MSI Z97I AC (MS-7851)

Performance Results


Gaming 58% Gunboat	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 46% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 91.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	58.7% 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	59.3% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

7 years ago, 7 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7851
Motherboard	MSI Z97I AC (MS-7851) (all builds)
Memory	4.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20141125
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	May 15 '16 at 21:44
Run Duration	115 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	11%

PC Performing above expectations (70^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 4.3 GHz, turbo 5.25 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	91.6% Outstanding	Memory 96.8 1-Core 127 2-Core 253 90% 159 Pts	4-Core 499 8-Core 499 67% 499 Pts	64-Core 496 31% 496 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 91.6% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3160) Driver: nvd3dumx.dll Ver. 10.18.13.6510 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	58.7% Above average	Lighting 73.2 Reflection 76.6 Parallax 68.1 60% 72.6 fps	MRender 79.4 Gravity 67.7 Splatting 64 57% 70.4 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 58.7% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata SP600 128GB 8,600 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 46GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2.9 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 100 100 0 (03) Spinup time 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 1814 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 880 (A7) Unknown 100 100 0 (A8) Unknown 100 100 492 (A9) Unknown 100 100 262145 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 193 193 12895387701 (AF) Unknown 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 41 (C2) HDA temperature 70 70 171800395806 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 100 0	59.3% Above average	Read 451 Write 114 Mixed 111 48% 225 MB/s	4K Read 22.9 4K Write 103 4K Mixed 15.7 109% 47.2 MB/s	DQ Read 21.8 DQ Write 97 DQ Mixed 15.1 24% 44.7 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 59.3% Great: 92%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$33 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 373GB free Firmware: CC43 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 118 99 181748544 (03) Spinup time 98 97 0 (04) Start/Stop count 98 98 2203 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 70 60 10663732 (09) Power-on hours count 98 98 2061 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 888 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 74 59 454492186 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 21 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 89 89 23016 (C2) HDA temperature 26 41 73014444058 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 -12064563133606 (F1) Unknown 100 253 5685616573 (F2) Unknown 100 253 95608098102	86.1% Excellent	Read 160 Write 140 Mixed 129 107% 143 MB/s	4K Read 0.63 4K Write 1.92 4K Mixed 0.23 87% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 86.1% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 99[2/7/4]181(F/R) 2x4GB 58 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	76.7% Very good	MC Read 27.8 MC Write 29 MC Mixed 23.3 76% 26.7 GB/s	SC Read 20.1 SC Write 23.7 SC Mixed 23.3 64% 22.4 GB/s	Latency 51 78% 51 ns
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 76.7% Great: 76%

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

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Typical Z97I AC (MS-7851) Builds (Compare 116 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 42%

Speed boat

Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 35%

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Motherboard: MSI Z97I AC (MS-7851) - $140

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	45x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	15x
Core i5-4440Intel $128Bench 61%, 81,111 samples	8x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	13x
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	10x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	8x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	9x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	7x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	6x

RAM
Vengeance LP DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBCorsairBench 50%, 23,732 samples	7x
BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GBCrucialBench 55%, 48,796 samples	7x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	6x

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Value: 61% - Good

Total price: $797

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