MSI Z97 GAMING 9 AC (MS-7926)

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (94th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 6 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 94.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	54.4% 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)
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

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7926
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 9 AC (MS-7926) (all builds)
Memory	11.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 24 '20 at 04:07
Run Duration	80 Seconds
Run User	ECU-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing way above expectations (94^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 (100^th percentile)	94.8% Outstanding	Memory 96.4 1-Core 132 2-Core 261 92% 163 Pts	4-Core 509 8-Core 687 76% 598 Pts	64-Core 697 43% 697 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 94.8% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 295X2 (CrossFire Disabled) 2,533 User benchmarks, average bench 50% AMD(1002 1B2A) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1018 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 20.2.2 Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	54.4% Above average	Lighting 66.4 Reflection 59.9 Parallax 81.1 54% 69.2 fps	MRender 60.1 Gravity 61.7 Splatting 75.1 55% 65.7 fps
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 54.4% Great: 55%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 113GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0DB6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 7,066 Write 6,023 Mixed 6,230 1,435% 6,440 MB/s	4K Read 591 4K Write 262 4K Mixed 331 1,459% 395 MB/s	DQ Read 1,130 DQ Write 708 DQ Mixed 816 636% 885 MB/s
Poor: 64% Great: 118%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 992007 (997007) 4x4GB 47 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1867 MHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	70.7% Very good	MC Read 25.2 MC Write 25.5 MC Mixed 21.6 69% 24.1 GB/s	SC Read 19.6 SC Write 24.3 SC Mixed 23.7 64% 22.5 GB/s	Latency 52.7 76% 52.7 ns
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 70.7% Great: 71%

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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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Desktop 85%

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Workstation 56%

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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 $80Bench 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 $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16