MSI Z97A GAMING 6 (MS-7917)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 92%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 78%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (24th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 76 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 71.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics129% 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 Drive164% 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.
Memory32GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (24%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7917
MotherboardMSI Z97A GAMING 6 (MS-7917)  (all builds)
Memory22.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160216
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateDec 24 '19 at 18:09
Run Duration145 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 24%
Watch Gameplay: 2080-Ti + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing below expectations (24th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4770K-$120
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (39th percentile)
71.9% Very good
Memory 84.5
1-Core 103
2-Core 177
72% 121 Pts
4-Core 320
8-Core 551
53% 436 Pts
64-Core 551
34% 551 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 71.9%
Great: 84%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441
Dell(1028 3718) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 441.66
Performing below potential (5th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
129% Outstanding
Lighting 151
Reflection 212
Parallax 256
123% 206 fps
MRender 258
Gravity 220
Splatting 141
162% 206 fps
Poor: 128%
This bench: 129%
Great: 174%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158
571GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 762 1204 725 573 554 570 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
164% Outstanding
Read 1,123
Write 1,518
Mixed 1,056
SusWrite 731
250% 1,107 MB/s
4K Read 32.9
4K Write 67.3
4K Mixed 58.6
161% 52.9 MB/s
DQ Read 337
DQ Write 698
DQ Mixed 240
262% 425 MB/s
Poor: 214%
This bench: 164%
Great: 372%
OCZ Vertex 3 240GB-$80
57GB free
Firmware: 2.06
SusWrite @10s intervals: 203 188 172 158 191 193 MB/s
Performing as expected (56th percentile)
79.5% Very good
Read 379
Write 242
Mixed 267
SusWrite 184
60% 268 MB/s
4K Read 29.2
4K Write 96.6
4K Mixed 39.8
146% 55.2 MB/s
DQ Read 122
DQ Write 236
DQ Mixed 117
107% 158 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 79.5%
Great: 91%
Seagate IronWolf 8TB (2016)-$176
2TB free
Firmware: SC61
SusWrite @10s intervals: 169 166 171 170 168 169 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 31% Great: 106%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL TridentX DDR3 2400 C10 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR3 2400 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing below potential (18th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
48.9% Average
MC Read 16.9
MC Write 18
MC Mixed 15.2
48% 16.7 GB/s
SC Read 12.4
SC Write 17.4
SC Mixed 15
43% 14.9 GB/s
Latency 72.7
55% 72.7 ns
Poor: 45%
This bench: 48.9%
Great: 119%

 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 244 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 42%
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Desktop
Desktop 84%
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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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