MSI Z170A TOMAHAWK (MS-7970)

Performance Results


Gaming 70% Battle cruiser	Desktop 90% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 60% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 89.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	78.5% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	45% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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	9.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171206
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 24 '21 at 18:01
Run Duration	191 Seconds
Run User	TUR-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	89.3% Excellent	Memory 89.4 1-Core 136 2-Core 250 89% 158 Pts	4-Core 480 8-Core 723 75% 601 Pts	64-Core 726 45% 726 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 89.3% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Asus(1043 8599) CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 471.41 Performing below potential (42^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	78.5% Very good	Lighting 94.6 Reflection 134 Parallax 82.9 77% 104 fps	MRender 95 Gravity 102 Splatting 99.4 81% 98.8 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 78.5% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk PLUS 240 GB 240GB 24,911 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 50GB free (System drive) Firmware: UF3000RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 76 23 48 59 106 MB/s Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	45% Average	Read 442 Write 199 Mixed 132 SusWrite 66 46% 210 MB/s	4K Read 20.3 4K Write 12.9 4K Mixed 19.4 62% 17.5 MB/s	DQ Read 117 DQ Write 52 DQ Mixed 0.6 23% 56.6 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 45% Great: 56%
SanDisk Ultra II 480GB-$39 62,883 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 204GB free Firmware: X41320RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 322 243 266 207 253 228 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 497 Write 462 Mixed 349 SusWrite 253 88% 390 MB/s	4K Read 38.9 4K Write 120 4K Mixed 51.5 188% 70.1 MB/s	DQ Read 390 DQ Write 301 DQ Mixed 252 214% 314 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 108%
Sandisk PLUS 480GB 58,990 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 447GB free Firmware: UG8704RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 373 233 230 230 227 228 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	62.1% Good	Read 454 Write 376 Mixed 312 SusWrite 253 78% 349 MB/s	4K Read 22.7 4K Write 46.6 4K Mixed 16.2 80% 28.5 MB/s	DQ Read 118 DQ Write 94.3 DQ Mixed 32.9 44% 81.6 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 62.1% Great: 61%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 159GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 181 183 185 191 121 184 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 188 Write 147 Mixed 86 SusWrite 174 109% 149 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 1x16GB 8,931 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 1 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	42.4% Average	MC Read 14.9 MC Write 14.8 MC Mixed 12.1 40% 13.9 GB/s	SC Read 13 SC Write 14.4 SC Mixed 14.4 40% 13.9 GB/s	Latency 68 59% 68 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 42.4% Great: 57%

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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	8	6	75	21.5"	1280 720	ACR0757 EK220Q

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Typical Z170A TOMAHAWK (MS-7970) Builds (Compare 790 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 62%

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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 $40Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	20x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	18x

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Value: 99% - Outstanding

Total price: $556

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $46

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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