MSI Z97 GAMING 9 ACK (MS-7926)

Performance Results


Gaming 54% Yacht	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 46% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 88.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	53.7% 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	162% 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.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	MSI MS-7926
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 9 ACK (MS-7926) (all builds)
Memory	29.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Mar 15 '19 at 10:38
Run Duration	162 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	8%

PC Performing above expectations (78^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 (98^th percentile)	88.6% Excellent	Memory 97.8 1-Core 127 2-Core 248 90% 158 Pts	4-Core 428 8-Core 654 67% 541 Pts	64-Core 675 42% 675 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 88.6% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3160) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 419.35 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	53.7% Above average	Lighting 75.8 Reflection 58.3 Parallax 48 62% 60.7 fps	MRender 53.7 Gravity 42.9 Splatting 44.5 38% 47 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 53.7% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$92 154,949 User benchmarks, average bench 235% 104GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 333 356 436 357 296 297 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	162% Outstanding	Read 693 Write 600 Mixed 595 SusWrite 346 125% 558 MB/s	4K Read 61.6 4K Write 130 4K Mixed 77.3 261% 89.7 MB/s	DQ Read 779 DQ Write 656 DQ Mixed 918 633% 784 MB/s
Poor: 160% ↑ This bench: 162% Great: 280%
TOSHIBA-TR200 240GB 36,832 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 145GB free Firmware: SBFA12.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 149 151 86 74 76 75 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	87.4% Excellent	Read 489 Write 447 Mixed 378 SusWrite 102 79% 354 MB/s	4K Read 38 4K Write 92.6 4K Mixed 38.4 156% 56.3 MB/s	DQ Read 318 DQ Write 327 DQ Mixed 206 187% 284 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 87.4% Great: 90%
OCZ Trion 150 240GB-$196 15,660 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 223GB free Firmware: SAFZ12.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 152 156 116 166 172 171 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	92.8% Outstanding	Read 511 Write 391 Mixed 374 SusWrite 156 80% 358 MB/s	4K Read 31.6 4K Write 103 4K Mixed 41.2 155% 58.6 MB/s	DQ Read 355 DQ Write 331 DQ Mixed 191 185% 292 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 92.8% Great: 95%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 1GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 105 Write 89.3 Mixed 72.1 66% 88.8 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1 209% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 35% Great: 76%

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 above expectations (81^st percentile)	86.3% Excellent	MC Read 32.7 MC Write 31.3 MC Mixed 26.7 86% 30.2 GB/s	SC Read 21.5 SC Write 24.3 SC Mixed 28.7 71% 24.8 GB/s	Latency 47 85% 47 ns
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 86.3% Great: 119%

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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 $94Bench 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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Value: 70% - Good

Total price: $591

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16