MSI Z97 GAMING 9 AC (MS-7926)

Performance Results


Gaming 43% Speed boat	Desktop 76% Battleship	Workstation 36% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (34th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 66 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 68.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	58.8% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	80% 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.

Very high background CPU (48%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7926
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 9 AC (MS-7926) (all builds)
Memory	8.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit kleuren
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	1.2 Days
Run Date	Sep 12 '23 at 19:39
Run Duration	175 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	48%

PC Performing below expectations (34^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 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	68.6% Good	Memory 80.2 1-Core 101 2-Core 186 71% 122 Pts	4-Core 308 8-Core 450 47% 379 Pts	64-Core 465 29% 465 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 68.6% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500 167,107 User benchmarks, average bench 59% MSI(1462 3170) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 537.13 Performing below potential (55^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	58.8% Above average	Lighting 73.3 Reflection 115 Parallax 73.1 60% 87.1 fps	MRender 74.7 Gravity 71.7 Splatting 64.7 57% 70.4 fps
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 58.8% Great: 66%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 85GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0DB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 219 43 43 45 47 42 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	80% Excellent	Read 451 Write 394 Mixed 332 SusWrite 73 70% 313 MB/s	4K Read 33.3 4K Write 61.7 4K Mixed 39.2 133% 44.7 MB/s	DQ Read 375 DQ Write 349 DQ Mixed 228 208% 318 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 80% Great: 118%
Corsair Force GT 240GB-$499 4,125 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 105GB free Firmware: 5.05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 238 236 237 256 265 261 MB/s Performing below potential (4^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	53.1% Above average	Read 176 Write 93.5 Mixed 158 SusWrite 249 38% 169 MB/s	4K Read 11.3 4K Write 54.7 4K Mixed 23 76% 29.7 MB/s	DQ Read 178 DQ Write 146 DQ Mixed 2 45% 109 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 53.1% Great: 92%
Samsung Spinpoint T166 500GB-$40 43,024 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 157GB free Firmware: CR100-13 SusWrite @10s intervals: 63 60 62 62 62 63 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	34% Below average	Read 56.4 Write 65.8 Mixed 43.1 SusWrite 62 42% 56.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.8 126% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 34% Great: 44%
WD WD5000AAVS-00ZTB0 500GB 13,629 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 18GB free Firmware: 01.01B01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 38 39 40 38 39 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	26.2% Poor	Read 52.2 Write 33.9 Mixed 28.5 SusWrite 38.8 28% 38.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.7 131% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 26.2% Great: 44%
Seagate ST9160821AS 160GB-$60 3,340 User benchmarks, average bench 18% 144GB free Firmware: 3.ALD SusWrite @10s intervals: 41 42 41 41 42 43 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	26.9% Poor	Read 51.9 Write 39.4 Mixed 30.8 SusWrite 41.7 30% 41 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.5 94% 0.57 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 26.9% Great: 24%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown MSI Z77 MPOWER 4x4GB 98 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 2667 MHz clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing below potential (18^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	50.8% Above average	MC Read 18.2 MC Write 19.3 MC Mixed 15.3 50% 17.6 GB/s	SC Read 12 SC Write 18.1 SC Mixed 16.2 44% 15.4 GB/s	Latency 80.1 50% 80.1 ns
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 50.8% Great: 121%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	68	57	144	27"	2560 1440	SAM707A LC27G5xT

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Gaming 66%

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Desktop 85%

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Workstation 56%

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

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	71x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	12x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	5x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	8x
GTX 980Nvidia $500Bench 59%, 167,107 samples	7x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	6x

SSD
MX100 256GBCrucial $116Bench 83%, 55,768 samples	5x
840 Evo 250GBSamsung $95Bench 96%, 217,115 samples	4x
MX500 1TBCrucial $68Bench 106%, 202,785 samples	3x

RAM
TridentX DDR3 2400 C10 4x8GBG.SKILLBench 74%, 7,519 samples	5x
HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 4x8GBKingstonBench 63%, 12,722 samples	5x
HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBKingstonBench 56%, 2,161 samples	4x

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Value: 77% - Very good

Total price: $1,026

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16