MSI Z97A GAMING 6 (MS-7917)

Performance Results


Gaming 84% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 70% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 82.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	99.1% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	86.4% 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.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7917
Motherboard	MSI Z97A GAMING 6 (MS-7917) (all builds)
Memory	27.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 20 '18 at 09:19
Run Duration	203 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	8%

PC Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348 455,746 User benchmarks, average bench 79% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	82.1% Excellent	Memory 95.7 1-Core 114 2-Core 222 83% 144 Pts	4-Core 370 8-Core 577 58% 474 Pts	64-Core 603 37% 603 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 82.1% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299 412,133 User benchmarks, average bench 94% MSI(1462 330F) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 416.34 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	99.1% Outstanding	Lighting 129 Reflection 138 Parallax 117 105% 128 fps	MRender 95.7 Gravity 122 Splatting 102 87% 107 fps
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 99.1% Great: 101%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52 296,814 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 127GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 227 217 238 231 236 240 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	86.4% Excellent	Read 399 Write 284 Mixed 271 SusWrite 232 66% 296 MB/s	4K Read 33.6 4K Write 95.2 4K Mixed 29.7 139% 52.8 MB/s	DQ Read 371 DQ Write 289 DQ Mixed 233 201% 298 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 86.4% Great: 128%
SanDisk SSD Plus 240GB-$28 133,640 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 119GB free Firmware: Z22000RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 215 206 221 214 220 222 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	71.4% Very good	Read 419 Write 319 Mixed 236 SusWrite 216 66% 298 MB/s	4K Read 22.8 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 14.2 108% 46.8 MB/s	DQ Read 173 DQ Write 303 DQ Mixed 87.4 109% 188 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 71.4% Great: 86%
USB 126GB 116GB free Firmware: 0204 SusWrite @10s intervals: 296 269 302 300 310 316 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	46.6% Average	Read 346 Write 305 Mixed 112 SusWrite 299 59% 265 MB/s	4K Read 13.7 4K Write 15.9 4K Mixed 11.4 44% 13.7 MB/s	DQ Read 32.7 DQ Write 18.3 DQ Mixed 20 16% 23.7 MB/s

Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$33 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 695GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 173 181 184 183 188 189 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 194 Write 82 Mixed 77 SusWrite 183 98% 134 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 135% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 112%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$33 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 836GB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 193 191 199 196 197 198 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 193 Write 144 Mixed 85 SusWrite 196 113% 154 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.7 148% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 112%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 1TB 14,232 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 284GB free, PID a202 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 111 111 111 111 111 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	44% Average	Read 100 Write 101 Mixed 37.3 SusWrite 111 117% 87.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.5 76% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 44% Great: 49%
Hitachi HDS721010CLA332 1TB 800 User benchmarks, average bench 16% 630GB free, PID ce23 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 37 37 38 37 38 38 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	18.4% Very poor	Read 39.8 Write 37.5 Mixed 33.3 SusWrite 37.4 50% 37 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.9 81% 1 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 18.4% Great: 19%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ares DDR3 2400 C11 4x8GB 1,222 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	78.2% Very good	MC Read 30 MC Write 30.4 MC Mixed 22.8 79% 27.7 GB/s	SC Read 19.1 SC Write 21.5 SC Mixed 24.1 62% 21.6 GB/s	Latency 54.8 73% 54.8 ns
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 78.2% Great: 89%

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Gaming 42%

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Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

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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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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