MSI Z170A TOMAHAWK (MS-7970)

Performance Results


Gaming 75% Battleship	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 66% Battle cruiser


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 87.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	82.3% 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	16.5% is an extremely low SSD score, this system will benefit from a faster SSD.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

System	MSI MS-7970
Motherboard	MSI Z170A TOMAHAWK (MS-7970) (all builds)
Memory	26.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit renk
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180630
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 25 '19 at 23:15
Run Duration	187 Seconds
Run User	TUR-User
Background CPU	7%

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PC Performing as expected (58^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	87.3% Excellent	Memory 90.8 1-Core 140 2-Core 270 92% 167 Pts	4-Core 451 8-Core 747 73% 599 Pts	64-Core 738 46% 738 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 87.3% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% EVGA(3842 6173) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 419.67 Performing below potential (73^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	82.3% Excellent	Lighting 102 Reflection 116 Parallax 97.1 83% 105 fps	MRender 97.1 Gravity 93.6 Splatting 101 80% 97.4 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 82.3% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk PLUS 480GB 58,990 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 359GB free (System drive) Firmware: UG4500RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 65 71 52 52 58 56 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	16.5% Very poor	Read 209 Write 63.8 Mixed 92.7 SusWrite 59 23% 106 MB/s	4K Read 5.8 4K Write 7.8 4K Mixed 2.2 16% 5.27 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 16.5% Great: 61%
Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB-$35 176,713 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 215GB free Firmware: 600ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 100 91 95 99 110 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	69.7% Good	Read 262 Write 200 Mixed 228 SusWrite 104 44% 199 MB/s	4K Read 27.7 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 38.4 145% 55.9 MB/s	DQ Read 166 DQ Write 205 DQ Mixed 158 127% 176 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 69.7% Great: 85%
Samsung 850 EVO M.2 250GB 28,058 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 207GB free Firmware: EMT21B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 412 311 313 312 311 311 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	121% Outstanding	Read 502 Write 483 Mixed 409 SusWrite 328 97% 430 MB/s	4K Read 44.8 4K Write 115 4K Mixed 62.1 208% 74.1 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 357 270% 363 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 122%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 690GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 168 168 170 168 168 168 MB/s Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)	79.4% Very good	Read 108 Write 109 Mixed 82.5 SusWrite 168 86% 117 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1 208% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 79.4% Great: 109%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 917GB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 170 173 184 177 182 181 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	86.4% Excellent	Read 123 Write 111 Mixed 58.5 SusWrite 178 86% 118 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.4 88% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 86.4% Great: 112%
Toshiba External USB HDD 500GB 253 User benchmarks, average bench 16% 169GB free, PID a001 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 19 20 21 19 21 21 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	6.9% Terrible	Read 10.7 Write 17 Mixed 15 SusWrite 20.1 23% 15.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.2 4K Write 0.3 4K Mixed 0.2 18% 0.23 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 6.9% Great: 20%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX2133C14/16G 029E CMK16GX4M2A2400C16 029E CMK16GX4M2A2400C16 32GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 2400, 2400, 2400 MHz 16384, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	76.2% Very good	MC Read 27.1 MC Write 29.7 MC Mixed 23.8 77% 26.9 GB/s	SC Read 16.5 SC Write 30.4 SC Mixed 22.9 66% 23.3 GB/s	Latency 66.2 60% 66.2 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 76.2% Great: 77%

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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 $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 i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
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 $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16