MSI Z97 GAMING 9 AC (MS-7926)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 51%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 45%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics61% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive76.6% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.
SystemMSI MS-7926
MotherboardMSI Z97 GAMING 9 AC (MS-7926)  (all builds)
Memory9.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150814
Uptime0.8 Days
Run DateDec 02 '20 at 10:58
Run Duration158 Seconds
Run User SVN-User
Background CPU8%

 PC Performing as expected (50th 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 below expectations (39th percentile)
77.8% Very good
Memory 87.6
1-Core 126
2-Core 241
85% 152 Pts
4-Core 366
8-Core 659
62% 512 Pts
64-Core 648
40% 648 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 77.8%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500
CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 457.09
Performing below potential (75th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
61% Good
Lighting 76.2
Reflection 85.1
Parallax 75.3
62% 78.9 fps
MRender 77.9
Gravity 74.1
Splatting 66
59% 72.7 fps
Poor: 53%
This bench: 61%
Great: 66%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$115
91GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXM01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 209 211 211 209 207 209 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)
76.6% Very good
Read 340
Write 323
Mixed 280
SusWrite 210
65% 288 MB/s
4K Read 27.1
4K Write 77.9
4K Mixed 36.3
129% 47.1 MB/s
DQ Read 261
DQ Write 207
DQ Mixed 226
171% 231 MB/s
Poor: 71%
This bench: 76.6%
Great: 124%
SanDisk Extreme Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB (2018)
138GB free
Firmware: 101200RL Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 654 664 631 591 612 594 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
151% Outstanding
Read 554
Write 555
Mixed 553
SusWrite 624
129% 572 MB/s
4K Read 38.7
4K Write 126
4K Mixed 50.6
190% 71.8 MB/s
DQ Read 762
DQ Write 712
DQ Mixed 998
678% 824 MB/s
Poor: 172%
This bench: 151%
Great: 292%
WD Black 3TB (2012)-$205
2.5TB free
Firmware: 01.01L01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 148 152 154 154 156 153 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
92.2% Outstanding
Read 168
Write 140
Mixed 87.1
SusWrite 153
100% 137 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 3.4
4K Mixed 1
212% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 92.2%
Great: 92%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
60% Above average
MC Read 21.5
MC Write 21.9
MC Mixed 18.3
59% 20.6 GB/s
SC Read 16.6
SC Write 22.7
SC Mixed 19.5
56% 19.6 GB/s
Latency 69.9
57% 69.9 ns
Poor: 31%
This bench: 60%
Great: 63%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97 GAMING 9 AC (MS-7926) Builds (Compare 98 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 66%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 56%
Gunboat

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 77% - Very good Total price: $1,026
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