MSI Z97 GAMING 9 ACK (MS-7926)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall 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.
ProcessorWith 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 91.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive156% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
SystemMSI MS-7926
MotherboardMSI Z97 GAMING 9 ACK (MS-7926)  (all builds)
Memory11.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colori
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160216
Uptime1.2 Days
Run DateSep 12 '20 at 22:30
Run Duration110 Seconds
Run User ITA-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing as expected (55th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
91.6% Outstanding
Memory 92.1
1-Core 127
2-Core 255
88% 158 Pts
4-Core 499
8-Core 662
74% 581 Pts
64-Core 658
41% 658 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 91.6%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15
MSI(1462 7926) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.5126
Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 3% Great: 3%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$139
84GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 4B6QCXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 585 583 573 587 586 584 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
156% Outstanding
Read 692
Write 585
Mixed 514
SusWrite 583
133% 594 MB/s
4K Read 47.8
4K Write 108
4K Mixed 54.4
200% 70.2 MB/s
DQ Read 777
DQ Write 629
DQ Mixed 841
592% 749 MB/s
Poor: 159%
This bench: 156%
Great: 353%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 1867 MHz
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
63.1% Good
MC Read 22.7
MC Write 22.8
MC Mixed 19.1
62% 21.5 GB/s
SC Read 17.5
SC Write 23.7
SC Mixed 20.7
59% 20.6 GB/s
Latency 63.8
63% 63.8 ns
Poor: 36%
This bench: 63.1%
Great: 72%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical Z97 GAMING 9 ACK (MS-7926) Builds (Compare 58 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 44%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 37%
Jet ski

Motherboard: MSI Z97 GAMING 9 ACK (MS-7926)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 62% - Good Total price: $688
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