MSI Z97I AC (MS-7851)

Performance Results


Gaming 11% Tree trunk	Desktop 76% Battleship	Workstation 10% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	3.51% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	106% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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System	MSI MS-7851
Motherboard	MSI Z97I AC (MS-7851) (all builds)
Memory	12.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150831
Uptime	0.6 Days
Run Date	Jan 25 '23 at 13:04
Run Duration	127 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	13%

PC Performing above expectations (72^nd 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 3.75 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	76.1% Very good	Memory 94.2 1-Core 113 2-Core 226 83% 144 Pts	4-Core 337 8-Core 339 45% 338 Pts	64-Core 328 20% 328 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 76.1% 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 way above expectations (97^th percentile)	3.51% Terrible	Lighting 3.7 Reflection 3 Parallax 6.9 3% 4.53 fps	MRender 8.3 Gravity 3 Splatting 5.3 4% 5.53 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.51% 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: 365 265 279 276 281 272 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 485 Write 477 Mixed 408 SusWrite 290 93% 415 MB/s	4K Read 39.7 4K Write 84 4K Mixed 51 170% 58.2 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 345 263% 355 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 124%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 1TB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 87 88 89 90 87 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	52.1% Above average	Read 93.5 Write 80.5 Mixed 81 SusWrite 87.8 64% 85.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.6 119% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 52.1% 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 above expectations (78^th percentile)	79.4% Very good	MC Read 28.9 MC Write 31 MC Mixed 25.7 82% 28.5 GB/s	SC Read 18.8 SC Write 21.5 SC Mixed 23.3 61% 21.2 GB/s	Latency 59.3 67% 59.3 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 79.4% 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 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $15	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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