MSI Z170A TOMAHAWK (MS-7970)

Performance Results


Gaming 76% Battleship	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 61% Destroyer


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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 85.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	82.7% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	106% 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.

Very high background CPU (53%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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System	MSI MS-7970
Motherboard	MSI Z170A TOMAHAWK (MS-7970) (all builds)
Memory	5.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180427
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 21 '23 at 15:43
Run Duration	130 Seconds
Run User	FIN-User
Background CPU	53%

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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-$111 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	85.1% Excellent	Memory 92.8 1-Core 139 2-Core 271 93% 168 Pts	4-Core 441 8-Core 482 61% 462 Pts	64-Core 457 28% 457 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 85.1% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$119 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% MSI(1462 3301) CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 546.01 Performing below potential (79^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	82.7% Excellent	Lighting 103 Reflection 108 Parallax 100 84% 104 fps	MRender 94 Gravity 102 Splatting 98.8 81% 98.2 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 82.7% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$80 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 28GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 315 282 269 219 83 81 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 494 Write 451 Mixed 394 SusWrite 208 87% 387 MB/s	4K Read 42.6 4K Write 92 4K Mixed 55.7 185% 63.4 MB/s	DQ Read 374 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 346 262% 353 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 124%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 714GB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 153 186 182 183 187 186 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 177 Write 166 Mixed 73.8 SusWrite 180 109% 149 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 2400 C15 2x4GB 38,955 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	MC Read 35.5 MC Write 43.3 MC Mixed 29.9 104% 36.2 GB/s	SC Read 20.3 SC Write 39.4 SC Mixed 26.8 82% 28.8 GB/s	Latency 61.1 66% 61.1 ns
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 91%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	71	60	144	27"	1280 720	BNQ7F29 ZOWIE XL LCD

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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 $111Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	258x
Core i7-6700KIntel $220Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	188x
Core i7-6700Intel $220Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	89x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $119Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	121x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $140Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	105x
GTX 970Nvidia $340Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	52x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $80Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	39x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $35Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	31x
750 EVO 250GBSamsung $42Bench 94%, 75,831 samples	18x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	33x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $39Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	19x
Fury DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBHyperX $299Bench 79%, 20,912 samples	17x

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Value: 106% - Outstanding

Total price: $552

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $270	Nvidia RTX 4060 $299	Crucial MX500 250GB $30
Intel Core i5-12400F $146	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $299	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $199	Nvidia RTX 3060 $229	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $49

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $40	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) $50	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $357	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16