MSI Z97A GAMING 6 (MS-7917)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 111%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 92%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 84.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics133% 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 Drive137% 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.
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)
Memory11.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150523
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateMay 04 '20 at 04:00
Run Duration198 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%
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 PC Performing as expected (58th 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 4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
84.3% Excellent
Memory 95
1-Core 117
2-Core 229
84% 147 Pts
4-Core 397
8-Core 607
62% 502 Pts
64-Core 606
38% 606 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 84.3%
Great: 84%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$407
CLim: 2280 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 445.87
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
133% Outstanding
Lighting 186
Reflection 178
Parallax 188
152% 184 fps
MRender 188
Gravity 158
Splatting 114
121% 154 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 133%
Great: 134%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel 660p NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74
903GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 002C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 551 577 575 603 625 611 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
137% Outstanding
Read 736
Write 621
Mixed 589
SusWrite 590
142% 634 MB/s
4K Read 51.9
4K Write 55.8
4K Mixed 53
176% 53.6 MB/s
DQ Read 627
DQ Write 122
DQ Mixed 245
213% 331 MB/s
Poor: 127%
This bench: 137%
Great: 255%
SanDisk SSD Plus 240GB-$28
222GB free
Firmware: Z22000RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 322 332 333 345 356 344 MB/s
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
73% Very good
Read 483
Write 354
Mixed 252
SusWrite 339
80% 357 MB/s
4K Read 27.3
4K Write 58
4K Mixed 15.5
92% 33.6 MB/s
DQ Read 167
DQ Write 111
DQ Mixed 83.5
77% 120 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 73%
Great: 86%
SanDisk Ultra 125GB
43GB free, PID 5581
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 13 0.1 8.2 11 21 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
10.6% Very poor
Read 52
Write 0.7
Mixed 37.7
SusWrite 10.5
28% 25.2 MB/s
4K Read 3.2
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 1.9
76% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 11%
This bench: 10.6%
Great: 35%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
60.2% Good
MC Read 21.1
MC Write 22
MC Mixed 18.3
58% 20.5 GB/s
SC Read 15.1
SC Write 21.1
SC Mixed 19.4
53% 18.5 GB/s
Latency 57
70% 57 ns
Poor: 31%
This bench: 60.2%
Great: 63%

 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%
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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