MSI Z97A GAMING 6 (MS-7917)

Performance Results


Gaming 59% Gunboat	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 50% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 91.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	61.7% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	94.9% 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

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7917
Motherboard	MSI Z97A GAMING 6 (MS-7917) (all builds)
Memory	29.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150120
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 15 '21 at 16:52
Run Duration	146 Seconds
Run User	MYS-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing above expectations (67^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 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	91.6% Outstanding	Memory 90.6 1-Core 127 2-Core 265 89% 161 Pts	4-Core 503 8-Core 697 76% 600 Pts	64-Core 696 43% 696 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 91.6% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500 167,107 User benchmarks, average bench 59% MSI(1462 3170) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	61.7% Good	Lighting 77.1 Reflection 85.6 Parallax 76.9 63% 79.9 fps	MRender 79 Gravity 74.1 Splatting 67 59% 73.4 fps
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 61.7% Great: 66%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Liteonit L8T-128L6G-HP 128GB 473 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 80GB free (System drive) Firmware: D871701 SusWrite @10s intervals: 231 297 305 276 310 310 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	94.9% Outstanding	Read 492 Write 312 Mixed 260 SusWrite 288 75% 338 MB/s	4K Read 33.5 4K Write 81.9 4K Mixed 40 145% 51.8 MB/s	DQ Read 285 DQ Write 290 DQ Mixed 196 172% 257 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 94.9% Great: 92%
Seagate Laptop SSHD 2.5" 1TB-$41 64,201 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 930GB free Firmware: HPDE SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.4 6 6.9 11 7.5 5.4 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	11.9% Very poor	Read 34.6 Write 1.7 Mixed 10 SusWrite 6.6 10% 13.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.2 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 1.5 194% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 11.9% Great: 65%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Micron 16KTF1G64AZ-1G6E1 Kingston KHX1600C10D3/8G 16KTF1G64AZ-1G6E1 Kingston KHX1600C10D3/8G 32GB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	58.7% Above average	MC Read 21.7 MC Write 21.1 MC Mixed 16.3 56% 19.7 GB/s	SC Read 17.2 SC Write 23.8 SC Mixed 20.4 58% 20.5 GB/s	Latency 66.4 60% 66.4 ns
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 58.7% Great: 60%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	9	6	60	23"	1280 720	HWP3110 HP 23tm

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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