MSI Z97 GAMING 9 AC (MS-7926)

Performance Results


Gaming 86% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 68% Battle cruiser


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 89.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	93.5% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	105% 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	16GB 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 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.

System	MSI MS-7926
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 9 AC (MS-7926) (all builds)
Memory	13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	May 20 '19 at 21:54
Run Duration	156 Seconds
Run User	GRC-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53 229,359 User benchmarks, average bench 70% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	89.8% Excellent	Memory 96.5 1-Core 126 2-Core 246 89% 156 Pts	4-Core 486 8-Core 454 64% 470 Pts	64-Core 480 30% 480 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 89.8% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560 214,030 User benchmarks, average bench 79% Gigabyte(1458 36DD) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1647 MHz, MLim: 1900 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 430.64 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	93.5% Outstanding	Lighting 120 Reflection 125 Parallax 112 98% 119 fps	MRender 103 Gravity 108 Splatting 101 85% 104 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 93.5% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB-$85 104,444 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 60GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0BB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 269 142 141 137 98 80 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 505 Write 489 Mixed 312 SusWrite 144 81% 363 MB/s	4K Read 45.1 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 53.4 193% 68.1 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 348 DQ Mixed 175 182% 300 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 108%
Kingston A400 480GB-$38 237,487 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 357GB free Firmware: SBFKB1D1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 288 250 284 289 289 281 MB/s Performing below potential (61^st percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	82% Excellent	Read 281 Write 278 Mixed 252 SusWrite 280 62% 273 MB/s	4K Read 24.6 4K Write 74.6 4K Mixed 40.7 129% 46.6 MB/s	DQ Read 271 DQ Write 320 DQ Mixed 214 184% 268 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 82% Great: 102%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 163GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 97 100 99 99 99 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	82.7% Excellent	Read 189 Write 154 Mixed 106 SusWrite 98.5 101% 137 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1.2 236% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 82.7% Great: 108%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$37 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 340GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 167 168 170 167 168 170 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	90.1% Outstanding	Read 146 Write 146 Mixed 79.2 SusWrite 168 99% 135 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 143% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 90.1% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB 22,320 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	79.6% Very good	MC Read 29.3 MC Write 30.7 MC Mixed 23.6 80% 27.9 GB/s	SC Read 20.2 SC Write 23.2 SC Mixed 26.2 66% 23.2 GB/s	Latency 52.1 77% 52.1 ns
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 79.6% Great: 63%

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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 101 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 66%

Battle cruiser

Desktop 85%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 56%

Gunboat

Motherboard: MSI Z97 GAMING 9 AC (MS-7926) - $430

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	72x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	12x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	5x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	9x
GTX 980Nvidia $500Bench 59%, 167,107 samples	7x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	6x

SSD
MX100 256GBCrucial $116Bench 83%, 55,768 samples	5x
840 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 96%, 217,115 samples	4x
MX500 1TBCrucial $88Bench 106%, 202,785 samples	3x

RAM
TridentX DDR3 2400 C10 4x8GBG.SKILLBench 74%, 7,519 samples	5x
HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 4x8GBKingstonBench 63%, 12,722 samples	5x
HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBKingstonBench 56%, 2,161 samples	4x

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Value: 77% - Very good

Total price: $1,026

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $124	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16