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MSI Z97 GAMING 9 AC (MS-7926)

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Gaming
Gaming 18%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 16%
Surfboard
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PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 74%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics17.8% 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 Drive151% 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 (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7926
MotherboardMSI Z97 GAMING 9 AC (MS-7926)  (all builds)
Memory13.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colori
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160216
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 24 '17 at 16:07
Run Duration107 Seconds
Run User ITA-User
Background CPU 12%

 PC Performing as expected (52nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4790-$135
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (68th percentile)
74% Very good
Memory 84.6
1-Core 108
2-Core 216
77% 136 Pts
4-Core 342
8-Core 518
53% 430 Pts
64-Core 591
37% 591 Pts
Poor: 58% ↑
This bench: 74%
 Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 750-Ti-$92
MSI(1462 3102)
CLim: 1333 MHz, MLim: 1350 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 378.49
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
17.8% Very poor
Lighting 22.1
Reflection 17.3
Parallax 20.3
18% 19.9 fps
MRender 25.4
Gravity 23.1
Splatting 17
17% 21.9 fps
Poor: 16% ↑
This bench: 17.8%
 Great: 19%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba OCZ RD400 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$70
477GB free
Firmware: 57CZ Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (19th percentile)
149% Outstanding
Read 747
Write 695
Mixed 710
160% 717 MB/s
4K Read 36.3
4K Write 119
4K Mixed 51.3
184% 68.8 MB/s
DQ Read 470
DQ Write 424
DQ Mixed 208
222% 367 MB/s
Poor: 116% ↑
This bench: 149%
 Great: 242%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 500GB
175GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.0.
Performing as expected (51st percentile)
151% Outstanding
Read 964
Write 947
Mixed 915
210% 942 MB/s
4K Read 46.4
4K Write 83.9
4K Mixed 29.7
153% 53.3 MB/s
DQ Read 49.7
DQ Write 392
DQ Mixed 101
114% 181 MB/s
Poor: 82% ↑
This bench: 151%
 Great: 313%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 2133 C11 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 2133 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing below potential (36th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
48.9% Average
MC Read 16.4
MC Write 18.1
MC Mixed 15
47% 16.5 GB/s
SC Read 13.2
SC Write 17.9
SC Mixed 16.7
46% 15.9 GB/s
Latency 72.4
55% 72.4 ns
Poor: 41% ↑
This bench: 48.9%
 Great: 80%
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 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Typical Z97 GAMING 9 AC (MS-7926) Builds (Compare 99 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 66%
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Desktop
Desktop 85%
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Workstation
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Motherboard: MSI Z97 GAMING 9 AC (MS-7926) - $430

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel  $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples71x
Core i7-4790Intel  $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples12x
Core i5-4690KIntel  $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples5x
GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia  $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples8x
GTX 980Nvidia  $500Bench 59%, 167,107 samples7x
GTX 970Nvidia  $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples6x
SSD
MX100 256GBCrucial  $116Bench 83%, 55,768 samples5x
840 Evo 250GBSamsung  $95Bench 96%, 217,115 samples4x
MX500 1TBCrucial  $66Bench 106%, 202,785 samples3x
RAM
TridentX DDR3 2400 C10 4x8GBG.SKILLBench 74%, 7,519 samples5x
HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 4x8GBKingstonBench 63%, 12,722 samples5x
HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBKingstonBench 56%, 2,161 samples4x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 77% - Very good Total price: $1,026
The Best.
CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273Nvidia RTX 4060 $295Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179Nvidia RTX 4070 $539Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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