MSI Z170A TOMAHAWK AC (MS-7970)

Performance Results


Gaming 104% UFO	Desktop 105% UFO	Workstation 90% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (88th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 12 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 100%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	99% 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	242% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7970
Motherboard	MSI Z170A TOMAHAWK AC (MS-7970) (all builds)
Memory	14.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.1 GHz
Display	Цвета: 2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170418
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 03 '18 at 23:44
Run Duration	154 Seconds
Run User	RUS-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700K-$242 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Memory 97.3 1-Core 153 2-Core 305 102% 185 Pts	4-Core 557 8-Core 847 87% 702 Pts	64-Core 838 52% 838 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299 412,133 User benchmarks, average bench 94% Asus(1043 861E) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 398.36 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	99% Outstanding	Lighting 127 Reflection 140 Parallax 120 103% 129 fps	MRender 99 Gravity 127 Splatting 106 91% 111 fps
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 99% Great: 101%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 134GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 622 322 322 321 318 319 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	242% Outstanding	Read 2,173 Write 1,484 Mixed 560 SusWrite 371 252% 1,147 MB/s	4K Read 48 4K Write 208 4K Mixed 64.2 265% 107 MB/s	DQ Read 1,158 DQ Write 1205 DQ Mixed 791 702% 1,051 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 242% Great: 236%
Seagate ST1000LM048-2E7172 1TB 89,596 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 697GB free Firmware: SDM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 107 113 110 113 110 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	54.6% Above average	Read 78.7 Write 93.6 Mixed 55.3 SusWrite 110 62% 84.4 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 5.6 4K Mixed 0.6 216% 2.43 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 54.6% Great: 71%
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016)-$80 112,118 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 162 166 171 168 169 169 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	99.2% Outstanding	Read 178 Write 131 Mixed 83.6 SusWrite 168 103% 140 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 99.2% Great: 114%
SanDisk Ultra Fit USB 3.0 32GB-$16 13,359 User benchmarks, average bench 25% 23GB free, PID 5583 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 52 64 34 24 23 25 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	39.1% Below average	Read 163 Write 56.6 Mixed 75.4 SusWrite 37 95% 83 MB/s	4K Read 6.5 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 1.5 140% 3.3 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 39.1% Great: 38%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GB-$125 59,072 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3067 MHz Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	MC Read 37.4 MC Write 41.2 MC Mixed 31.7 105% 36.8 GB/s	SC Read 23.7 SC Write 44.2 SC Mixed 32 95% 33.3 GB/s	Latency 49.2 81% 49.2 ns
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 85%

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

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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 $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	78x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	45x

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 $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	13x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	10x
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 $40Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	16x
HyperX 2133 C14 2x8GBKingstonBench 68%, 49,673 samples	14x

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Value: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $461

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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