MSI Z170A TOMAHAWK (MS-7970)

Performance Results


Gaming 87% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 69% Battle cruiser


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 91.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	89.6% 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	66.6% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	MSI MS-7970
Motherboard	MSI Z170A TOMAHAWK (MS-7970) (all builds)
Memory	6.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180427
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 21 '18 at 12:41
Run Duration	127 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing above expectations (78^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-$122 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	91.9% Outstanding	Memory 97.1 1-Core 127 2-Core 254 90% 159 Pts	4-Core 500 8-Core 506 67% 503 Pts	64-Core 507 31% 507 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 91.9% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% MSI(1462 3307) CLim: 2088 MHz, MLim: 2125 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 398.36 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	89.6% Excellent	Lighting 112 Reflection 125 Parallax 105 91% 114 fps	MRender 105 Gravity 104 Splatting 109 87% 106 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 89.6% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 240GB-$28 424,288 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 62GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFK71B1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 76 49 51 31 33 137 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	66.6% Good	Read 305 Write 11.8 Mixed 194 SusWrite 62.8 31% 143 MB/s	4K Read 21.8 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 30.2 127% 51.9 MB/s	DQ Read 233 DQ Write 313 DQ Mixed 167 156% 238 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 66.6% Great: 100%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 1TB (2016)-$70 66,332 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 330GB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 157 157 156 157 157 155 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	85.4% Excellent	Read 140 Write 154 Mixed 29.5 SusWrite 157 87% 120 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 5.3 4K Mixed 2.1 386% 2.9 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 85.4% Great: 111%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x4GB-$40 28,855 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	MC Read 37.4 MC Write 39 MC Mixed 29.5 101% 35.3 GB/s	SC Read 21.5 SC Write 39.2 SC Mixed 30.9 87% 30.5 GB/s	Latency 50 80% 50 ns
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 104%

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Typical Z170A TOMAHAWK (MS-7970) Builds (Compare 805 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 $122Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	275x
Core i7-6700KIntel $219Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	203x
Core i7-6700Intel $219Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	94x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	133x
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 $44Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	18x

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Value: 94% - Outstanding

Total price: $602

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $125	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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $44	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	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