MSI Z170A TOMAHAWK (MS-7970)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 65% Destroyer	Desktop 81% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 50% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 82.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	82.5% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
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 (MS-7970) (all builds)
Memory	3.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kleuren
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160727
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Jun 27 '21 at 18:27
Run Duration	141 Seconds
Run User	BEL-User
Background CPU	8%

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PC Performing as expected (58^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6600K-$59 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	82.6% Excellent	Memory 86.9 1-Core 117 2-Core 230 82% 144 Pts	4-Core 452 8-Core 453 60% 452 Pts	64-Core 455 28% 455 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 82.6% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$278 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% MSI(1462 3302) CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 465.89 Performing below potential (79^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	82.5% Excellent	Lighting 104 Reflection 108 Parallax 99.1 85% 104 fps	MRender 91.3 Gravity 98.2 Splatting 95.2 78% 94.9 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 82.5% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 120GB-$80 69,224 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 13GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 280 Write 386 Mixed 257 69% 308 MB/s	4K Read 38.3 4K Write 98.4 4K Mixed 56.3 182% 64.3 MB/s	DQ Read 359 DQ Write 300 DQ Mixed 325 244% 328 MB/s
Poor: 64% Great: 115%
Seagate ST1000LM035-1RK172 1TB 452,134 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 351GB free Firmware: SDM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 98 99 98 99 87 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	48% Average	Read 70.8 Write 67.5 Mixed 59.1 SusWrite 95.1 54% 73.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 4.7 4K Mixed 0.5 180% 2.03 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 48% Great: 71%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2133 C13 2x4GB 160 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (7^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	41.1% Average	MC Read 14 MC Write 14.2 MC Mixed 12.7 39% 13.6 GB/s	SC Read 11.6 SC Write 13.7 SC Mixed 13.3 37% 12.9 GB/s	Latency 70.5 57% 70.5 ns
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 41.1% Great: 85%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	7	5	144	27"	1280 720	MSI1462 Optix MAG27C

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Typical Z170A TOMAHAWK (MS-7970) Builds (Compare 812 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 62%

Destroyer

Desktop 83%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 49%

Yacht

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

CPU
Core i5-6600KIntel $59Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	277x
Core i7-6700KIntel $170Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	208x
Core i7-6700Intel $170Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	94x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	135x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	118x
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 $55Bench 275%, 495,311 samples	32x
750 EVO 250GBSamsung $130Bench 94%, 75,831 samples	20x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	34x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	20x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 2x8GBCorsair $31Bench 77%, 131,007 samples	19x

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Total price: $685

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Intel Core i5-12600K $169	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $150
Intel Core i5-12400F $110	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB $89
Intel Core i5-13600K $249	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Crucial T700 M.2 4TB $369