MSI Z97A GAMING 6 (MS-7917)

Performance Results


Gaming 52% Yacht	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 43% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 80.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	60.4% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	99.3% 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	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 (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

System	MSI MS-7917
Motherboard	MSI Z97A GAMING 6 (MS-7917) (all builds)
Memory	0.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit cores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	7.1 Days
Run Date	Aug 12 '19 at 11:30
Run Duration	191 Seconds
Run User	PRT-User
Background CPU	19%

PC Performing above expectations (63^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 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	80.9% Excellent	Memory 91.6 1-Core 117 2-Core 226 83% 145 Pts	4-Core 380 8-Core 583 60% 481 Pts	64-Core 575 36% 575 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 80.9% 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 (91^st percentile)	60.4% Good	Lighting 74.9 Reflection 75.6 Parallax 65.4 61% 72 fps	MRender 72.1 Gravity 70.7 Splatting 73.1 59% 72 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 60.4% 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% 90GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B0QBXX7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 273 290 283 253 235 164 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	99.3% Outstanding	Read 715 Write 380 Mixed 434 SusWrite 250 99% 445 MB/s	4K Read 41.4 4K Write 85.9 4K Mixed 47 168% 58.1 MB/s	DQ Read 43.5 DQ Write 105 DQ Mixed 53.6 47% 67.5 MB/s
Poor: 138% ↑ This bench: 99.3% Great: 283%
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52 296,814 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 150GB free Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 409 440 424 283 281 284 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 75% Great: 128%
Seagate ST33000650NS 3TB-$100 3,609 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 2TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 141 139 142 143 142 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	81.6% Excellent	Read 144 Write 136 Mixed 71.8 SusWrite 140 90% 123 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1.1 208% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 81.6% Great: 87%
Samsung Spinpoint F2 1TB-$60 32,476 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 202GB free Firmware: 1AG01118 SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 106 103 106 107 107 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	59.9% Above average	Read 104 Write 109 Mixed 52.3 SusWrite 105 68% 92.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 59.9% Great: 58%
Garmin Approach S60 Fla 1GB 50 User benchmarks, average bench 1% 0GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 0.5 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.2 1.1 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	1.06% Terrible	Read 1.7 Write 0.5 Mixed 2 SusWrite 1 2% 1.3 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 0.1 4K Mixed 0 8% 0.43 MB/s
Poor: 1% ↑ This bench: 1.06% Great: 2%
WDC WD32 00AAJS-56M0A0 320GB 28 User benchmarks, average bench 20% 298GB free, PID 2329 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 34 41 41 42 42 41 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	19.8% Very poor	Read 38.7 Write 37.7 Mixed 32.5 SusWrite 40.2 51% 37.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 88% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 19.8% Great: 21%

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 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	56% Above average	MC Read 20.4 MC Write 20.9 MC Mixed 16.1 55% 19.1 GB/s	SC Read 14.9 SC Write 18.3 SC Mixed 18.6 49% 17.3 GB/s	Latency 64.8 62% 64.8 ns
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 56% 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