MSI Z97A GAMING 6 (MS-7917)

Performance Results


Gaming 73% Battleship	Desktop 78% Battleship	Workstation 57% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (41st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 59 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 68.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	107% 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	90.3% 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 (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7917
Motherboard	MSI Z97A GAMING 6 (MS-7917) (all builds)
Memory	25.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150811
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Oct 15 '18 at 15:01
Run Duration	164 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	18%

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PC Performing as expected (41^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53 229,359 User benchmarks, average bench 70% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	68.4% Good	Memory 82.2 1-Core 103 2-Core 198 73% 127 Pts	4-Core 310 8-Core 349 43% 330 Pts	64-Core 354 22% 354 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 68.4% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% MSI(1462 3362) CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 411.63 Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Lighting 141 Reflection 147 Parallax 139 115% 142 fps	MRender 114 Gravity 137 Splatting 108 97% 120 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 128GB-$70 18,195 User benchmarks, average bench 99% 24GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXM04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 158 150 150 140 140 139 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	90.3% Outstanding	Read 477 Write 205 Mixed 236 SusWrite 146 59% 266 MB/s	4K Read 34.2 4K Write 99.7 4K Mixed 42.2 159% 58.7 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 234 DQ Mixed 281 216% 297 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 90.3% Great: 119%
Samsung 840 Evo 1TB-$199 23,857 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 73GB free Firmware: EXT0DB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 350 389 379 63 48 47 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 482 Write 459 Mixed 386 SusWrite 213 86% 385 MB/s	4K Read 35.3 4K Write 95.8 4K Mixed 52 171% 61 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 347 DQ Mixed 261 224% 329 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 126%
Asmt 2105 250GB 30 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 233GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 318 296 296 292 297 296 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	66% Good	Read 380 Write 353 Mixed 350 SusWrite 299 78% 346 MB/s	4K Read 22.1 4K Write 34.3 4K Mixed 25.4 84% 27.3 MB/s	DQ Read 142 DQ Write 140 DQ Mixed 155 113% 146 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 66% Great: 75%
WD Black 2TB (2010)-$107 47,617 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 1TB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 133 132 136 134 136 136 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	59.9% Above average	Read 74 Write 76.2 Mixed 85 SusWrite 134 68% 92.4 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 187% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 59.9% Great: 85%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 1600 C9 4x8GB 2,895 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing below potential (22^nd percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	45.6% Average	MC Read 14.6 MC Write 17 MC Mixed 14.7 44% 15.4 GB/s	SC Read 11.8 SC Write 16.5 SC Mixed 14.9 41% 14.4 GB/s	Latency 76.6 52% 76.6 ns
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 45.6% Great: 82%

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Typical Z97A GAMING 6 (MS-7917) Builds (Compare 243 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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	127x
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 $400Bench 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 $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	8x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 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 $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16