MSI Z97A GAMING 6 (MS-7917)

Performance Results


Gaming 78% Battleship	Desktop 90% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 65% Battle cruiser


PC Status	Overall 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.
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 86.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	89.4% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7917
Motherboard	MSI Z97A GAMING 6 (MS-7917) (all builds)
Memory	10 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150523
Uptime	15.3 Days
Run Date	Nov 29 '19 at 23:36
Run Duration	172 Seconds
Run User	ESP-User
Background CPU	15%

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PC Performing above expectations (84^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 4.25 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	86.1% Excellent	Memory 91.1 1-Core 126 2-Core 250 87% 156 Pts	4-Core 437 8-Core 642 67% 540 Pts	64-Core 639 40% 639 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 86.1% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% MSI(1462 3302) CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.41 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	89.4% Excellent	Lighting 113 Reflection 117 Parallax 110 92% 113 fps	MRender 99.8 Gravity 103 Splatting 104 84% 102 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 89.4% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Mushkin MKNSSDCR240GB-G2 240GB 120 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 146GB free (System drive) Firmware: 603ABBF0 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable		Read 226 Write 202 Mixed 225 49% 218 MB/s	4K Read 18.8 4K Write 93.1 4K Mixed 20.7 104% 44.2 MB/s	DQ Read 158 DQ Write 230 DQ Mixed 126 114% 171 MB/s
Poor: 46% Great: 81%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 121GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 282 294 308 307 307 308 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 440 Write 421 Mixed 366 SusWrite 301 86% 382 MB/s	4K Read 33.3 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 49.5 169% 62.2 MB/s	DQ Read 375 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 352 266% 356 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 124%
Samsung Spinpoint T166 500GB-$40 43,024 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 33GB free Firmware: CR100-10 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 58.7 Write 53.8 Mixed 40.5 38% 51 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.8 127% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 22% Great: 44%
Seagate Barracuda Green 2TB-$78 81,608 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 989GB free Firmware: CC32 SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 120 123 121 121 124 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	74.2% Very good	Read 137 Write 133 Mixed 73.5 SusWrite 122 85% 116 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.8 140% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 74.2% Great: 75%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX1600C10D3/4G 9905403-442.A00LF KHX1600C10D3/4G 9905403-442.A00LF 16GB 16 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 1600, 1333, 1600, 1333 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	57.7% Above average	MC Read 21.4 MC Write 21 MC Mixed 16.5 56% 19.6 GB/s	SC Read 15.4 SC Write 21.4 SC Mixed 19 53% 18.6 GB/s	Latency 65.6 61% 65.6 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 57.7% Great: 61%

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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 $94Bench 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 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	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