MSI Z170A TOMAHAWK (MS-7970)

Performance Results


Gaming 54% Yacht	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 44% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 93.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	52.6% 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)
Boot Drive	99.6% 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	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	13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180630
Uptime	0.5 Days
Run Date	Apr 03 '24 at 10:52
Run Duration	161 Seconds
Run User	POL-User
Background CPU	5%

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PC Performing as expected (55^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-$130 342,244 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 (100^th percentile)	93.4% Outstanding	Memory 93.3 1-Core 140 2-Core 279 94% 171 Pts	4-Core 536 8-Core 554 73% 545 Pts	64-Core 554 34% 554 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 93.4% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119 627,793 User benchmarks, average bench 52% Asus(1043 85B9) 3GB CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 537.42 Performing below potential (77^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	52.6% Above average	Lighting 64 Reflection 68.5 Parallax 63.5 52% 65.3 fps	MRender 66.6 Gravity 67.7 Splatting 62.2 53% 65.5 fps
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 52.6% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
PH6-CE960 960GB 31 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 103GB free Firmware: F/W:1.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 336 261 152 192 211 138 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	83% Excellent	Read 460 Write 412 Mixed 351 SusWrite 215 80% 360 MB/s	4K Read 32.8 4K Write 91.3 4K Mixed 36.4 145% 53.5 MB/s	DQ Read 242 DQ Write 88 DQ Mixed 23 54% 118 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 83% Great: 100%
Crucial MX200 250GB-$134 26,364 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 90GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 318 298 301 305 305 305 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	99.6% Outstanding	Read 469 Write 463 Mixed 375 SusWrite 306 91% 403 MB/s	4K Read 31.3 4K Write 95.6 4K Mixed 44.5 155% 57.1 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 254 DQ Mixed 252 205% 294 MB/s
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 99.6% Great: 113%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 123GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 129 127 130 130 127 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	70.2% Very good	Read 116 Write 124 Mixed 94.8 SusWrite 128 86% 116 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.1 212% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 70.2% Great: 109%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 289GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 101 100 101 99 97 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	60.2% Good	Read 112 Write 116 Mixed 64.1 SusWrite 98.1 72% 97.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.7 129% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 60.2% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown IR2400D464L15S/8G 2x8GB 2,292 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	81.5% Excellent	MC Read 30.4 MC Write 32.4 MC Mixed 23.5 82% 28.8 GB/s	SC Read 19 SC Write 32.1 SC Mixed 23.8 71% 25 GB/s	Latency 62.9 64% 62.9 ns
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 81.5% Great: 90%

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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	59	165	23.5"	1280 720	ACR0752 XF240Q S

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Typical Z170A TOMAHAWK (MS-7970) Builds (Compare 796 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16