MSI Z170A TOMAHAWK AC (MS-7970)

Performance Results


Gaming 109% UFO	Desktop 105% UFO	Workstation 94% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	103% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	229% 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	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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7970
Motherboard	MSI Z170A TOMAHAWK AC (MS-7970) (all builds)
Memory	29.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20170418
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 24 '20 at 14:50
Run Duration	178 Seconds
Run User	RUS-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing above expectations (80^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-$235 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 5 GHz Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Memory 93.3 1-Core 160 2-Core 319 104% 191 Pts	4-Core 613 8-Core 854 92% 733 Pts	64-Core 882 55% 882 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 103% 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: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 442.19 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Lighting 133 Reflection 149 Parallax 130 108% 137 fps	MRender 102 Gravity 135 Splatting 113 95% 117 fps
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 103% 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% 100GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 648 327 327 326 325 325 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	229% Outstanding	Read 1,760 Write 1,500 Mixed 592 SusWrite 380 234% 1,058 MB/s	4K Read 42.4 4K Write 289 4K Mixed 54 286% 128 MB/s	DQ Read 1,038 DQ Write 1,271 DQ Mixed 726 667% 1,012 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 229% Great: 236%
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016)-$85 112,118 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 43GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 107 107 108 107 107 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	59.3% Above average	Read 99.5 Write 57.8 Mixed 65.8 SusWrite 107 61% 82.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 59.3% Great: 114%
Seagate BACKUP+ 500GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 283GB free, PID ab20 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 221 207 205 202 203 202 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	296% Outstanding	Read 202 Write 204 Mixed 184 SusWrite 207 272% 199 MB/s	4K Read 29.3 4K Write 69.9 4K Mixed 40.3 3,857% 46.5 MB/s	DQ Read 29.2 DQ Write 76.7 DQ Mixed 41.7 4,136% 49.2 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 296% Great: 296%
USB DISK 2.0 8GB 5,616 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 7GB free, PID 4200, mirex Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.1 4.4 10 11 11 11 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	7.7% Terrible	Read 25.8 Write 8.5 Mixed 12 SusWrite 8.5 16% 13.7 MB/s	4K Read 6.3 4K Write 0.2 4K Mixed 1.1 68% 2.53 MB/s
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 7.7% Great: 9%
JMicron Generic 1TB 12 User benchmarks, average bench 159% 222GB free, PID 0583 Operating at USB 3.2 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 110 393 54 362 580 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	231% Outstanding	Read 522 Write 60.3 Mixed 21.8 SusWrite 269 227% 218 MB/s	4K Read 22.8 4K Write 29.8 4K Mixed 0.2 1,105% 17.6 MB/s	DQ Read 28.9 DQ Write 30.9 DQ Mixed 0.2 1,165% 20 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 231% Great: 286%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX2133C14D4/8G KHX2400C15/8G KHX2133C14D4/8G KHX2400C15/8G 32GB 110 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 2667, 2667, 2667, 2667 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	87.2% Excellent	MC Read 30.7 MC Write 33.8 MC Mixed 27.3 87% 30.6 GB/s	SC Read 19.9 SC Write 36.6 SC Mixed 27.5 80% 28 GB/s	Latency 61.4 65% 61.4 ns
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 87.2% Great: 83%

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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 $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	79x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	46x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	57x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	46x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	29x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	13x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	11x
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 $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	16x
HyperX 2133 C14 2x8GBKingstonBench 68%, 49,673 samples	14x

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Value: 100% - Outstanding

Total price: $447

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	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