBFM11.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 119 97 38 63 31 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	66.3% Good	Read 298 Write 272 Mixed 237 SusWrite 79.8 50% 222 MB/s	4K Read 31.7 4K Write 73.9 4K Mixed 30.7 126% 45.4 MB/s	DQ Read 228 DQ Write 275 DQ Mixed 176 154% 226 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 66.3% Great: 80%
Galax TA1D0240A 240GB 2,348 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 37GB free Firmware: SBFM11.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 292 86 92 89 90 41 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	72.8% Very good	Read 447 Write 263 Mixed 317 SusWrite 115 63% 285 MB/s	4K Read 29.8 4K Write 56.8 4K Mixed 30.8 115% 39.1 MB/s	DQ Read 269 DQ Write 303 DQ Mixed 216 182% 263 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 72.8% Great: 89%
MS 320GB 58 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 23GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 20 20 20 21 20 21 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	35.9% Below average	Read 105 Write 17.2 Mixed 21.9 SusWrite 20.2 30% 41 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0.4 99% 0.57 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 35.9% Great: 47%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown BL8G32C16U4B.8FE 859B BL8G32C16U4B.8FE 029E CMK16GX4M2B3200C16 029E CMK16GX4M2B3200C16 32GB 12 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 3200, 3200, 3200, 3200 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	93.3% Outstanding	MC Read 28.1 MC Write 41.4 MC Mixed 33.3 98% 34.3 GB/s	SC Read 16.6 SC Write 37.2 SC Mixed 28 78% 27.3 GB/s	Latency 95.3 42% 95.3 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 93.3% Great: 105%

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Typical Z170A TOMAHAWK (MS-7970) Builds (Compare 790 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 62%

Destroyer

Desktop 83%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 49%

Yacht

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

CPU
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	271x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	196x
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	115x
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	31x
750 EVO 250GBSamsung $42Bench 94%, 75,831 samples	19x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	34x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $40Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	20x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	18x

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Value: 99% - Outstanding

Total price: $556

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	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