MSI Z97A GAMING 9 ACK (MS-7926)

Performance Results


Gaming 35% Sail boat	Desktop 66% Battle cruiser	Workstation 25% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (33rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 67 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 56.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	59.6% 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	33.9% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory	16GB 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 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, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	MSI MS-7926
Motherboard	MSI Z97A GAMING 9 ACK (MS-7926) (all builds)
Memory	12.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150210
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 20 '18 at 22:18
Run Duration	136 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing below expectations (33^rd 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 1.65 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	56.7% Above average	Memory 85.4 1-Core 64.7 2-Core 120 57% 90.1 Pts	4-Core 157 8-Core 205 23% 181 Pts	64-Core 175 11% 175 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 56.7% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Asus(1043 85AE) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 398.82 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	59.6% Above average	Lighting 73.1 Reflection 77.9 Parallax 75.1 60% 75.4 fps	MRender 71.7 Gravity 71.5 Splatting 74.7 60% 72.6 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 59.6% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Corsair Force LS 120GB-$98 9,315 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 18GB free (System drive) Firmware: S9FM02.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 26 13 31 29 27 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	33.9% Below average	Read 445 Write 67.8 Mixed 97.5 SusWrite 25.2 34% 159 MB/s	4K Read 24.8 4K Write 7 4K Mixed 7.3 51% 13 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 33.9% Great: 84%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 595GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 140 147 123 157 157 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	83.6% Excellent	Read 149 Write 141 Mixed 93 SusWrite 142 96% 131 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.2 235% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 83.6% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GB 40,596 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing below potential (7^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	28.5% Poor	MC Read 5.3 MC Write 8.9 MC Mixed 9.9 23% 8.03 GB/s	SC Read 13.1 SC Write 11.7 SC Mixed 14.1 37% 13 GB/s	Latency 71.7 56% 71.7 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 28.5% Great: 85%

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

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Typical Z97A GAMING 9 ACK (MS-7926) Builds (Compare 22 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 63%

Destroyer

Desktop 83%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 52%

Yacht

Motherboard: MSI Z97A GAMING 9 ACK (MS-7926)

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	14x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	6x
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	1x

GPU
GTX 980-TiNvidia $560Bench 79%, 214,030 samples	9x
GTX 680Nvidia $360Bench 32%, 38,995 samples	2x
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	2x

SSD
Premium Edition 480GBZotac $151Bench 90%, 269 samples	6x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	2x
SSD Plus 240GBSanDisk $25Bench 61%, 133,640 samples	2x

RAM
Ripjaws DDR3 1600 C9 3x4GBG.SKILLBench 44%, 624 samples	3x
HyperX DDR3 2400 C11 4x4GBKingstonBench 69%, 5,522 samples	2x
TridentX DDR3 2400 C10 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 67%, 24,592 samples	2x

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Value: 44% - Average

Total price: $1,059

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