MSI Z97I GAMING AC (MS-7920)

Performance Results


Gaming 65% Destroyer	Desktop 84% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 49% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 76.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	85% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

High background CPU (25%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7920
Motherboard	MSI Z97I GAMING AC (MS-7920) (all builds)
Memory	1.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0.9 Days
Run Date	Aug 22 '23 at 13:56
Run Duration	175 Seconds
Run User	SWE-User
Background CPU	25%

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PC Performing above expectations (76^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-$50 229,359 User benchmarks, average bench 70% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	76.2% Very good	Memory 95.2 1-Core 102 2-Core 213 79% 137 Pts	4-Core 331 8-Core 341 45% 336 Pts	64-Core 355 22% 355 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 76.2% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$278 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% MSI(1462 3308) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 527.37 Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	85% Excellent	Lighting 106 Reflection 111 Parallax 102 87% 107 fps	MRender 95.2 Gravity 104 Splatting 99.6 82% 99.5 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 85% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 146GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 472 Write 441 Mixed 388 97% 434 MB/s	4K Read 40.8 4K Write 91.2 4K Mixed 53.7 179% 61.9 MB/s	DQ Read 285 DQ Write 263 DQ Mixed 265 201% 271 MB/s
Poor: 72% Great: 124%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$140 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 736GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 289 425 457 473 467 470 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Read 459 Write 450 Mixed 416 SusWrite 430 99% 439 MB/s	4K Read 40.8 4K Write 87.3 4K Mixed 53 176% 60.4 MB/s	DQ Read 331 DQ Write 258 DQ Mixed 358 250% 316 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 133%
Generic MassStorageClass 32GB 478 User benchmarks, average bench 21% 30GB free, PID 0748 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 19 Write 7.2 Mixed 6.7 12% 11 MB/s	4K Read 2.9 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 1.8 106% 1.9 MB/s
Poor: 8% Great: 36%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Dominator DDR3 1866 C10 1x8GB 34 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1867 MHz Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	37.7% Below average	MC Read 12.3 MC Write 12.9 MC Mixed 10.7 34% 12 GB/s	SC Read 10.9 SC Write 12.8 SC Mixed 10.4 32% 11.4 GB/s	Latency 56.5 71% 56.5 ns
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 37.7% Great: 39%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 29: 0P 3R 2G 8B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
29%	18%	71	214	58	60	24"	1280 720	AOC0001 G2460

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Typical Z97I GAMING AC (MS-7920) Builds (Compare 80 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 79%

Battleship

Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 66%

Battle cruiser

Motherboard: MSI Z97I GAMING AC (MS-7920) - $220

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	29x
Core i5-4690KIntel $50Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	17x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	11x

GPU
RTX 3060Nvidia $266Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	10x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	10x
GTX 980Nvidia $500Bench 59%, 167,107 samples	5x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	9x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	5x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	4x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	10x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBKingstonBench 50%, 19,207 samples	6x
BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GBCrucialBench 55%, 48,796 samples	6x

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Value: 78% - Very good

Total price: $862

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $174	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16