MSI Z97A GAMING 6 (MS-7917)

Performance Results


Gaming 34% Sail boat	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 27% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 88.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	36.1% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	121% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7917
Motherboard	MSI Z97A GAMING 6 (MS-7917) (all builds)
Memory	6.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit kleuren
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20150120
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jul 07 '18 at 22:29
Run Duration	156 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (79^th 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 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	88.5% Excellent	Memory 95.7 1-Core 121 2-Core 233 86% 150 Pts	4-Core 473 8-Core 454 62% 464 Pts	64-Core 466 29% 466 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 88.5% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% MSI(1462 3201) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1443 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 398.36 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	36.1% Below average	Lighting 47.3 Reflection 44.8 Parallax 44.2 38% 45.4 fps	MRender 39.5 Gravity 40.1 Splatting 36 31% 38.6 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 36.1% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 183GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 308 272 275 271 274 273 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	121% Outstanding	Read 506 Write 494 Mixed 374 SusWrite 279 93% 413 MB/s	4K Read 46.5 4K Write 125 4K Mixed 63.5 218% 78.3 MB/s	DQ Read 352 DQ Write 350 DQ Mixed 348 262% 350 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 124%
Samsung 750 EVO 120GB-$35 20,420 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 31GB free Firmware: MAT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 258 133 132 133 132 116 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 512 Write 493 Mixed 343 SusWrite 151 84% 375 MB/s	4K Read 45 4K Write 120 4K Mixed 58.2 206% 74.5 MB/s	DQ Read 341 DQ Write 319 DQ Mixed 302 234% 321 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 110%
Samsung Spinpoint F1 1TB-$100 65,786 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 693GB free Firmware: 1AA01118 SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 87 91 91 92 91 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	52.9% Above average	Read 94 Write 56 Mixed 59 SusWrite 90.1 55% 74.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1.1 196% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 52.9% Great: 62%
Samsung HD502IJ 500GB-$40 25,285 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 562GB free Firmware: 1AA01117 SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 97 98 99 101 101 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	57.9% Above average	Read 104 Write 101 Mixed 61.5 SusWrite 97.6 67% 91.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 1.1 190% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 57.9% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial Ballistix Sport DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GB 44,086 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing below potential (8^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	36.5% Below average	MC Read 11.6 MC Write 11.9 MC Mixed 10.4 32% 11.3 GB/s	SC Read 11.3 SC Write 12.3 SC Mixed 11.6 34% 11.7 GB/s	Latency 54.9 73% 54.9 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 36.5% Great: 64%

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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	128x
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 $94Bench 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 $273	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 $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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