MSI Z170A TOMAHAWK AC (MS-7970)

Performance Results


Gaming 37% Jet ski	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 31% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 93.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	31.6% 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	12.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160523
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Jun 03 '21 at 22:04
Run Duration	170 Seconds
Run User	ZAF-User
Background CPU	10%

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PC Performing above expectations (75^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-$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)	93.3% Outstanding	Memory 94.2 1-Core 141 2-Core 282 95% 172 Pts	4-Core 532 8-Core 538 71% 535 Pts	64-Core 546 34% 546 Pts
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 93.3% 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: 2088 MHz, MLim: 2071 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 466.47 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	31.6% Below average	Lighting 39.3 Reflection 45.1 Parallax 41.6 32% 42 fps	MRender 44.6 Gravity 41.8 Splatting 30.1 31% 38.8 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 31.6% Great: 33%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Transcend TS64GMTS400S 64GB 57 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 11GB free (System drive) Firmware: Q1018BDN Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 508 Write 408 Mixed 390 97% 435 MB/s	4K Read 34.1 4K Write 131 4K Mixed 49.4 184% 71.6 MB/s	DQ Read 116 DQ Write 263 DQ Mixed 30.1 68% 136 MB/s
Poor: 44% Great: 87%
Crucial BX200 480GB-$160 11,290 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 209GB free Firmware: MU01.6 SusWrite @10s intervals: 319 198 76 77 77 76 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	94.7% Outstanding	Read 482 Write 417 Mixed 384 SusWrite 137 79% 355 MB/s	4K Read 33.6 4K Write 120 4K Mixed 46 174% 66.6 MB/s	DQ Read 293 DQ Write 324 DQ Mixed 103 134% 240 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 94.7% Great: 95%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 1TB 4,498 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 1TB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 141 141 127 141 142 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	64.4% Good	Read 88.5 Write 80.9 Mixed 17.9 SusWrite 136 58% 80.8 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.4 97% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 64.4% Great: 110%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$84 253,816 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 1.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 135 144 145 145 142 144 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	80.7% Excellent	Read 138 Write 137 Mixed 89.2 SusWrite 142 93% 127 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1 194% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 80.7% 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 as expected (40^th percentile)	91.7% Outstanding	MC Read 33.2 MC Write 37.4 MC Mixed 28 94% 32.9 GB/s	SC Read 19.3 SC Write 31.9 SC Mixed 28.4 76% 26.5 GB/s	Latency 59.2 68% 59.2 ns
Poor: 88% ↑ This bench: 91.7% Great: 97%

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Gaming 69%

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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 $81Bench 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 $109Bench 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 $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	18x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $40Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	16x
HyperX 2133 C14 2x8GBKingstonBench 68%, 49,673 samples	14x

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Value: 96% - Outstanding

Total price: $466

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 $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