MSI Z170A TOMAHAWK (MS-7970)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 74%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 95%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 64%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 91.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics78.3% 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 Drive111% 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.
Memory32GB 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 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)
Memory26.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit renk
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180630
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 01 '19 at 01:10
Run Duration168 Seconds
Run User TUR-User
Background CPU2%
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 PC Performing above expectations (65th 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 4.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
91.4% Outstanding
Memory 92
1-Core 140
2-Core 279
94% 170 Pts
4-Core 488
8-Core 776
78% 632 Pts
64-Core 754
47% 754 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 91.4%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 419.17
Performing below potential (42nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
78.3% Very good
Lighting 95.2
Reflection 114
Parallax 91.2
78% 100 fps
MRender 101
Gravity 88.6
Splatting 102
80% 96.9 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 78.3%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 EVO M.2 250GB
55GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT21B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 383 240 168 141 157 148 MB/s
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
111% Outstanding
Read 498
Write 477
Mixed 399
SusWrite 206
89% 395 MB/s
4K Read 44.2
4K Write 107
4K Mixed 59.5
200% 70.4 MB/s
DQ Read 385
DQ Write 346
DQ Mixed 356
269% 362 MB/s
Poor: 73%
This bench: 111%
Great: 122%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32
725GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 112 113 112 109 109 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (19th percentile)
67.4% Good
Read 124
Write 104
Mixed 90
SusWrite 110
79% 107 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.7
4K Mixed 1.1
214% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 67.4%
Great: 109%
Toshiba External USB HDD 500GB
167GB free, PID a001
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 42 41 43 43 43 43 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
19.1% Very poor
Read 39.5
Write 41.2
Mixed 28.5
SusWrite 42.4
52% 37.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.6
66% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 7%
This bench: 19.1%
Great: 20%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston KHX2133C14/16G 029E CMK16GX4M2A2400C16 029E CMK16GX4M2A2400C16 32GB
2400, 2400, 2400 MHz
16384, 8192, 8192 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
66.2% Good
MC Read 23.3
MC Write 24.5
MC Mixed 20.6
65% 22.8 GB/s
SC Read 14.9
SC Write 26.6
SC Mixed 22.1
61% 21.2 GB/s
Latency 64
62% 64 ns
Poor: 66%
This bench: 66.2%
Great: 77%

 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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HDDRAMUSB
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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
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