MSI Z170A TOMAHAWK (MS-7970)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 76%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 66%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (37th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 63 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.
ProcessorWith 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 83.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics92.9% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive48.2% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMSI MS-7970
MotherboardMSI Z170A TOMAHAWK (MS-7970)  (all builds)
Memory9 GB free of 12 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180427
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 04 '22 at 17:12
Run Duration165 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU0%
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 PC Performing below expectations (37th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (64th percentile)
83.3% Excellent
Memory 92.2
1-Core 125
2-Core 232
85% 150 Pts
4-Core 401
8-Core 677
66% 539 Pts
64-Core 680
42% 680 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 83.3%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$290
Nvidia(10DE 1E89) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 456.71
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
92.9% Outstanding
Lighting 118
Reflection 129
Parallax 113
96% 120 fps
MRender 136
Gravity 97
Splatting 93.1
87% 109 fps
Poor: 80%
This bench: 92.9%
Great: 97%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston A400 120GB-$28
84GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFK71E0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 167 54 54 55 53 48 MB/s
Performing below potential (19th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
48.2% Average
Read 284
Write 102
Mixed 107
SusWrite 71.6
31% 141 MB/s
4K Read 21.7
4K Write 56.9
4K Mixed 20.4
89% 33 MB/s
DQ Read 89.8
DQ Write 162
DQ Mixed 136
100% 129 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 48.2%
Great: 85%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$32
565GB free
Firmware: AP63
SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 95 94 93 94 90 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)
42.4% Average
Read 54.7
Write 89.4
Mixed 54.1
SusWrite 93
54% 72.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 0.9
4K Mixed 0.9
146% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 42.4%
Great: 68%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 3x4GB
3 of 4 slots used
12GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (6th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
42% Average
MC Read 14.4
MC Write 14.7
MC Mixed 11.6
39% 13.6 GB/s
SC Read 13.2
SC Write 15.3
SC Mixed 13.5
40% 14 GB/s
Latency 63.7
63% 63.7 ns
Poor: 42%
This bench: 42%
Great: 94%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z170A TOMAHAWK (MS-7970) Builds (Compare 801 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 62%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 83%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 49%
Yacht

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 94% - Outstanding Total price: $610
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