MSI Z170A TOMAHAWK (MS-7970)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 83.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	67.9% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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

6 years ago, 6 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7970
Motherboard	MSI Z170A TOMAHAWK (MS-7970) (all builds)
Memory	4.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit renk
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160224
Uptime	8.1 Days
Run Date	Nov 15 '17 at 02:12
Run Duration	86 Seconds
Run User	TUR-User
Background CPU	9%

PC Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6600-$132 80,688 User benchmarks, average bench 68% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	83.9% Excellent	Memory 91.5 1-Core 113 2-Core 223 81% 142 Pts	4-Core 437 8-Core 465 60% 451 Pts	64-Core 444 27% 444 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 83.9% Great: 77%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Corsair Force LE 120GB 3,209 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 43GB free (System drive) Firmware: SAFC12.2 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 3999 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 714 (A2) Unknown 100 100 298 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 1245228 (AE) Unknown 100 100 42 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 42 (C2) HDA temperature 70 70 128850984990 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (DA) Unknown 100 100 0 (E7) Temperature 100 100 99 (F1) Unknown 100 100 3602 (F2) Unknown 100 100 5585	67.9% Good	Read 502 Write 329 Mixed 338 86% 390 MB/s	4K Read 29.7 4K Write 62.7 4K Mixed 9.84 91% 34.1 MB/s	DQ Read 32.1 DQ Write 63 DQ Mixed 9.13 18% 34.7 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 67.9% Great: 92%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 585GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 172 169 2358 (04) Start/Stop count 98 98 2394 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 0 (09) Power-on hours count 95 95 3993 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 712 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 30 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 197 197 10996 (C2) HDA temperature 110 97 33 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	86.1% Excellent	Read 157 Write 143 Mixed 141 110% 147 MB/s	4K Read 1.07 4K Write 2.45 4K Mixed 0.26 119% 1.26 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 86.1% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX 2133 C14 1x8GB 30,824 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	39.5% Below average	MC Read 14.4 MC Write 14.3 MC Mixed 10.9 38% 13.2 GB/s	SC Read 9.7 SC Write 12 SC Mixed 10.8 31% 10.8 GB/s	Latency 65 62% 65 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 39.5% Great: 42%

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

CPU
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	272x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	197x
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 $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: $605

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	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