MSI Z170A TOMAHAWK AC (MS-7970)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 48% Yacht	Desktop 83% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 41% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (41st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 59 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 80.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	57.7% 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)
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). 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	21.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	Цвета: 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160224
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Oct 16 '19 at 21:20
Run Duration	150 Seconds
Run User	UKR-User
Background CPU	12%

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PC Performing as expected (41^st 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 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	80.5% Excellent	Memory 83.9 1-Core 126 2-Core 240 84% 150 Pts	4-Core 415 8-Core 657 66% 536 Pts	64-Core 657 41% 657 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 80.5% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Gigabyte(1458 371A) CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 436.48 Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	57.7% Above average	Lighting 71.3 Reflection 73.7 Parallax 64.5 58% 69.9 fps	MRender 69.6 Gravity 68.3 Splatting 70.4 57% 69.4 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 57.7% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Avant 240GB Client SSD 240GB 81 User benchmarks, average bench 100% 117GB free (System drive) Firmware: 603ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 106 104 109 93 107 MB/s Relative performance n/a - drive id incomplete or inconclusive		Read 230 Write 123 Mixed 218 SusWrite 109 38% 170 MB/s	4K Read 30 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 36.4 149% 58.1 MB/s	DQ Read 151 DQ Write 200 DQ Mixed 167 128% 173 MB/s
Poor: 64% Great: 124%
Toshiba DT01ACA300 3TB-$80 85,620 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 154GB free Firmware: MX6OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 172 163 167 173 166 174 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 182 Write 182 Mixed 35.7 SusWrite 169 102% 142 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.6 151% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 107%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$60 112,929 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 27GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 59 59 60 66 57 63 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	39.9% Below average	Read 77.8 Write 88.3 Mixed 58.2 SusWrite 60.7 53% 71.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 156% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 39.9% Great: 83%
Hitachi HDS721010CLA330 1TB 8,831 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 35GB free Firmware: JP4OA3MA SusWrite @10s intervals: 69 78 68 73 83 72 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	34.7% Below average	Read 46.8 Write 52.5 Mixed 40.8 SusWrite 73.9 39% 53.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.7 125% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 34.7% Great: 76%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX 2133 C14 2x16GB 4,083 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (28^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	68.5% Good	MC Read 23.6 MC Write 26.7 MC Mixed 22 69% 24.1 GB/s	SC Read 16.8 SC Write 24.7 SC Mixed 22.3 61% 21.3 GB/s	Latency 73.6 54% 73.6 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 68.5% Great: 85%

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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	136x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	78x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	45x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	57x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	46x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	29x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	13x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	10x
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 $40Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	16x
HyperX 2133 C14 2x8GBKingstonBench 68%, 49,673 samples	14x

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Value: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $461

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $131	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	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