MSI Z170A TOMAHAWK (MS-7970)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 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 86.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	60.9% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.

System	MSI MS-7970
Motherboard	MSI Z170A TOMAHAWK (MS-7970) (all builds)
Memory	28.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1360 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20160523
Uptime	7.7 Days
Run Date	Apr 09 '17 at 10:51
Run Duration	280 Seconds
Run User	LBN-User
Background CPU	7%

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PC Performing as expected (44^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	86.9% Excellent	Memory 90 1-Core 128 2-Core 250 87% 156 Pts	4-Core 451 8-Core 698 71% 574 Pts	64-Core 701 43% 701 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 86.9% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% MSI(1462 3283) CLim: 1949 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 372.54 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 79.2 Reflection 74.8 Parallax 65.5 64% 73.1 fps	Splatting 71.7 74% 71.7 fps
Poor: 51% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow UV400 480GB-$175 24,007 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 272GB free (System drive) Firmware: 0C3J96R9 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 18 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 2524 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 72 (64) Unknown 100 100 788224 (65) Unknown 100 100 141376 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AE) Unknown 100 100 14 (AF) Unknown 100 100 0 (B0) Unknown 100 100 0 (B1) Unknown 100 100 116 (B2) Unknown 100 100 0 (B4) Unknown 100 100 2614 (B7) Unknown 100 100 1 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 34 100 180389609506 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 18 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (C9) Soft read error rate 100 100 0 (CC) Soft ECC correction 100 100 18 (E7) Temperature 100 100 0 (E9) Unknown 100 100 1325 (EA) Unknown 100 100 334 (F1) Unknown 100 100 793 (F2) Unknown 100 100 834 (FA) Read error retry rate 100 100 18	60.9% Good	Read 474 Write 262 Mixed 239 71% 325 MB/s	4K Read 24.3 4K Write 41.8 4K Mixed 9.63 71% 25.2 MB/s	DQ Read 163 DQ Write 89.5 DQ Mixed 18.9 43% 90.3 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 60.9% Great: 92%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC26 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 117 99 149822168 (03) Spinup time 99 96 0 (04) Start/Stop count 98 98 2538 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 408883 (09) Power-on hours count 98 98 2508 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 83 (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 71 60 588447773 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 9 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 98 98 5738 (C2) HDA temperature 29 40 55834574877 (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 124734440210748 (F1) Unknown 100 253 660015568 (F2) Unknown 100 253 416375542	100% Outstanding	Read 180 Write 169 Mixed 133 120% 161 MB/s	4K Read 0.76 4K Write 1.55 4K Mixed 0.23 86% 0.85 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 114%
SanDisk Cruzer Edge 16GB 6,219 User benchmarks, average bench 10% 15GB free, PID 556b Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	8.02% Terrible	Read 23 Write 5.02 Mixed 9.59 13% 12.5 MB/s	4K Read 5.81 4K Write 0.72 4K Mixed 0.78 73% 2.44 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 8.02% Great: 13%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Aegis DDR4 2400 C15 2x16GB 1,808 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (4^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	40.5% Average	MC Read 13.6 MC Write 14 MC Mixed 11.7 37% 13.1 GB/s	SC Read 12.2 SC Write 15.1 SC Mixed 13.9 39% 13.7 GB/s	Latency 67.2 60% 67.2 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 40.5% Great: 87%

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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 $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	271x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	196x
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	115x
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	31x
750 EVO 250GBSamsung $55Bench 94%, 75,831 samples	19x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	34x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $40Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	20x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	18x

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Value: 99% - Outstanding

Total price: $556

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $179	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	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