MSI Z97A GAMING 6 (MS-7917)

Performance Results


Gaming 57% Gunboat	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 49% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 88.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	61.2% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	131% 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.

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Run History

System	MSI MS-7917
Motherboard	MSI Z97A GAMING 6 (MS-7917) (all builds)
Memory	25.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit cores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 29 '19 at 10:07
Run Duration	163 Seconds
Run User	PRT-User
Background CPU	21%

PC Performing above expectations (73^rd 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 (98^th percentile)	88.4% Excellent	Memory 92.9 1-Core 128 2-Core 252 88% 157 Pts	4-Core 453 8-Core 684 71% 569 Pts	64-Core 685 42% 685 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 88.4% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 56,417 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Nvidia(10DE 1B83) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 435.27 Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	61.2% Good	Lighting 76.3 Reflection 77 Parallax 74.7 62% 76 fps	MRender 73.7 Gravity 71.1 Splatting 72.7 59% 72.5 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 61.2% Great: 62%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$625 54,978 User benchmarks, average bench 223% 174GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B0QBXX7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 364 545 602 607 604 544 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	131% Outstanding	Read 722 Write 598 Mixed 499 SusWrite 544 133% 591 MB/s	4K Read 46 4K Write 95.7 4K Mixed 53.7 189% 65.1 MB/s	DQ Read 48.3 DQ Write 395 DQ Mixed 438 274% 294 MB/s
Poor: 138% ↑ This bench: 131% Great: 283%
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52 296,814 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 151GB free Firmware: RVT02B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 5,052 Write 4290 Mixed 4,214 1,006% 4,519 MB/s	4K Read 574 4K Write 259 4K Mixed 344 1,447% 392 MB/s	DQ Read 807 DQ Write 564 DQ Mixed 784 559% 718 MB/s
Poor: 75% Great: 128%
Seagate ST33000650NS 3TB-$100 3,609 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 2TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 143 148 145 141 144 145 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	83.1% Excellent	Read 145 Write 130 Mixed 71.3 SusWrite 144 90% 123 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1.1 202% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 83.1% Great: 87%
Samsung Spinpoint F2 1TB-$60 32,476 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 154GB free Firmware: 1AG01118 SusWrite @10s intervals: 75 75 77 76 75 75 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	47.5% Average	Read 89.9 Write 93 Mixed 52 SusWrite 75.6 57% 77.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.7 133% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 47.5% Great: 58%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX1600C10D3/8G KHX1600C10D3/8G Micron 16KTF1G64AZ-1G6P1 Micron 16KTF1G64AZ-1G6P1 32GB 8 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	59.6% Above average	MC Read 22.3 MC Write 21.3 MC Mixed 16.5 57% 20 GB/s	SC Read 16.7 SC Write 22.9 SC Mixed 21.1 58% 20.2 GB/s	Latency 62.4 64% 62.4 ns
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 59.6% Great: 60%

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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	128x
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 $245Bench 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 $75Bench 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 $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16