MSI Z97A GAMING 6 (MS-7917)

Performance Results


Gaming 45% Yacht	Desktop 82% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 38% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 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 78.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	57.4% 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	57.6% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	MSI MS-7917
Motherboard	MSI Z97A GAMING 6 (MS-7917) (all builds)
Memory	8.9 GB free of 12 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 23 '17 at 03:22
Run Duration	149 Seconds
Run User	ARG-User
Background CPU	15%

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PC Performing as expected (49^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790-$135 255,027 User benchmarks, average bench 71% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	78.5% Very good	Memory 92.4 1-Core 110 2-Core 192 77% 131 Pts	4-Core 350 8-Core 565 56% 457 Pts	64-Core 570 35% 570 Pts
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 78.5% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119 627,793 User benchmarks, average bench 52% MSI(1462 8C95) CLim: 1949 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 385.28 Performing below potential (98^th percentile) - Disable monitor sync before benchmarking (71 fps cap detected)	57.4% Above average	Lighting 70.6 Reflection 70.4 Parallax 62 58% 67.7 fps	MRender 70.9 Gravity 66.6 Splatting 71 57% 69.5 fps
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 57.4% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow UV400 120GB-$35 80,916 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 39GB free (System drive) Firmware: 0C3J96R9 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 4318 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 179 (64) Unknown 100 100 4813216 (65) Unknown 100 100 822576 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AE) Unknown 100 100 54 (AF) Unknown 100 100 0 (B0) Unknown 100 100 0 (B1) Unknown 92 92 2837 (B2) Unknown 100 100 0 (B4) Unknown 100 100 631 (B7) Unknown 94 94 38 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 26 100 193274380314 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 0 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (C9) Soft read error rate 100 100 0 (CC) Soft ECC correction 100 100 0 (E7) Temperature 92 92 8 (E9) Unknown 100 100 8458 (EA) Unknown 100 100 4447 (F1) Unknown 100 100 6699 (F2) Unknown 100 100 7012 (FA) Read error retry rate 100 100 0	57.6% Above average	Read 486 Write 192 Mixed 223 66% 300 MB/s	4K Read 28.1 4K Write 49.7 4K Mixed 11.1 83% 29.6 MB/s	DQ Read 30 DQ Write 89.6 DQ Mixed 18.7 26% 46.1 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 57.6% Great: 82%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 148GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 182 171 1875 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 310 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 97 97 2249 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 121 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 49 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 198 198 6047 (C2) HDA temperature 115 105 28 (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	58.7% Above average	Read 110 Write 94.4 Mixed 91.3 74% 98.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.85 4K Write 1.98 4K Mixed 0.24 98% 1.02 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 58.7% Great: 109%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 1TB 1,619 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 399GB free, PID a00e Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	33.5% Below average	Read 98.7 Write 83.1 Mixed 52 94% 77.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.31 4K Mixed 0.2 19% 0.33 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 33.5% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX1600C10D3/8G KHX1600C10D3/8G 12GB 998 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 1600, 1600 MHz 8192, 4096 MB Performing below potential (15^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	30.9% Below average	MC Read 10.4 MC Write 10.7 MC Mixed 9 29% 10 GB/s	SC Read 8.7 SC Write 9.5 SC Mixed 4 21% 7.4 GB/s	Latency 63.4 63% 63.4 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 30.9% Great: 58%

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Gaming 42%

Speed boat

Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

Jet ski

Motherboard: MSI Z97A GAMING 6 (MS-7917)

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	127x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	44x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	34x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	35x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	19x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	18x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	13x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	8x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	7x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	15x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	13x
Savage DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBHyperXBench 63%, 20,216 samples	10x

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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $648

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $132	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