MSI Z170A TOMAHAWK (MS-7970)

Performance Results


Gaming 21% Surfboard	Desktop 61% Destroyer	Workstation 18% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (10th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 90 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 53%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	29.2% 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)
Boot Drive	160% 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.

Very high background CPU (80%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7970
Motherboard	MSI Z170A TOMAHAWK (MS-7970) (all builds)
Memory	7.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit barev
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160122
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Nov 01 '19 at 19:40
Run Duration	152 Seconds
Run User	CZE-User
Background CPU	80%

PC Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6600-$132 80,688 User benchmarks, average bench 68% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	53% Above average	Memory 58.3 1-Core 56.7 2-Core 109 45% 74.7 Pts	4-Core 274 8-Core 289 37% 281 Pts	64-Core 274 17% 274 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 53% Great: 77%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% MSI(1462 360A) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 441.8 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	29.2% Poor	Lighting 38 Reflection 42.1 Parallax 37.5 31% 39.2 fps	MRender 27.3 Gravity 38.6 Splatting 29 26% 31.6 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 29.2% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX8200 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$80 85,928 User benchmarks, average bench 279% 277GB free (System drive) Firmware: R0906I Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 789 755 742 741 828 892 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	160% Outstanding	Read 1,262 Write 683 Mixed 724 SusWrite 791 193% 865 MB/s	4K Read 27.8 4K Write 67.6 4K Mixed 39.1 128% 44.8 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 573 DQ Mixed 78.2 170% 342 MB/s
Poor: 175% ↑ This bench: 160% Great: 372%
Samsung 850 Evo 120GB-$80 69,224 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 58GB free Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 291 152 153 152 151 152 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	72.4% Very good	Read 405 Write 382 Mixed 324 SusWrite 175 72% 322 MB/s	4K Read 30.5 4K Write 72.4 4K Mixed 38.4 134% 47.1 MB/s	DQ Read 45.1 DQ Write 132 DQ Mixed 222 132% 133 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 72.4% Great: 115%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 169GB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 128 128 130 131 130 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	70.5% Very good	Read 118 Write 58.2 Mixed 63.5 SusWrite 128 68% 91.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.9 153% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 70.5% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown DDR4 2800 2OZ 2x8GB 2,314 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	61.1% Good	MC Read 21.7 MC Write 26.7 MC Mixed 22.3 67% 23.6 GB/s	SC Read 8.8 SC Write 16.4 SC Mixed 11 34% 12.1 GB/s	Latency 133 30% 133 ns
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 61.1% Great: 93%

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

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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 $31Bench 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 $300	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 $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