MSI Z97 GAMING 9 AC (MS-7926)

Performance Results


Gaming 38% Jet ski	Desktop 84% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 33% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (27th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 73 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With 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 76.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	44.7% 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	209% 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.

High background CPU (27%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7926
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 9 AC (MS-7926) (all builds)
Memory	27.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jun 13 '19 at 10:06
Run Duration	196 Seconds
Run User	THA-User
Background CPU	27%

PC Performing below expectations (27^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 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	76.1% Very good	Memory 85.4 1-Core 105 2-Core 208 76% 133 Pts	4-Core 361 8-Core 554 57% 458 Pts	64-Core 592 37% 592 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 76.1% 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: 388.13 Performing below potential (18^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	44.7% Average	Lighting 53.6 Reflection 58.7 Parallax 55.2 44% 55.9 fps	MRender 66.1 Gravity 51.1 Splatting 55.2 47% 57.5 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 44.7% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$46 87,206 User benchmarks, average bench 234% 150GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1416 372 379 387 380 398 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	209% Outstanding	Read 1,848 Write 1,914 Mixed 1,337 SusWrite 555 316% 1,414 MB/s	4K Read 54.3 4K Write 115 4K Mixed 70.8 234% 79.9 MB/s	DQ Read 778 DQ Write 472 DQ Mixed 652 479% 634 MB/s
Poor: 152% ↑ This bench: 209% Great: 302%
Intel 530 Series 120GB-$79 15,015 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 46GB free Firmware: DC32 SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 127 102 125 125 129 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	66.6% Good	Read 326 Write 134 Mixed 174 SusWrite 124 42% 189 MB/s	4K Read 30.1 4K Write 66.9 4K Mixed 34.9 126% 44 MB/s	DQ Read 183 DQ Write 137 DQ Mixed 110 96% 144 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 66.6% Great: 79%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 631GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 134 140 140 137 142 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	80.6% Excellent	Read 142 Write 145 Mixed 80.5 SusWrite 138 93% 126 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.1 224% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 80.6% Great: 109%
WD Purple 3TB (2014)-$81 6,631 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 553GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 66 65 68 70 67 69 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	38.5% Below average	Read 66.3 Write 61.2 Mixed 48.5 SusWrite 67.5 45% 60.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.7 135% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 38.5% Great: 85%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 4x8GB 8,730 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	55.1% Above average	MC Read 19.5 MC Write 20.8 MC Mixed 17.1 55% 19.1 GB/s	SC Read 13.4 SC Write 19.3 SC Mixed 16.5 47% 16.4 GB/s	Latency 71.7 56% 71.7 ns
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 55.1% Great: 63%

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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 AC (MS-7926) Builds (Compare 99 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	71x
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	8x
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 $95Bench 96%, 217,115 samples	4x
MX500 1TBCrucial $66Bench 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 i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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