MSI Z170A TOMAHAWK AC (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 (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 100%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	57.7% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7970
Motherboard	MSI Z170A TOMAHAWK AC (MS-7970) (all builds)
Memory	5.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 3.1 GHz
Display	1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170418
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 23 '18 at 13:28
Run Duration	119 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (71^st 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 3.15 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Memory 96.8 1-Core 149 2-Core 299 100% 182 Pts	4-Core 597 8-Core 594 80% 596 Pts	64-Core 596 37% 596 Pts
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 380-$200 83,027 User benchmarks, average bench 33% Asus(1043 049A) CLim: 1150 MHz, MLim: 1475 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 18.3.4 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 31% Great: 35%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intenso Sata III 120GB 964 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 51GB free (System drive) Firmware: P0510E Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below potential (13^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable (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 100 100 145 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 312 (A0) Unknown 100 100 0 (A1) Unknown 100 100 136 (A3) Unknown 100 100 16 (A4) Unknown 100 100 9695 (A5) Unknown 100 100 16 (A6) Unknown 100 100 0 (A7) Unknown 100 100 5 (A8) Unknown 100 100 1000 (A9) Unknown 100 100 100 (AF) Unknown 100 100 0 (B0) Unknown 100 100 0 (B1) Unknown 100 100 0 (B2) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 39 (C2) HDA temperature 100 100 34 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 0 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (F1) Unknown 100 100 28975 (F2) Unknown 100 100 17890 (F5) Unknown 100 100 19390	57.7% Above average	Read 163 Write 161 Mixed 159 36% 161 MB/s	4K Read 19.7 4K Write 120 4K Mixed 25.7 126% 55 MB/s	DQ Read 19.9 DQ Write 147 DQ Mixed 52.4 50% 73 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 57.7% Great: 90%
Seagate Momentus Thin 5400 2.5" 320GB-$35 9,368 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 133GB free Firmware: 0001HPM1 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 116 99 102194720 (03) Spinup time 99 99 0 (04) Start/Stop count 95 95 5307 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 81 60 149191946 (09) Power-on hours count 97 97 2835 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 96 96 4745 (B7) Unknown 95 95 5 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 99 4295032840 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 70 44 4800249886 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 126 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 50 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 82 82 37017 (C2) HDA temperature 30 56 30064771102 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 53 40 102194720 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (FA) Read error retry rate 100 1 2690 (FB) Unknown 100 1 847 (FC) Unknown 100 1 379 (FE) Unknown 100 100 0	41.8% Average	Read 72.1 Write 73.6 Mixed 68.4 54% 71.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.49 4K Write 0.93 4K Mixed 0.17 57% 0.53 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 41.8% Great: 50%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial Ballistix Sport LT DDR4 2400 C16 1x8GB-$25 20,263 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3067 MHz Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	59.3% Above average	MC Read 20.6 MC Write 20.9 MC Mixed 16.9 56% 19.5 GB/s	SC Read 18.2 SC Write 22.2 SC Mixed 19.6 57% 20 GB/s	Latency 51 78% 51 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 59.3% Great: 48%

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Gaming 69%

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Desktop 87%

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Workstation 59%

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Motherboard: MSI Z170A TOMAHAWK AC (MS-7970)

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	137x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	78x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	46x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	57x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	46x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	29x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	13x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	11x
750 EVO 500GBSamsungBench 103%, 31,052 samples	9x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	18x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	16x
HyperX 2133 C14 2x8GBKingstonBench 68%, 49,673 samples	14x

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Value: 101% - Outstanding

Total price: $442

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	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 $178	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