MSI Z170A TOMAHAWK AC (MS-7970)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 45%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 92%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 35%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 86.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics105% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive203% 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.
Memory4GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and although it's sufficient for most games, some will benefit from up to 8GB of RAM. 4GB is also enough for modest file and system caches which allow for a responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMSI MS-7970
MotherboardMSI Z170A TOMAHAWK AC (MS-7970)  (all builds)
Memory2.2 GB free of 4 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170418
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 02 '17 at 09:17
Run Duration108 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%
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 PC Performing above expectations (81st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6600K-$130
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
86.4% Excellent
Memory 92.1
1-Core 123
2-Core 243
86% 153 Pts
4-Core 467
8-Core 466
62% 466 Pts
64-Core 463
29% 463 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 86.4%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
EVGA(3842 6283) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 388.0
Performing below potential (79th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
105% Outstanding
Lighting 136
Reflection 154
Parallax 130
111% 140 fps
MRender 118
Gravity 131
Splatting 111
98% 120 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 105%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45
43GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing as expected (52nd percentile)
203% Outstanding
Read 2,070
Write 1,179
Mixed 1,086
318% 1,445 MB/s
4K Read 51.2
4K Write 63.9
4K Mixed 22.7
140% 45.9 MB/s
DQ Read 54
DQ Write 286
DQ Mixed 24.8
62% 122 MB/s
Poor: 142%
This bench: 203%
Great: 236%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$32
480GB free
Firmware: CC43 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
104% Outstanding
Read 208
Write 155
Mixed 147
127% 170 MB/s
4K Read 0.67
4K Write 1.63
4K Mixed 0.27
88% 0.85 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 104%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 2133 C14 1x4GB
1 of 4 slots used
4GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
42.6% Average
MC Read 15.3
MC Write 15.1
MC Mixed 11.4
40% 13.9 GB/s
SC Read 13.2
SC Write 14.9
SC Mixed 12.8
39% 13.6 GB/s
Latency 63.9
63% 63.9 ns
Poor: 30%
This bench: 42.6%
Great: 43%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z170A TOMAHAWK AC (MS-7970) Builds (Compare 360 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 69%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 59%
Gunboat

Motherboard: MSI Z170A TOMAHAWK AC (MS-7970)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 99% - Outstanding Total price: $452
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