MSI Z97 GAMING 9 ACK (MS-7926)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 85.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	121% 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.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7926
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 9 ACK (MS-7926) (all builds)
Memory	26.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	5120 x 1440 - 32 Bit colores,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150106
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jan 13 '18 at 23:05
Run Duration	94 Seconds
Run User	ESP-User
Background CPU	13%

PC Performing as expected (45^th 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 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	85.7% Excellent	Memory 97.3 1-Core 127 2-Core 236 88% 153 Pts	4-Core 400 8-Core 628 63% 514 Pts	64-Core 622 38% 622 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 85.7% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra II 960GB-$226 35,454 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 260GB free Firmware: X31200RL Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 253 100 1887 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 869 (A5) Unknown 100 100 12891258951 (A6) Unknown 100 100 1 (A7) Unknown 100 100 27 (A8) Unknown 100 100 23 (A9) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 1 (AE) Unknown 100 100 41 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 68 41 176094642208 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 141735231521 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (E9) Unknown 100 100 1544 (EA) Unknown 100 100 2847 (F1) Unknown 253 253 2293 (F2) Unknown 253 253 1797 (F4) Unknown 0 100 0	77.8% Very good	Read 486 Write 231 Mixed 220 68% 312 MB/s	4K Read 33.9 4K Write 77.2 4K Mixed 15.5 112% 42.2 MB/s	DQ Read 363 DQ Write 183 DQ Mixed 41.4 92% 196 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 77.8% Great: 107%
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$250 40,327 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 36GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B0QBXX7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	121% Outstanding	Read 749 Write 626 Mixed 700 154% 692 MB/s	4K Read 46.1 4K Write 113 4K Mixed 28.2 166% 62.5 MB/s	DQ Read 47.4 DQ Write 125 DQ Mixed 27.8 38% 66.6 MB/s
Poor: 131% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 243%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL TridentX DDR3 2400 C10 4x8GB 7,519 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	78.2% Very good	MC Read 29.8 MC Write 29.3 MC Mixed 23 78% 27.4 GB/s	SC Read 16.3 SC Write 23.6 SC Mixed 25.6 62% 21.8 GB/s	Latency 49.2 81% 49.2 ns
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 78.2% Great: 119%

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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 ACK (MS-7926) Builds (Compare 58 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 44%

Speed boat

Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 37%

Jet ski

Motherboard: MSI Z97 GAMING 9 ACK (MS-7926)

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	47x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	6x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	3x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	10x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	9x
GTX 980Nvidia $500Bench 59%, 167,107 samples	7x

SSD
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 213%, 165,668 samples	6x
840 Evo 250GBSamsung $95Bench 96%, 217,115 samples	5x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	4x

RAM
TridentX DDR3 2400 C10 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 67%, 24,592 samples	6x
Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBCorsairBench 58%, 40,596 samples	5x
HyperX DDR3 1866 C9 4x8GBKingstonBench 59%, 1,459 samples	3x

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Total price: $591

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 $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