MSI Z97A GAMING 6 (MS-7917)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 115%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 97%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 89.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics132% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive86.6% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMSI MS-7917
MotherboardMSI Z97A GAMING 6 (MS-7917)  (all builds)
Memory11.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160216
Uptime5 Days
Run DateJul 10 '19 at 18:04
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User ZAF-User
Background CPU3%

 PC Performing above expectations (84th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
89.1% Excellent
Memory 91.4
1-Core 127
2-Core 260
89% 160 Pts
4-Core 467
8-Core 692
72% 580 Pts
64-Core 688
43% 688 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 89.1%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 430.86
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
132% Outstanding
Lighting 185
Reflection 201
Parallax 201
151% 196 fps
MRender 128
Gravity 185
Splatting 131
120% 148 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 132%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
HFS256G39TND-N210A 256GB
113GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 30001P10
SusWrite @10s intervals: 235 236 235 232 239 238 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
86.6% Excellent
Read 464
Write 238
Mixed 206
SusWrite 236
63% 286 MB/s
4K Read 32.5
4K Write 95.6
4K Mixed 28.5
136% 52.2 MB/s
DQ Read 367
DQ Write 217
DQ Mixed 178
163% 254 MB/s
Poor: 54%
This bench: 86.6%
Great: 83%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$60
1.5TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 102 104 104 101 103 MB/s
Performing as expected (43rd percentile)
60.3% Good
Read 108
Write 99.3
Mixed 91.7
SusWrite 102
74% 100 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.6
132% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 60.3%
Great: 83%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 78.B1GEP.4200C Transcend JM1333KLN-4G 0112 78.B1GEP.4200C 0112 78.B1GEP.4200C 16GB
1333, 1333, 1333, 1333 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
51.6% Above average
MC Read 17.8
MC Write 18.3
MC Mixed 15.6
49% 17.2 GB/s
SC Read 14.5
SC Write 19.7
SC Mixed 17.2
49% 17.1 GB/s
Latency 65.1
61% 65.1 ns

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97A GAMING 6 (MS-7917) Builds (Compare 243 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 42%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 36%
Jet ski

Motherboard: MSI Z97A GAMING 6 (MS-7917)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 60% - Above average Total price: $648
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