MSI Z170A TOMAHAWK AC (MS-7970)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 87%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 99%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 75%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 93.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics89.4% 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 Drive249% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMSI MS-7970
MotherboardMSI Z170A TOMAHAWK AC (MS-7970)  (all builds)
Memory14 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit Farben
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20171206
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 19 '18 at 18:53
Run Duration113 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing above expectations (76th 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 (100th percentile)
93.8% Outstanding
Memory 94.6
1-Core 140
2-Core 277
95% 171 Pts
4-Core 501
8-Core 780
79% 640 Pts
64-Core 773
48% 773 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 93.8%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560
Nvidia(10DE 1151) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1544 MHz, MLim: 1800 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 391.35
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
89.4% Excellent
Lighting 115
Reflection 118
Parallax 107
94% 113 fps
MRender 97.4
Gravity 105
Splatting 96.1
81% 99.4 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 89.4%
Great: 87%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB
203GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CXB7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
249% Outstanding
Read 2,845
Write 1,033
Mixed 1,265
374% 1,714 MB/s
4K Read 63.4
4K Write 147
4K Mixed 41.2
226% 83.7 MB/s
DQ Read 67.4
DQ Write 179
DQ Mixed 40.3
55% 95.6 MB/s
Poor: 106%
This bench: 249%
Great: 236%
INTENSO 128GB
59GB free
Firmware: S9FM02.6 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below potential (21st percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
49% Average
Read 262
Write 162
Mixed 201
46% 209 MB/s
4K Read 30.9
4K Write 67.4
4K Mixed 5.84
90% 34.7 MB/s
DQ Read 95.8
DQ Write 73.7
DQ Mixed 7.67
27% 59.1 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 49%
Great: 91%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 2400 C15 Series 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing above expectations (66th percentile)
76.4% Very good
MC Read 29.6
MC Write 28.7
MC Mixed 21.3
76% 26.5 GB/s
SC Read 18.2
SC Write 29.8
SC Mixed 24.3
69% 24.1 GB/s
Latency 58.3
69% 58.3 ns
Poor: 50%
This bench: 76.4%
Great: 89%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z170A TOMAHAWK AC (MS-7970) Builds (Compare 358 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 69%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 59%
Gunboat

Motherboard: MSI Z170A TOMAHAWK AC (MS-7970)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 97% - Outstanding Total price: $461
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