MSI Z170A TOMAHAWK AC (MS-7970)

Performance Results


Gaming 45% Speed boat	Desktop 75% Battleship	Workstation 40% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (23rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 77 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.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 74%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	54.3% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	100% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (100%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7970
Motherboard	MSI Z170A TOMAHAWK AC (MS-7970) (all builds)
Memory	18.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit barev
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161214
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jan 09 '21 at 12:46
Run Duration	154 Seconds
Run User	CZE-User
Background CPU	100%

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PC Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700-$167 256,717 User benchmarks, average bench 76% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	74% Very good	Memory 73.2 1-Core 94.7 2-Core 160 64% 109 Pts	4-Core 402 8-Core 675 66% 539 Pts	64-Core 683 42% 683 Pts
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 74% Great: 84%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% MSI(1462 3283) CLim: 1949 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing below potential (31^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	54.3% Above average	Lighting 71.2 Reflection 74.1 Parallax 67.1 58% 70.8 fps	MRender 42.8 Gravity 72.2 Splatting 56.9 47% 57.3 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 54.3% 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% 58GB free (System drive) Firmware: PSF109C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 330 124 310 110 99 55 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	100% Outstanding	Read 666 Write 515 Mixed 566 SusWrite 171 107% 480 MB/s	4K Read 26 4K Write 88.4 4K Mixed 43.4 142% 52.6 MB/s	DQ Read 277 DQ Write 553 DQ Mixed 328 274% 386 MB/s
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 157%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 250GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 94 94 94 96 96 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	65.4% Good	Read 133 Write 132 Mixed 85.1 SusWrite 94.6 82% 111 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1.1 211% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 65.4% Great: 108%
Hitachi HTS547550A9E384 500GB-$60 23,997 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 21GB free Firmware: JE3OA60A SusWrite @10s intervals: 44 45 45 45 45 45 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	21.6% Poor	Read 30.2 Write 29.4 Mixed 22.3 SusWrite 44.7 23% 31.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.5 97% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 21.6% Great: 50%
WD My Book 25EE 3TB 3,089 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 1.5TB free, PID 25ee Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 99 115 110 104 101 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	44.3% Average	Read 59.7 Write 86.7 Mixed 68.8 SusWrite 108 116% 80.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 3.9 4K Mixed 0.9 166% 1.87 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 44.3% Great: 91%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown BLS16G4D240FSC.16FBD 859B BLS16G4D240FSE.16FBD 32GB 24 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2400, 2400 MHz 16384, 16384 MB Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	67.5% Good	MC Read 25.4 MC Write 28.1 MC Mixed 22.7 73% 25.4 GB/s	SC Read 10.8 SC Write 19.6 SC Mixed 14.6 43% 15 GB/s	Latency 94.2 42% 94.2 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 67.5% Great: 103%

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Gaming 69%

Battle cruiser

Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 59%

Gunboat

Motherboard: MSI Z170A TOMAHAWK AC (MS-7970)

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	137x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 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 $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	29x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 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 $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	18x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	16x
HyperX 2133 C14 2x8GBKingstonBench 68%, 49,673 samples	14x

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Value: 100% - Outstanding

Total price: $447

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16