MSI Z170A TOMAHAWK (MS-7970)

Performance Results


Gaming 77% Battleship	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 60% Destroyer


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (87th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 13 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 a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 83.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	92.9% 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	110% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7970
Motherboard	MSI Z170A TOMAHAWK (MS-7970) (all builds)
Memory	5.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170418
Uptime	0.8 Days
Run Date	Jun 19 '20 at 13:43
Run Duration	159 Seconds
Run User	ZAF-User
Background CPU	5%

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PC Performing way above expectations (87^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-$130 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	83.6% Excellent	Memory 88.7 1-Core 114 2-Core 224 81% 142 Pts	4-Core 453 8-Core 458 61% 456 Pts	64-Core 446 28% 446 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 83.6% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324 645,160 User benchmarks, average bench 90% MSI(1462 3752) CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 446.14 Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	92.9% Outstanding	Lighting 120 Reflection 114 Parallax 108 98% 114 fps	MRender 135 Gravity 99.2 Splatting 82 84% 105 fps
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 92.9% Great: 97%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Transcend SSD370S 256GB-$123 11,742 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 97GB free (System drive) Firmware: O0919A SusWrite @10s intervals: 286 359 427 265 434 445 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 498 Write 446 Mixed 317 SusWrite 369 91% 408 MB/s	4K Read 38.3 4K Write 98.7 4K Mixed 52 177% 63 MB/s	DQ Read 270 DQ Write 273 DQ Mixed 193 167% 245 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 114%
Intel 530 Series 120GB-$79 15,015 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 14GB free Firmware: DC32 SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 116 124 131 126 129 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	80.6% Excellent	Read 406 Write 132 Mixed 189 SusWrite 125 47% 213 MB/s	4K Read 36.9 4K Write 100 4K Mixed 40.5 161% 59.3 MB/s	DQ Read 201 DQ Write 142 DQ Mixed 120 104% 155 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 80.6% Great: 79%
WD Green 1TB (2011)-$64 143,477 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 724GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 140 141 141 137 139 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	79.2% Very good	Read 139 Write 131 Mixed 82.5 SusWrite 137 90% 122 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1 201% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 79.2% Great: 85%
ST500LT012-1DG14 500GB 66 User benchmarks, average bench 24% 424GB free, PID 1066 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 105 106 107 107 107 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	41.1% Average	Read 106 Write 101 Mixed 55.7 SusWrite 106 123% 92.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.6 50% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 41.1% Great: 41%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLT8G4D26AFTA.16FAD 1x8GB 176 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	44.7% Average	MC Read 15.9 MC Write 15.9 MC Mixed 13.3 43% 15 GB/s	SC Read 12.6 SC Write 14.9 SC Mixed 13.1 39% 13.5 GB/s	Latency 68.8 58% 68.8 ns
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 44.7% Great: 53%

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Gaming 62%

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Desktop 83%

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Workstation 49%

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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 $37Bench 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: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $599

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
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 $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16