MSI Z97I GAMING ACK (MS-7920)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 78% Battleship	Desktop 72% Battleship	Workstation 65% Battle cruiser


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 63.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	126% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7920
Motherboard	MSI Z97I GAMING ACK (MS-7920) (all builds)
Memory	11.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150108
Uptime	1 Days
Run Date	Nov 25 '21 at 13:41
Run Duration	153 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	9%

PC Performing as expected (46^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 way below expectations (4^th percentile)	63.2% Good	Memory 86.6 1-Core 112 2-Core 141 70% 113 Pts	4-Core 216 8-Core 374 36% 295 Pts	64-Core 547 34% 547 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 63.2% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% EVGA(3842 6598) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 496.49 Performing below potential (64^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	126% Outstanding	Lighting 172 Reflection 188 Parallax 177 140% 179 fps	MRender 133 Gravity 178 Splatting 125 117% 145 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 126% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 11GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 492 Write 441 Mixed 365 96% 433 MB/s	4K Read 41.4 4K Write 95.6 4K Mixed 55.1 184% 64 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 348 DQ Mixed 360 271% 362 MB/s
Poor: 72% Great: 124%
Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000.C 1TB-$40 97,793 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 500GB free Firmware: JP4OA3EA SusWrite @10s intervals: 75 79 79 79 77 79 MB/s Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)	53.9% Above average	Read 110 Write 111 Mixed 55.1 SusWrite 78 65% 88.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 1 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 53.9% Great: 74%
WD Elements 25A3 14TB 1,201 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 11TB free, PID 25a3 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 171 173 170 176 180 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	83.3% Excellent	Read 167 Write 168 Mixed 163 SusWrite 168 228% 166 MB/s	4K Read 10.7 4K Write 6.5 4K Mixed 1.7 319% 6.3 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 83.3% Great: 103%

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 above expectations (72^nd percentile)	67.4% Good	MC Read 25 MC Write 25.1 MC Mixed 21.5 68% 23.9 GB/s	SC Read 15.2 SC Write 21.7 SC Mixed 22.5 57% 19.8 GB/s	Latency 70.8 56% 70.8 ns
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 67.4% Great: 72%

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Typical Z97I GAMING ACK (MS-7920) Builds (Compare 36 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 43%

Speed boat

Desktop 85%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

Jet ski

Motherboard: MSI Z97I GAMING ACK (MS-7920)

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	14x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	4x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	4x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	5x
GTX 980Nvidia $500Bench 59%, 167,107 samples	4x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	4x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	4x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	4x
ssd 512GBBench 73%, 4,609 samples	3x

RAM
Savage DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBHyperXBench 63%, 20,216 samples	4x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	4x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	3x

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Value: 62% - Good

Total price: $642

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16