MSI Z170A TOMAHAWK AC (MS-7970)

Performance Results


Gaming 32% Sail boat	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 29% Raft


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 89.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	28.9% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	78.8% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.

High background CPU (21%). 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 AC (MS-7970) (all builds)
Memory	11.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160224
Uptime	1.1 Days
Run Date	Sep 01 '17 at 02:12
Run Duration	202 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	21%

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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 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 (95^th percentile)	89.1% Excellent	Memory 95 1-Core 134 2-Core 241 89% 157 Pts	4-Core 448 8-Core 758 73% 603 Pts	64-Core 730 45% 730 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 89.1% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% MSI(1462 3367) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2126 MHz, MLim: 2740 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 382.53 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	28.9% Poor	Lighting 32.7 Reflection 37.7 Parallax 30.6 27% 33.7 fps	MRender 46.7 Gravity 32.7 Splatting 42.6 33% 40.6 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 28.9% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 525GB-$150 105,037 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 30GB free (System drive) Firmware: M0CR031 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile) (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 2990 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 419 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 99 99 23 (AE) Unknown 100 100 48 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 66 49 219044380706 (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 (CA) Data Address Mark errors 99 99 1 (CE) Flying height 100 100 0 (F6) Unknown 100 100 9785162439 (F7) Unknown 100 100 306698258 (F8) Unknown 100 100 286823001 (B4) Unknown 0 0 1929 (D2) Unknown 100 100 0	78.8% Very good	Read 486 Write 343 Mixed 339 86% 389 MB/s	4K Read 28 4K Write 82.1 4K Mixed 26 119% 45.4 MB/s	DQ Read 28.3 DQ Write 91.9 DQ Mixed 15.1 25% 45.1 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 78.8% Great: 99%
Seagate ST33000650NS 3TB-$100 3,609 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 2.5TB free Firmware: RA61 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 82 65 183663915 (03) Spinup time 90 89 0 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 1005 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 63 60 4297563904 (09) Power-on hours count 98 98 2566 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 285 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 61 49 655818791 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 6 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 1061 (C2) HDA temperature 39 51 73014444071 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 22 5 183663915 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 -99845104728541 (F1) Unknown 100 253 2965189339 (F2) Unknown 100 253 841689136	75.8% Very good	Read 130 Write 134 Mixed 132 100% 132 MB/s	4K Read 0.77 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.46 120% 1.08 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 75.8% Great: 87%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$36 203,102 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 341GB free Firmware: CC46 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 105 99 7769453 (03) Spinup time 97 97 0 (04) Start/Stop count 94 94 6263 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 84 60 303147061 (09) Power-on hours count 68 68 28684 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2758 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 67 55 555089953 (C2) HDA temperature 33 45 51539607585 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 28 25 7769453 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 129970005380908 (F1) Unknown 100 253 2780277130 (F2) Unknown 100 253 225875743	66.2% Good	Read 115 Write 116 Mixed 110 86% 114 MB/s	4K Read 0.74 4K Write 1.75 4K Mixed 0.41 109% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 66.2% Great: 70%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 3TB 153 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 2.5TB free, PID a208 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	49% Average	Read 117 Write 120 Mixed 112 150% 116 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.17 72% 0.86 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 49% Great: 50%
SanDisk Ultra USB 3.0 64GB-$9 17,023 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 28GB free, PID 5581 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	46.9% Average	Read 164 Write 64.9 Mixed 90.6 120% 107 MB/s	4K Read 7.9 4K Write 2.32 4K Mixed 0.56 127% 3.59 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 46.9% Great: 39%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown TEAMGROUP-UD4-2400 2x8GB 25,824 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	76.6% Very good	MC Read 28.9 MC Write 29.4 MC Mixed 21.5 76% 26.6 GB/s	SC Read 17.4 SC Write 30.3 SC Mixed 23.9 68% 23.9 GB/s	Latency 57 70% 57 ns
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 76.6% Great: 88%

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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	136x
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