MSI Z97I GAMING AC (MS-7920)

Performance Results


Gaming 49% Yacht	Desktop 90% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 39% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 85.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	52% 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	84.9% 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.
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.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7920
Motherboard	MSI Z97I GAMING AC (MS-7920) (all builds)
Memory	5.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150528
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 21 '19 at 21:38
Run Duration	124 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4670K-$62 128,482 User benchmarks, average bench 68% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	85.3% Excellent	Memory 96.2 1-Core 116 2-Core 231 84% 148 Pts	4-Core 426 8-Core 457 58% 442 Pts	64-Core 455 28% 455 Pts
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 85.3% Great: 79%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130 360,351 User benchmarks, average bench 52% XFX(1682 C580) CLim: 1366 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.1.1 Performing below potential (66^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	52% Above average	Lighting 63.6 Reflection 71.6 Parallax 89.4 52% 74.9 fps	MRender 71.2 Gravity 64.5 Splatting 58.1 52% 64.6 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 52% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 520 Series 120GB-$199 19,348 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 37GB free (System drive) Firmware: 400i SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 128 130 125 127 124 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	84.9% Excellent	Read 434 Write 166 Mixed 219 SusWrite 128 52% 237 MB/s	4K Read 37.5 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 41.9 168% 62.5 MB/s	DQ Read 232 DQ Write 155 DQ Mixed 155 126% 181 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 84.9% Great: 88%
WD Green 1TB (2011)-$64 143,477 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 501GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 114 114 115 115 115 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	48% Average	Read 52.5 Write 102 Mixed 63.8 SusWrite 114 61% 83.2 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1 195% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 48% Great: 85%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 2133 C9 2x4GB 1,987 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	74.8% Very good	MC Read 27.6 MC Write 27.7 MC Mixed 23.2 75% 26.2 GB/s	SC Read 19.5 SC Write 21.9 SC Mixed 22.9 61% 21.4 GB/s	Latency 53.3 75% 53.3 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 74.8% Great: 80%

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Gaming 79%

Battleship

Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 66%

Battle cruiser

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

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	27x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	17x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	11x

GPU
RTX 3060Nvidia $270Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	10x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	10x
GTX 980Nvidia $500Bench 59%, 167,107 samples	5x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	9x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	5x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	4x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	9x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBKingstonBench 50%, 19,207 samples	6x
BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GBCrucialBench 55%, 48,796 samples	6x

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Value: 78% - Very good

Total price: $866

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