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MSI Z170A TOMAHAWK AC (MS-7970)

Performance Results


Gaming 50% Yacht	Desktop 90% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 43% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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 85.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	52.4% 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)
Boot Drive	88.9% 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.

Run History

22 months ago, 22 months ago.

System	MSI MS-7970
Motherboard	MSI Z170A TOMAHAWK AC (MS-7970) (all builds)
Memory	11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180630
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 18 '22 at 20:22
Run Duration	123 Seconds
Run User	AUT-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (80^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-$85 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	85.5% Excellent	Memory 88.3 1-Core 134 2-Core 257 89% 160 Pts	4-Core 445 8-Core 705 71% 575 Pts	64-Core 698 43% 698 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 85.5% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 390-$325 82,117 User benchmarks, average bench 50% MSI(1462 2015) CLim: 1040 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.10.35.02 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	52.4% Above average	Lighting 68.9 Reflection 74.3 Parallax 89.2 56% 77.5 fps	MRender 63.8 Gravity 60.4 Splatting 45.6 45% 56.6 fps
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 52.4% Great: 52%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial BX100 250GB-$92 42,930 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 106GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 308 283 228 352 361 371 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	88.9% Excellent	Read 480 Write 366 Mixed 296 SusWrite 317 82% 364 MB/s	4K Read 25.8 4K Write 73.2 4K Mixed 33.8 121% 44.3 MB/s	DQ Read 278 DQ Write 306 DQ Mixed 195 174% 260 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 88.9% Great: 103%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$30 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 799GB free Firmware: HPH3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 189 189 192 190 191 192 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 193 Write 186 Mixed 83.1 SusWrite 190 119% 163 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.7 131% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2133 C13 2x8GB-$48 47,721 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	75% Very good	MC Read 26.9 MC Write 28.7 MC Mixed 23.1 75% 26.2 GB/s	SC Read 18.6 SC Write 30.6 SC Mixed 23.5 69% 24.2 GB/s	Latency 69.3 58% 69.3 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 75% Great: 80%

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Gaming 69%

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Desktop 87%

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Workstation 59%

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Motherboard: MSI Z170A TOMAHAWK AC (MS-7970)

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $85Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	144x
Core i5-6600KIntel $93Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	82x
Core i7-6700Intel $160Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	47x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	59x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	49x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	30x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $85Bench 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 $35Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	16x
HyperX 2133 C14 2x8GBKingstonBench 68%, 49,673 samples	14x

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Value: 77% - Very good

Total price: $488

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