MSI Z170A TOMAHAWK (MS-7970)

Performance Results


Gaming 58% Gunboat	Desktop 73% Battleship	Workstation 48% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 62.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	87.4% 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	102% 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 (31%). 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	2.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kleuren
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160224
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	May 20 '18 at 01:23
Run Duration	113 Seconds
Run User	BEL-User
Background CPU	31%

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PC Performing as expected (57^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 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	62.7% Good	Memory 62.5 1-Core 118 2-Core 191 69% 124 Pts	4-Core 351 8-Core 426 50% 388 Pts	64-Core 409 25% 409 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 62.7% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Gigabyte(1458 3772) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2050 MHz, MLim: 2052 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 397.64 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	87.4% Excellent	Lighting 110 Reflection 119 Parallax 112 89% 113 fps	MRender 99 Gravity 102 Splatting 104 84% 102 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 87.4% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 540s Series 240GB 7,812 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 72GB free (System drive) Firmware: LSBG200 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 12 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 485 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1053 (AA) Unknown 99 99 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AE) Unknown 100 100 107 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 42 45 103082164266 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 107 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (E1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 459513 (E2) Load-in time 100 100 0 (E3) Torque amplification count 100 100 0 (E4) Power-off retract count 100 100 0 (E8) Unknown 100 100 0 (E9) Unknown 87 87 0 (F1) Unknown 100 100 459513 (F2) Unknown 100 100 284491 (F9) Unknown 100 100 7971 (FC) Unknown 100 100 61	102% Outstanding	Read 518 Write 383 Mixed 341 92% 414 MB/s	4K Read 30.4 4K Write 87.1 4K Mixed 41.3 145% 52.9 MB/s	DQ Read 295 DQ Write 267 DQ Mixed 81.8 116% 214 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 90%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$50 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 938GB free Firmware: MX4OABB0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 140 140 68 (03) Spinup time 131 131 17198416167 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 1429 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 124 124 33 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 3655 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1050 (C0) Power-off retract count 99 99 1429 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 99 99 1429 (C2) HDA temperature 193 193 158914904095 (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	95.4% Outstanding	Read 175 Write 157 Mixed 172 127% 168 MB/s	4K Read 0.99 4K Write 1.69 4K Mixed 0.17 91% 0.95 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 95.4% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3000 C15 2x4GB 4,860 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	63.6% Good	MC Read 22.6 MC Write 27.2 MC Mixed 21.5 68% 23.8 GB/s	SC Read 12.6 SC Write 19.9 SC Mixed 15.4 46% 16 GB/s	Latency 121 33% 121 ns
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 63.6% Great: 108%

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

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

Gaming 62%

Destroyer

Desktop 83%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 49%

Yacht

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