MSI Z97 GAMING 9 ACK (MS-7926)

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 84.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	159% 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	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.

High background CPU (22%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7926
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 9 ACK (MS-7926) (all builds)
Memory	8.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colori
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	1.2 Days
Run Date	Sep 12 '20 at 22:22
Run Duration	124 Seconds
Run User	ITA-User
Background CPU	22%

PC Performing as expected (55^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 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	84.1% Excellent	Memory 92.6 1-Core 124 2-Core 240 86% 152 Pts	4-Core 408 8-Core 629 64% 519 Pts	64-Core 658 41% 658 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 84.1% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15 230,189 User benchmarks, average bench 3% MSI(1462 7926) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.5126 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 3% Great: 3%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$139 63,520 User benchmarks, average bench 266% 84GB free (System drive) Firmware: 4B6QCXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 567 578 565 584 586 586 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	159% Outstanding	Read 700 Write 585 Mixed 512 SusWrite 578 133% 594 MB/s	4K Read 46.8 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 61.2 206% 72 MB/s	DQ Read 774 DQ Write 630 DQ Mixed 838 591% 748 MB/s
Poor: 159% ↑ This bench: 159% Great: 353%
ST320006 41AS 2TB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 818GB free, PID 55aa Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 125 125 124 125 125 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	46% Average	Read 100 Write 106 Mixed 76.5 SusWrite 125 140% 102 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.9 78% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 46% Great: 51%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GB 122,541 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 1867 MHz Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	63.2% Good	MC Read 22.9 MC Write 22.7 MC Mixed 19.2 62% 21.6 GB/s	SC Read 17.7 SC Write 23.4 SC Mixed 20.2 58% 20.4 GB/s	Latency 62.9 64% 62.9 ns
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 63.2% Great: 72%

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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 ACK (MS-7926) Builds (Compare 58 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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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Total price: $591

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	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