MSI Z170A TOMAHAWK AC (MS-7970)

Performance Results


Gaming 38% Jet ski	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 32% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 95.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	31.7% 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)
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

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7970
Motherboard	MSI Z170A TOMAHAWK AC (MS-7970) (all builds)
Memory	13.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160523
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Apr 20 '21 at 18:42
Run Duration	168 Seconds
Run User	ZAF-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6500-$67 241,476 User benchmarks, average bench 64% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	95.6% Outstanding	Memory 94.2 1-Core 140 2-Core 281 95% 172 Pts	4-Core 558 8-Core 562 75% 560 Pts	64-Core 547 34% 547 Pts
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 95.6% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59 946,701 User benchmarks, average bench 29% Asus(1043 8613) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2113 MHz, MLim: 2057 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 466.11 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	31.7% Below average	Lighting 39.5 Reflection 45.5 Parallax 41.5 32% 42.2 fps	MRender 44.1 Gravity 41.6 Splatting 30.4 31% 38.7 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 31.7% Great: 33%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Transcend TS64GMTS400S 64GB 57 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 10GB free (System drive) Firmware: Q1018BDN Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 506 Write 408 Mixed 383 96% 432 MB/s	4K Read 34.3 4K Write 134 4K Mixed 49.9 187% 72.7 MB/s	DQ Read 112 DQ Write 331 DQ Mixed 145 133% 196 MB/s
Poor: 44% Great: 87%
Crucial BX200 480GB-$160 11,290 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 346GB free Firmware: MU01.6 SusWrite @10s intervals: 310 208 77 78 78 79 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	79.4% Very good	Read 487 Write 416 Mixed 126 SusWrite 138 65% 292 MB/s	4K Read 34.3 4K Write 46.8 4K Mixed 40.9 129% 40.7 MB/s	DQ Read 292 DQ Write 198 DQ Mixed 231 176% 240 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 79.4% Great: 95%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 1TB 4,498 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 1TB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 108 90 90 89 95 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	48.1% Average	Read 74.5 Write 77.3 Mixed 15.2 SusWrite 93.4 47% 65.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.4 83% 0.53 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 48.1% Great: 110%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$61 253,816 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 1.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 145 146 147 148 147 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	76.5% Very good	Read 122 Write 139 Mixed 69.8 SusWrite 144 87% 119 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1 199% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 76.5% Great: 84%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown KD48GU881-26N1900 1315 BLS8G4D240FSE.16FBD 16GB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 2880, 2880 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	96.9% Outstanding	MC Read 34.8 MC Write 39.1 MC Mixed 29.3 98% 34.4 GB/s	SC Read 21 SC Write 39.7 SC Mixed 29.8 86% 30.2 GB/s	Latency 59.2 68% 59.2 ns
Poor: 88% ↑ This bench: 96.9% Great: 97%

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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	78x
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 $400Bench 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 i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	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 $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16