MSI Z97I AC (MS-7851)

Performance Results


Gaming 11% Tree trunk	Desktop 73% Battleship	Workstation 10% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 70%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	8.08% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	98.8% 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	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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

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

System	MSI MS-7851
Motherboard	MSI Z97I AC (MS-7851) (all builds)
Memory	5.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20160217
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 11 '23 at 20:14
Run Duration	159 Seconds
Run User	SWE-User
Background CPU	25%

PC Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790T 1,099 User benchmarks, average bench 71% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 2.7 GHz, turbo 2.7 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	70% Very good	Memory 94.7 1-Core 104 2-Core 192 77% 130 Pts	4-Core 254 8-Core 318 37% 286 Pts	64-Core 287 18% 287 Pts
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 70% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD Embedded Radeon E9170 13 User benchmarks, average bench 9% HP(103C EA73) 2GB CLim: 1219 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 21.40.20 Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	8.08% Terrible	Lighting 8.2 Reflection 16.9 Parallax 14 7% 13 fps	MRender 12.8 Gravity 11.3 Splatting 14.8 11% 13 fps
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 8.08% Great: 11%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 480GB-$38 237,487 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 405GB free (System drive) Firmware: SAJ20104 SusWrite @10s intervals: 374 417 374 388 434 432 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	98.8% Outstanding	Read 480 Write 441 Mixed 418 SusWrite 403 98% 435 MB/s	4K Read 35.8 4K Write 79.8 4K Mixed 34.4 141% 50 MB/s	DQ Read 293 DQ Write 264 DQ Mixed 119 133% 225 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 98.8% Great: 102%
Seagate ST9250315AS 250GB-$30 12,691 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 233GB free Firmware: 0002CE02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 75 72 74 75 76 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	43.3% Average	Read 77.2 Write 72.8 Mixed 40 SusWrite 73.8 48% 65.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.6 110% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 43.3% Great: 43%
Hitachi HTS722010K9SA00 100GB 322 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 93GB free Firmware: DC2ZC75A SusWrite @10s intervals: 63 63 63 63 63 63 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	34.3% Below average	Read 56.4 Write 64.2 Mixed 36.3 SusWrite 62.9 40% 54.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.8 140% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 34.3% Great: 37%
Hitachi HDS721010CLA630 1TB 13,178 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 931GB free Firmware: JP4OA41A SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 137 135 135 138 138 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	76.9% Very good	Read 132 Write 141 Mixed 71.6 SusWrite 137 88% 120 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 76.9% Great: 76%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x4GB-$35 38,490 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 1867 MHz Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	55.9% Above average	MC Read 23 MC Write 19.1 MC Mixed 14.7 54% 18.9 GB/s	SC Read 16.1 SC Write 15.5 SC Mixed 18.5 48% 16.7 GB/s	Latency 56.8 70% 56.8 ns
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 55.9% Great: 67%

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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	67	54	60	24"	1280 720	ACR0216 S242HL

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Typical Z97I AC (MS-7851) Builds (Compare 117 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 42%

Speed boat

Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 35%

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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 $99Bench 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 $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	9x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	7x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	7x

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: 62% - Good

Total price: $782

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) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16