MSI Z170A TOMAHAWK (MS-7970)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 37% Jet ski	Desktop 75% Battleship	Workstation 29% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 73%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	48% 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)
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

System	MSI MS-7970
Motherboard	MSI Z170A TOMAHAWK (MS-7970) (all builds)
Memory	9.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160224
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 30 '24 at 08:36
Run Duration	145 Seconds
Run User	IRQ-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6500-$67 241,476 User benchmarks, average bench 64% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	73% Very good	Memory 81.1 1-Core 95.6 2-Core 191 70% 122 Pts	4-Core 376 8-Core 376 50% 376 Pts	64-Core 367 23% 367 Pts
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 73% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3160) CLim: 1443 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 546.01 Performing below potential (47^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	48% Average	Lighting 58.6 Reflection 68.6 Parallax 60.5 48% 62.6 fps	MRender 66.2 Gravity 59.7 Splatting 54.1 48% 60 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 48% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Addlink SATA SSD 256GB 824 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 2GB free (System drive) Firmware: U0524A0 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 414 Write 320 Mixed 16.9 55% 250 MB/s	4K Read 23.3 4K Write 63.5 4K Mixed 0.5 70% 29.1 MB/s	DQ Read 122 DQ Write 10.6 DQ Mixed 0.6 17% 44.4 MB/s
Poor: 45% Great: 107%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$31 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 56GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 160 163 163 163 125 121 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	87.2% Excellent	Read 154 Write 152 Mixed 84.5 SusWrite 149 99% 135 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.2 242% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 87.2% Great: 109%
WD My Passport Essential USB 3.0 500GB 2,842 User benchmarks, average bench 21% 124GB free, PID 0730 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 66 69 69 69 69 69 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	29% Poor	Read 72.7 Write 73.3 Mixed 49 SusWrite 68.6 89% 65.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.5 56% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 29% Great: 32%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown IM48GU88N24-FFFHA0 1315 BLS8G4D240FSC.16FARG 16GB 2400, 2400 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	72.6% Very good	MC Read 26.5 MC Write 29.3 MC Mixed 22.3 74% 26 GB/s	SC Read 15.2 SC Write 28 SC Mixed 19.5 60% 20.9 GB/s	Latency 74.7 54% 74.7 ns

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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	69	57	60	32"	1280 720	GSM9CF6 LG TV

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Gaming 62%

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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 $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	273x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	199x
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	116x
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 $37Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	34x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	20x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	18x

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Value: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $599

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16