MSI Z170A TOMAHAWK (MS-7970)

Performance Results


Gaming 58% Gunboat	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 45% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 88.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	63.9% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	128% 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.

System	MSI MS-7970
Motherboard	MSI Z170A TOMAHAWK (MS-7970) (all builds)
Memory	12.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit barev
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160523
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 19 '19 at 21:15
Run Duration	162 Seconds
Run User	CZE-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing above expectations (80^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-$81 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	88.4% Excellent	Memory 92.7 1-Core 126 2-Core 253 88% 157 Pts	4-Core 486 8-Core 486 65% 486 Pts	64-Core 452 28% 452 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 88.4% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Asus(1043 85AC) CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 2052 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 430.64 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	63.9% Good	Lighting 80.7 Reflection 81 Parallax 70.6 66% 77.4 fps	MRender 73.4 Gravity 74.1 Splatting 73.3 60% 73.6 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 63.9% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 600p Series NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$49 58,154 User benchmarks, average bench 116% 111GB free (System drive) Firmware: PSF121C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 447 140 85 285 70 72 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	128% Outstanding	Read 893 Write 585 Mixed 614 SusWrite 183 126% 569 MB/s	4K Read 35.3 4K Write 152 4K Mixed 54.8 204% 80.6 MB/s	DQ Read 278 DQ Write 553 DQ Mixed 329 275% 387 MB/s
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 128% Great: 157%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 158GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 397 315 316 315 316 316 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	129% Outstanding	Read 499 Write 491 Mixed 374 SusWrite 329 95% 423 MB/s	4K Read 49.9 4K Write 137 4K Mixed 67 234% 84.7 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 357 269% 359 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 129% Great: 124%
Samsung 860 QVO 1TB-$109 201,200 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 661GB free Firmware: RVQ01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 429 487 482 490 494 493 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	124% Outstanding	Read 479 Write 474 Mixed 392 SusWrite 479 103% 456 MB/s	4K Read 36.3 4K Write 133 4K Mixed 53.5 194% 74.3 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 360 271% 362 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 121%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 203 213 214 215 214 218 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	96.2% Outstanding	Read 123 Write 168 Mixed 75 SusWrite 213 106% 145 MB/s	4K Read 2 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.4 143% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 96.2% Great: 106%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 2666 C13 2x8GB 2,810 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	45.5% Average	MC Read 16.2 MC Write 16.4 MC Mixed 14.3 45% 15.6 GB/s	SC Read 10.5 SC Write 13.6 SC Mixed 10.7 33% 11.6 GB/s	Latency 62.7 64% 62.7 ns
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 45.5% Great: 97%

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Gaming 62%

Destroyer

Desktop 83%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 49%

Yacht

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 $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