MSI Z170A TOMAHAWK AC (MS-7970)

Performance Results


Gaming 21% Surfboard	Desktop 82% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 20% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 78.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	17.6% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	87.7% 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	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 AC (MS-7970) (all builds)
Memory	11.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1862 x 1048 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151217
Uptime	12.4 Days
Run Date	Feb 23 '17 at 20:02
Run Duration	201 Seconds
Run User	MEX-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700-$180 282,363 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.75 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	78.3% Very good	Memory 85.5 1-Core 114 2-Core 216 79% 138 Pts	4-Core 384 8-Core 642 62% 512 Pts	64-Core 649 40% 649 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 78.3% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 750-$120 66,662 User benchmarks, average bench 15% EVGA(3842 2753) CLim: 1489 MHz, MLim: 1252 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 376.53 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	17.6% Very poor	Lighting 21.4 Reflection 18.1 Parallax 18.8 18% 19.5 fps	MRender 25.4 Gravity 22 Splatting 19 18% 22.1 fps
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 17.6% Great: 16%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk X300 128GB-$170 2,748 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 31GB free (System drive) Firmware: X3540000 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 253 100 5593 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 413 (A5) Unknown 100 100 777550170155 (A6) Unknown 100 100 0 (A7) Unknown 100 100 10 (A8) Unknown 100 100 39 (A9) Unknown 100 100 100 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 14 (AE) Unknown 100 100 92 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 66 54 231928823842 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 3504726868784 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (E9) Unknown 100 100 2179 (EA) Unknown 100 100 5450 (F1) Unknown 253 253 4528 (F2) Unknown 253 253 4339 (F4) Unknown 0 100 0	87.7% Excellent	Read 473 Write 339 Mixed 379 88% 397 MB/s	4K Read 36.1 4K Write 99.5 4K Mixed 27.7 143% 54.4 MB/s	DQ Read 31.7 DQ Write 228 DQ Mixed 57.6 66% 106 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 87.7% Great: 92%
WD WD10EACS-00ZJB0 1TB 28,352 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 892GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 161 156 6925 (04) Start/Stop count 97 97 3939 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 0 (09) Power-on hours count 60 60 29609 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1100 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 326 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 199 199 3938 (C2) HDA temperature 118 93 32 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 198 0	52.1% Above average	Read 93.8 Write 87.3 Mixed 81.5 66% 87.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.57 4K Write 2.48 4K Mixed 0.4 114% 1.15 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 52.1% Great: 51%
Seagate ST500DM002-1BD142 3TB 8 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 274GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 181 169 5925 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 317 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 95 95 4262 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 222 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 27 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 162 162 114906 (C2) HDA temperature 115 96 35 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	57.3% Above average	Read 111 Write 88.4 Mixed 82.3 70% 93.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.25 4K Mixed 0.27 109% 1.14 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 57.3% Great: 106%
Toshiba DT01ACA050 500GB-$25 163,843 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 76GB free Firmware: MS1OA750 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 141 141 72 (03) Spinup time 126 126 12896829622 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 5182 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 113 113 35 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 11387 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 738 (C0) Power-off retract count 96 96 5198 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 96 96 5203 (C2) HDA temperature 157 157 223338627110 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0	77.6% Very good	Read 121 Write 150 Mixed 153 107% 141 MB/s	4K Read 0.32 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.15 64% 0.76 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 77.6% Great: 103%
HP Desktop HD BD07 1TB 151 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 13GB free, PID bd07 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	31.3% Below average	Read 72 Write 71.9 Mixed 78.5 96% 74.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.65 4K Mixed 0.23 66% 0.76 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 31.3% Great: 46%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial Ballistix Sport LT DDR4 2400 C16 2x8GB-$118 9,846 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	80.6% Excellent	MC Read 29.6 MC Write 31.6 MC Mixed 25.2 82% 28.8 GB/s	SC Read 17.6 SC Write 31.2 SC Mixed 23.6 69% 24.1 GB/s	Latency 71.6 56% 71.6 ns
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 80.6% Great: 87%

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Gaming 69%

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Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 59%

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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 $90Bench 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: 101% - Outstanding

Total price: $442

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