MSI Z97A GAMING 6 (MS-7917)

Performance Results


Gaming 28% Raft	Desktop 90% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 25% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 84.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	27% 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	148% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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 (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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System	MSI MS-7917
Motherboard	MSI Z97A GAMING 6 (MS-7917) (all builds)
Memory	27.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	2 Days
Run Date	May 17 '19 at 04:07
Run Duration	170 Seconds
Run User	JPN-User
Background CPU	16%

PC Performing above expectations (74^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 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	84.8% Excellent	Memory 92 1-Core 128 2-Core 237 86% 152 Pts	4-Core 418 8-Core 619 65% 519 Pts	64-Core 682 42% 682 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 84.8% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 950-$100 111,509 User benchmarks, average bench 26% MSI(1462 8C92) CLim: 1443 MHz, MLim: 1652 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 430.39 Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	27% Poor	Lighting 33 Reflection 33.4 Parallax 33.4 27% 33.2 fps	MRender 36.7 Gravity 31.8 Splatting 31.7 27% 33.4 fps
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 27% Great: 28%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 187GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 513 527 506 311 308 308 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	148% Outstanding	Read 748 Write 613 Mixed 328 SusWrite 412 117% 525 MB/s	4K Read 42 4K Write 124 4K Mixed 55.7 200% 73.8 MB/s	DQ Read 780 DQ Write 642 DQ Mixed 747 550% 723 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 148% Great: 236%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 195GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 280 287 289 296 295 295 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	116% Outstanding	Read 504 Write 482 Mixed 424 SusWrite 290 96% 425 MB/s	4K Read 44.4 4K Write 103 4K Mixed 58.9 197% 68.8 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 348 DQ Mixed 358 271% 363 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 124%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 233GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 280 287 290 296 297 297 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	117% Outstanding	Read 501 Write 482 Mixed 423 SusWrite 291 95% 424 MB/s	4K Read 45.5 4K Write 103 4K Mixed 60.4 201% 69.7 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 349 DQ Mixed 360 271% 363 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 124%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$28 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 931GB free Firmware: MS2OA750 SusWrite @10s intervals: 169 173 173 173 174 172 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	97.3% Outstanding	Read 167 Write 163 Mixed 32.7 SusWrite 172 96% 134 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.5 128% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 97.3% Great: 107%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Transcend JM1600KLH-8G 4x8GB 157 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1604 MHz Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	60.1% Good	MC Read 22.3 MC Write 21.5 MC Mixed 17.3 58% 20.4 GB/s	SC Read 16.6 SC Write 22.6 SC Mixed 21 57% 20.1 GB/s	Latency 64 62% 64 ns
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 60.1% Great: 61%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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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	129x
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 $195Bench 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 $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	8x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 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 $250	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $160	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16