MSI Z170A TOMAHAWK (MS-7970)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 62%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 82%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 50%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 71.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics81.2% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory32GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
4 years ago, 4 years ago.
SystemMSI MS-7970
MotherboardMSI Z170A TOMAHAWK (MS-7970)  (all builds)
Memory24.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160523
Uptime2.8 Days
Run DateAug 01 '19 at 08:35
Run Duration140 Seconds
Run User AUT-User
Background CPU 13%

 PC Performing above expectations (70th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6600-$124
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
71.7% Very good
Memory 84.6
1-Core 110
2-Core 223
79% 139 Pts
4-Core 329
8-Core 400
47% 365 Pts
64-Core 419
26% 419 Pts
Poor: 47%
This bench: 71.7%
Great: 77%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560
Gigabyte(1458 36B7) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1544 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 431.60
Performing below potential (68th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
81.2% Excellent
Lighting 105
Reflection 112
Parallax 99.5
86% 106 fps
MRender 91.9
Gravity 96.7
Splatting 80.4
72% 89.7 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 81.2%
Great: 87%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata SP910SS 128GB
111GB free
Firmware: 1.04
SusWrite @10s intervals: 155 153 160 160 160 160 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
79% Very good
Read 451
Write 161
Mixed 203
SusWrite 158
54% 243 MB/s
4K Read 27.2
4K Write 95.1
4K Mixed 35.5
137% 52.6 MB/s
DQ Read 258
DQ Write 162
DQ Mixed 64.8
87% 162 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 79%
Great: 79%
Spcc Solid State Disk 256GB
110GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Q0616B0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 163 145 65 25 15 45 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 5% Great: 62%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$37
685GB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 173 174 181 182 181 181 MB/s
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
105% Outstanding
Read 186
Write 183
Mixed 77
SusWrite 179
114% 156 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.7
141% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 105%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston KHX2400C15/8G KHX2400C15/8G KHX2400C15D4/8G KHX2400C15D4/8G 32GB
2400, 2400, 2400, 2400 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Performing below potential (37th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
76.7% Very good
MC Read 26.9
MC Write 29.4
MC Mixed 26
78% 27.4 GB/s
SC Read 16.3
SC Write 29.1
SC Mixed 22.5
65% 22.6 GB/s
Latency 72.4
55% 72.4 ns
Poor: 64%
This bench: 76.7%
Great: 91%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical Z170A TOMAHAWK (MS-7970) Builds (Compare 812 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 62%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 83%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 49%
Yacht

Motherboard: MSI Z170A TOMAHAWK (MS-7970) - $200

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 69% - Good Total price: $685
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