MSI Z97A GAMING 6 (MS-7917)

Performance Results


Gaming 49% Yacht	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 43% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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 82.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	55.2% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	104% 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.

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System	MSI MS-7917
Motherboard	MSI Z97A GAMING 6 (MS-7917) (all builds)
Memory	23 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150120
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Sep 06 '18 at 05:16
Run Duration	169 Seconds
Run User	ARG-User
Background CPU	28%

PC Performing as expected (55^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348 455,746 User benchmarks, average bench 79% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	82.3% Excellent	Memory 93.1 1-Core 118 2-Core 218 83% 143 Pts	4-Core 386 8-Core 639 62% 512 Pts	64-Core 639 40% 639 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 82.3% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3160) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 398.36 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	55.2% Above average	Lighting 69.9 Reflection 69.1 Parallax 61.9 57% 67 fps	MRender 74.2 Gravity 64 Splatting 55.4 52% 64.5 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 55.2% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB (2017)-$154 14,088 User benchmarks, average bench 131% 271GB free (System drive) Firmware: B35900WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 395 373 371 378 354 376 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 546 Write 612 Mixed 418 SusWrite 374 110% 488 MB/s	4K Read 33.5 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 41.7 158% 59.1 MB/s	DQ Read 27.3 DQ Write 472 DQ Mixed 122 132% 207 MB/s
Poor: 84% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 155%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$49 170,877 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 47GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 70 69 72 71 70 72 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	57.2% Above average	Read 129 Write 111 Mixed 79.2 SusWrite 70.5 72% 97.3 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 1 188% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 57.2% Great: 84%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$78 253,816 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 478GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 117 115 115 113 116 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	68.3% Good	Read 124 Write 104 Mixed 72 SusWrite 114 76% 104 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 160% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 68.3% Great: 84%
Multiple Card Reader 2GB 694 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 2GB free, PID 6366 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 5 5.3 5.6 5.5 5.3 5.6 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	4.33% Terrible	Read 11.5 Write 2.5 Mixed 4.3 SusWrite 5.4 7% 5.92 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.5 35% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 4.33% Great: 12%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 4x8GB 12,722 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 1867 MHz Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	66.4% Good	MC Read 24.2 MC Write 24.8 MC Mixed 20.4 66% 23.1 GB/s	SC Read 17 SC Write 21.6 SC Mixed 20.5 56% 19.7 GB/s	Latency 61.8 65% 61.8 ns
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 66.4% Great: 80%

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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	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 $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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) $35	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