MSI Z97A GAMING 6 (MS-7917)

Performance Results


Gaming 88% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 84% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 73% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 79%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	112% 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 Drive	101% 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 (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

19 months ago, 19 months ago, 19 months ago.

System	MSI MS-7917
Motherboard	MSI Z97A GAMING 6 (MS-7917) (all builds)
Memory	29.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 29 '22 at 23:17
Run Duration	190 Seconds
Run User	IDN-User
Background CPU	12%

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PC Performing as expected (59^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790-$135 255,027 User benchmarks, average bench 71% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.45 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	79% Very good	Memory 90 1-Core 111 2-Core 209 79% 137 Pts	4-Core 368 8-Core 541 57% 454 Pts	64-Core 560 35% 560 Pts
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 79% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Gigabyte(1458 3702) CLim: 2113 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 517.48 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Lighting 144 Reflection 154 Parallax 144 117% 147 fps	MRender 128 Gravity 150 Splatting 129 111% 136 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Rogueware M.2 PCIe NX200M 256GB 52 User benchmarks, average bench 144% 202GB free (System drive) Firmware: T0918A0L Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 138 376 119 164 521 136 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 683 Write 613 Mixed 567 SusWrite 242 118% 527 MB/s	4K Read 37.1 4K Write 89.6 4K Mixed 25.2 136% 50.6 MB/s	DQ Read 369 DQ Write 478 DQ Mixed 316 268% 388 MB/s
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 206%
Rogueware 2.5'' SATA NX100S 512GB 90 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 255GB free Firmware: V0414A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 197 209 299 285 213 296 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	82% Excellent	Read 472 Write 425 Mixed 403 SusWrite 250 87% 387 MB/s	4K Read 30.5 4K Write 78.9 4K Mixed 27.2 123% 45.5 MB/s	DQ Read 167 DQ Write 330 DQ Mixed 43.5 91% 180 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 82% Great: 96%
Samsung 840 Pro 512GB-$129 14,996 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 333GB free Firmware: DXM05B0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 205 222 322 309 228 319 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	93.5% Outstanding	Read 469 Write 448 Mixed 360 SusWrite 268 87% 386 MB/s	4K Read 30.3 4K Write 74.2 4K Mixed 41.4 138% 48.6 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 308 DQ Mixed 197 188% 295 MB/s
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 93.5% Great: 118%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$37 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 554GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 159 163 168 165 166 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	95.3% Outstanding	Read 170 Write 168 Mixed 82.1 SusWrite 162 106% 146 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.7 133% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 95.3% Great: 113%
WD Elements 2620 4TB 3,758 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 1TB free, PID 2620 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 65 65 67 65 65 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	49.7% Average	Read 119 Write 91.9 Mixed 72.7 SusWrite 67.3 113% 87.7 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 5.7 4K Mixed 0.8 225% 2.53 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 49.7% Great: 64%
Innostor Ext. HDD 3TB 14 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 1.5TB free, PID 0621 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 122 126 127 127 125 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	52.2% Above average	Read 122 Write 133 Mixed 86.7 SusWrite 125 159% 117 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1 116% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 52.2% Great: 69%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 0215 CMZ16GX3M2A1600C11 0420 0215 CMZ16GX3M2A1600C10 32GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 1600, 1600, 1333, 1600 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	58% Above average	MC Read 21.3 MC Write 21.5 MC Mixed 16.6 57% 19.8 GB/s	SC Read 15.9 SC Write 21.9 SC Mixed 18.6 54% 18.8 GB/s	Latency 67.3 60% 67.3 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 58% 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 $50Bench 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 $85Bench 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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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $170	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $122	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $29	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