MSI Z170A TOMAHAWK (MS-7970)

Performance Results


Gaming 56% Gunboat	Desktop 67% Battle cruiser	Workstation 43% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 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. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 67.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	83.1% 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	77.1% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7970
Motherboard	MSI Z170A TOMAHAWK (MS-7970) (all builds)
Memory	8.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160727
Uptime	15.1 Days
Run Date	May 12 '24 at 10:17
Run Duration	132 Seconds
Run User	TUR-User
Background CPU	14%

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PC Performing as expected (44^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6500-$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 above expectations (66^th percentile)	67.3% Good	Memory 74.7 1-Core 36.4 2-Core 165 52% 91.9 Pts	4-Core 356 8-Core 302 45% 329 Pts	64-Core 342 21% 342 Pts
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 67.3% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Zotac(19DA 1435) CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 2052 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 551.23 Performing below potential (79^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	83.1% Excellent	Lighting 106 Reflection 106 Parallax 97.3 86% 103 fps	MRender 89.8 Gravity 97.5 Splatting 95.7 78% 94.3 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 83.1% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
OCZ Trion 150 240GB-$196 15,660 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 56GB free (System drive) Firmware: SAFZ12.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 212 145 51 129 125 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	77.1% Very good	Read 472 Write 378 Mixed 366 SusWrite 130 75% 337 MB/s	4K Read 25.6 4K Write 64.6 4K Mixed 32.7 115% 41 MB/s	DQ Read 352 DQ Write 313 DQ Mixed 192 182% 285 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 77.1% Great: 95%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$45 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 706GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 118 127 125 124 124 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	84.8% Excellent	Read 172 Write 154 Mixed 80.4 SusWrite 123 97% 132 MB/s	4K Read 2 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 1.1 235% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 84.8% Great: 106%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Aegis DDR4 2133 C15 2x8GB 5,199 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (3^rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	37% Below average	MC Read 12.9 MC Write 13.2 MC Mixed 11.5 36% 12.5 GB/s	SC Read 10.5 SC Write 13 SC Mixed 11.4 33% 11.6 GB/s	Latency 91.9 44% 91.9 ns
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 37% Great: 80%

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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	70	57	144	23.5"	1280 720	AUS2420 ASUS VG24V

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Typical Z170A TOMAHAWK (MS-7970) Builds (Compare 803 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	275x
Core i7-6700KIntel $219Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	202x
Core i7-6700Intel $219Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	94x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	132x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	117x
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 $48Bench 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: 94% - Outstanding

Total price: $610

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16