MSI Z97A GAMING 6 (MS-7917)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 49%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 42%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 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 78.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics64.7% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
6 years ago, 6 years ago.
SystemMSI MS-7917
MotherboardMSI Z97A GAMING 6 (MS-7917)  (all builds)
Memory10.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150120
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 14 '18 at 04:50
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User MEX-User
Background CPU 18%

 PC Performing as expected (48th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (45th percentile)
78.8% Very good
Memory 86.9
1-Core 115
2-Core 229
81% 144 Pts
4-Core 381
8-Core 597
60% 489 Pts
64-Core 639
40% 639 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 78.8%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 Fury-X-$781
CLim: 1050 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 18.2.3
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
64.7% Good
Lighting 81.7
Reflection 57.8
Parallax 114
67% 84.6 fps
MRender 58.1
Gravity 89.6
Splatting 74.3
61% 74 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 64.7%
Great: 65%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung HD103SI 1TB-$89
362GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1AG01113 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (18th percentile)
36.7% Below average
Read 66.2
Write 61.9
Mixed 93.8
57% 74 MB/s
4K Read 0.1
4K Write 0.67
4K Mixed 0.06
23% 0.28 MB/s
Poor: 27%
This bench: 36.7%
Great: 59%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing below potential (35th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
49% Average
MC Read 17
MC Write 17.8
MC Mixed 15.6
48% 16.8 GB/s
SC Read 11.7
SC Write 16.5
SC Mixed 14.9
41% 14.4 GB/s
Latency 70.5
57% 70.5 ns
Poor: 30%
This bench: 49%
Great: 62%

 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 242 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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