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MSI Z170A TOMAHAWK AC (MS-7970)

Performance Results


Gaming 39% Jet ski	Desktop 85% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 31% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 80.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	44.6% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	152% 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	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.

System	MSI MS-7970
Motherboard	MSI Z170A TOMAHAWK AC (MS-7970) (all builds)
Memory	11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160523
Uptime	7.1 Days
Run Date	Jul 20 '22 at 21:06
Run Duration	226 Seconds
Run User	ZAF-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6500-$90 241,476 User benchmarks, average bench 64% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	80.3% Excellent	Memory 89.7 1-Core 106 2-Core 210 78% 135 Pts	4-Core 410 8-Core 412 55% 411 Pts	64-Core 408 25% 408 Pts
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 80.3% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1650-$150 259,091 User benchmarks, average bench 43% MSI(1462 8D92) CLim: 2175 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 516.59 Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	44.6% Average	Lighting 57.8 Reflection 59 Parallax 50.4 47% 55.7 fps	MRender 42.9 Gravity 53.3 Splatting 48.4 40% 48.2 fps
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 44.6% Great: 46%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
HP EX920 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$56 2,407 User benchmarks, average bench 179% 113GB free (System drive) Firmware: SVN139B Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 226 242 259 260 260 252 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	152% Outstanding	Read 1,641 Write 262 Mixed 384 SusWrite 250 137% 634 MB/s	4K Read 38.1 4K Write 127 4K Mixed 48.9 187% 71.2 MB/s	DQ Read 352 DQ Write 261 DQ Mixed 267 210% 293 MB/s
Poor: 117% ↑ This bench: 152% Great: 257%
WD Blue 2.5" 500GB-$34 80,932 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 463GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 107 109 109 109 108 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	61.3% Good	Read 105 Write 105 Mixed 56.7 SusWrite 108 69% 93.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 132% 1 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 61.3% Great: 61%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 634GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 164 165 170 171 170 169 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	93.6% Outstanding	Read 158 Write 158 Mixed 86.2 SusWrite 168 104% 143 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.2 240% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 93.6% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS8G4D240FSE.16FBD 2x8GB 8,162 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	46.6% Average	MC Read 16.1 MC Write 16.3 MC Mixed 14.2 44% 15.5 GB/s	SC Read 13.2 SC Write 16.2 SC Mixed 15.8 43% 15.1 GB/s	Latency 67.6 59% 67.6 ns
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 46.6% Great: 90%

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Typical Z170A TOMAHAWK AC (MS-7970) Builds (Compare 379 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 69%

Battle cruiser

Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 59%

Gunboat

Motherboard: MSI Z170A TOMAHAWK AC (MS-7970)

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $127Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	146x
Core i5-6600KIntel $90Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	84x
Core i7-6700Intel $130Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	47x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	59x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	50x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	31x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $85Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	13x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	12x
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 $35Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	16x
HyperX 2133 C14 2x8GBKingstonBench 68%, 49,673 samples	14x

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Value: 77% - Very good

Total price: $530

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