MSI Z97A GAMING 6 (MS-7917)

Performance Results


Gaming 32% Sail boat	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 27% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (35th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 65 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 83%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	35.3% 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	108% 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-7917
Motherboard	MSI Z97A GAMING 6 (MS-7917) (all builds)
Memory	13.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Nov 15 '18 at 00:27
Run Duration	217 Seconds
Run User	KWT-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348 455,746 User benchmarks, average bench 79% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	83% Excellent	Memory 90.5 1-Core 129 2-Core 250 88% 157 Pts	4-Core 407 8-Core 667 66% 537 Pts	64-Core 642 40% 642 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 83% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59 946,701 User benchmarks, average bench 29% MSI(1462 3351) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 399.24 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	35.3% Below average	Lighting 45.8 Reflection 31.6 Parallax 42.9 37% 40.1 fps	MRender 38.2 Gravity 41.8 Splatting 36 31% 38.7 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 35.3% Great: 33%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 111GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 446 431 382 372 162 156 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 451 Write 424 Mixed 348 SusWrite 325 87% 387 MB/s	4K Read 33.3 4K Write 114 4K Mixed 50.1 175% 65.6 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 349 DQ Mixed 354 269% 361 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 134%
WD Red 3TB (2012)-$109 68,726 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0103 SusWrite @10s intervals: 50 53 55 56 54 55 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	48.1% Average	Read 113 Write 101 Mixed 65.1 SusWrite 53.9 61% 83.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 170% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 48.1% Great: 88%
WD Red 3TB (2012)-$109 68,726 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0103 SusWrite @10s intervals: 44 54 54 55 54 55 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	35.9% Below average	Read 72 Write 70.5 Mixed 59.5 SusWrite 52.9 47% 63.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 147% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 35.9% Great: 88%
WD Green 6TB (2014)-$223 4,204 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 4.5TB free Firmware: 0103 SusWrite @10s intervals: 50 53 55 56 54 55 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	54.1% Above average	Read 134 Write 126 Mixed 78.9 SusWrite 53.9 73% 98.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1 190% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 54.1% Great: 98%
WD Blue 6TB (2015)-$215 8,416 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 1TB free Firmware: 0103 SusWrite @10s intervals: 50 53 55 56 54 55 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	48.7% Average	Read 115 Write 102 Mixed 80.7 SusWrite 53.9 65% 88 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1 197% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 48.7% Great: 97%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M378B5273DH0-CH9 Kingston KHX1600C10D3/8G 1311 NT2GC64B88G0NF-DI 1311 NT2GC64B88G0NF-DI 16GB 1333, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 4096, 8192, 2048, 2048 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	36.9% Below average	MC Read 12.9 MC Write 12.5 MC Mixed 10.3 34% 11.9 GB/s	SC Read 10.9 SC Write 13.2 SC Mixed 11 33% 11.7 GB/s	Latency 66.5 60% 66.5 ns

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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 $275	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $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