MSI Z97I AC (MS-7851)

Performance Results


Gaming 8% Tree trunk	Desktop 67% Battle cruiser	Workstation 8% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (37th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 63 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 68.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	3.36% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	75.4% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.

Very high background CPU (78%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

14 months ago, 14 months ago, 14 months ago, 14 months ago.

System	MSI MS-7851
Motherboard	MSI Z97I AC (MS-7851) (all builds)
Memory	9.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150831
Uptime	382.5 Days
Run Date	Jan 24 '23 at 23:03
Run Duration	128 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	78%

PC Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53 229,359 User benchmarks, average bench 70% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	68.2% Good	Memory 85.5 1-Core 106 2-Core 199 75% 130 Pts	4-Core 293 8-Core 309 40% 301 Pts	64-Core 311 19% 311 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 68.2% Great: 82%

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 7851) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4835 Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	3.36% Terrible	Lighting 3.5 Reflection 2.9 Parallax 6.4 3% 4.27 fps	MRender 8.3 Gravity 2.8 Splatting 5.1 4% 5.4 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.36% Great: 3%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 98GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 184 176 183 183 182 205 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	75.4% Very good	Read 398 Write 404 Mixed 263 SusWrite 186 70% 313 MB/s	4K Read 27.5 4K Write 70.1 4K Mixed 33.3 122% 43.6 MB/s	DQ Read 273 DQ Write 211 DQ Mixed 196 159% 226 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 75.4% Great: 124%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 1TB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 82 87 87 86 87 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	50.6% Above average	Read 90.2 Write 83.9 Mixed 79.2 SusWrite 86.2 63% 84.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.7 133% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 50.6% Great: 67%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Savage DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GB 20,216 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (40^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	56.4% Above average	MC Read 18.1 MC Write 23.8 MC Mixed 19 58% 20.3 GB/s	SC Read 10.9 SC Write 16.7 SC Mixed 13.5 39% 13.7 GB/s	Latency 71.6 56% 71.6 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 56.4% Great: 86%

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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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Typical Z97I AC (MS-7851) Builds (Compare 116 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 42%

Speed boat

Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 35%

Jet ski

Motherboard: MSI Z97I AC (MS-7851) - $140

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	45x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	15x
Core i5-4440Intel $128Bench 61%, 81,111 samples	8x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	13x
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	10x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	8x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	9x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	7x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	6x

RAM
Vengeance LP DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBCorsairBench 50%, 23,732 samples	7x
BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GBCrucialBench 55%, 48,796 samples	7x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	6x

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Value: 61% - Good

Total price: $797

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $132	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16