MSI Z97I GAMING AC (MS-7920)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 48%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 41%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 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 75%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics61.4% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive95% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.
Very high background CPU (38%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7920
MotherboardMSI Z97I GAMING AC (MS-7920)  (all builds)
Memory2.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.4 GHz
Display1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150108
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateJul 21 '17 at 16:12
Run Duration122 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU 38%

 PC Performing as expected (49th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (23rd percentile)
75% Very good
Memory 80.7
1-Core 103
2-Core 204
73% 129 Pts
4-Core 375
8-Core 545
58% 460 Pts
64-Core 593
37% 593 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 75%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500
CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 382.5
Performing below potential (75th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
61.4% Good
Lighting 78.7
Reflection 79.8
Parallax 70.9
64% 76.4 fps
MRender 74.4
Gravity 70.1
Splatting 63.4
56% 69.3 fps
Poor: 53%
This bench: 61.4%
Great: 66%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 1TB-$199
39GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXT0DB6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (25th percentile)
95% Outstanding
Read 494
Write 337
Mixed 347
87% 392 MB/s
4K Read 42.7
4K Write 72.7
4K Mixed 28.6
140% 48 MB/s
DQ Read 364
DQ Write 232
DQ Mixed 103
129% 233 MB/s
Poor: 78%
This bench: 95%
Great: 126%
SanDisk Ultra USB 3.0 32GB
11GB free, PID 5595, Sandisk dualdrive usb C
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
56.2% Above average
Read 143
Write 103
Mixed 115
148% 120 MB/s
4K Read 6.93
4K Write 3.71
4K Mixed 1.79
213% 4.15 MB/s
Poor: 10%
This bench: 56.2%
Great: 37%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 1866 C9 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1400 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing below potential (21st percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
46.2% Average
MC Read 16.5
MC Write 17
MC Mixed 14.9
46% 16.1 GB/s
SC Read 10.5
SC Write 14.9
SC Mixed 13
37% 12.8 GB/s
Latency 79.3
50% 79.3 ns
Poor: 31%
This bench: 46.2%
Great: 71%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97I GAMING AC (MS-7920) Builds (Compare 77 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 79%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 66%
Battle cruiser

Motherboard: MSI Z97I GAMING AC (MS-7920) - $220

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 77% - Very good Total price: $871
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HDDRAMUSB
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