MSI Z97A GAMING 6 (MS-7917)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 49%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 83%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 39%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall 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.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 73.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics62.2% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive165% 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.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7917
MotherboardMSI Z97A GAMING 6 (MS-7917)  (all builds)
Memory11.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit barev
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150120
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateOct 31 '18 at 20:28
Run Duration149 Seconds
Run User CZE-User
Background CPU 17%
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 PC Performing above expectations (79th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-4670K-$62
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
73.5% Very good
Memory 86.9
1-Core 106
2-Core 206
76% 133 Pts
4-Core 346
8-Core 368
47% 357 Pts
64-Core 369
23% 369 Pts
Poor: 51%
This bench: 73.5%
Great: 79%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 416.16
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
62.2% Good
Lighting 78.2
Reflection 78
Parallax 74.6
64% 77 fps
MRender 72
Gravity 72.9
Splatting 72.3
59% 72.4 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 62.2%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
XPG Gammix S11 NVMe PCIe M.2 240GB
184GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SVN139B Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 555 575 604 562 590 560 MB/s
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
165% Outstanding
Read 633
Write 565
Mixed 561
SusWrite 574
131% 583 MB/s
4K Read 53.5
4K Write 115
4K Mixed 78.3
242% 82.3 MB/s
DQ Read 775
DQ Write 503
DQ Mixed 572
445% 617 MB/s
Poor: 110%
This bench: 165%
Great: 258%
WD Blue 3D 250GB-$31
130GB free
Firmware: X61130WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 218 198 208 200 200 200 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
104% Outstanding
Read 464
Write 433
Mixed 284
SusWrite 204
77% 346 MB/s
4K Read 37.8
4K Write 114
4K Mixed 52.8
185% 68.3 MB/s
DQ Read 379
DQ Write 311
DQ Mixed 171
176% 287 MB/s
Poor: 62%
This bench: 104%
Great: 105%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 999GB
826GB free
Firmware: 0.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 166 166 166 161 166 166 MB/s
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
95.6% Outstanding
Read 168
Write 143
Mixed 75.9
SusWrite 165
101% 138 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.9
157% 1 MB/s
Poor: 41%
This bench: 95.6%
Great: 110%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
56.3% Above average
MC Read 19.8
MC Write 21.5
MC Mixed 17.6
56% 19.6 GB/s
SC Read 13.8
SC Write 17.5
SC Mixed 17.7
47% 16.3 GB/s
Latency 70.6
57% 70.6 ns
Poor: 43%
This bench: 56.3%
Great: 76%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97A GAMING 6 (MS-7917) Builds (Compare 243 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 42%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 36%
Jet ski

Motherboard: MSI Z97A GAMING 6 (MS-7917)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 60% - Above average Total price: $648
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