MSI Z97I GAMING AC (MS-7920)

Performance Results


Gaming 120% UFO	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 101% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 86.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	138% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	108% 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.

Run History

24 days ago, 4 days ago.

System	MSI MS-7920
Motherboard	MSI Z97I GAMING AC (MS-7920) (all builds)
Memory	10.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	May 12 '24 at 13:23
Run Duration	164 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing above expectations (63^rd 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 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	86.6% Excellent	Memory 96.6 1-Core 121 2-Core 229 86% 149 Pts	4-Core 413 8-Core 649 65% 531 Pts	64-Core 646 40% 646 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 86.6% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080S (Super)-$466 261,508 User benchmarks, average bench 131% Nvidia(10DE 13A0) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3875 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 552.44 Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	138% Outstanding	Lighting 190 Reflection 185 Parallax 208 155% 194 fps	MRender 209 Gravity 163 Splatting 134 134% 169 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 138% Great: 139%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 1TB-$88 202,785 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 281GB free (System drive) Firmware: M3CR033 SusWrite @10s intervals: 375 397 422 429 430 432 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 502 Write 408 Mixed 378 SusWrite 414 96% 425 MB/s	4K Read 33.5 4K Write 79.5 4K Mixed 45.1 151% 52.7 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 335 DQ Mixed 286 234% 333 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 125%
Crucial M500 480GB-$81 9,168 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 76GB free Firmware: MU02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 375 241 120 130 133 124 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	78.2% Very good	Read 430 Write 355 Mixed 322 SusWrite 187 72% 324 MB/s	4K Read 19.1 4K Write 76.6 4K Mixed 33.3 112% 43 MB/s	DQ Read 330 DQ Write 326 DQ Mixed 186 179% 281 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 78.2% Great: 100%
SanDisk SSD Plus 240GB-$29 133,640 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 68GB free Firmware: Z22000RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 336 347 349 353 355 355 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	77.9% Very good	Read 447 Write 354 Mixed 246 SusWrite 349 78% 349 MB/s	4K Read 23.8 4K Write 84.4 4K Mixed 12.8 97% 40.3 MB/s	DQ Read 186 DQ Write 304 DQ Mixed 87.5 111% 193 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 77.9% Great: 86%
WD Red 2TB (2012)-$82 64,359 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 603GB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 93 94 93 94 92 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	56.7% Above average	Read 105 Write 96.6 Mixed 74.4 SusWrite 92.6 68% 92.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.9 174% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 56.7% Great: 86%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL TridentX DDR3 2400 C10 2x8GB 24,592 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	81.2% Excellent	MC Read 30.4 MC Write 30.4 MC Mixed 24.2 81% 28.3 GB/s	SC Read 21.9 SC Write 24.1 SC Mixed 26.1 69% 24 GB/s	Latency 50.8 79% 50.8 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 81.2% Great: 88%

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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	69	57	60	24"	1280 720	BNQ7938 BenQ EW2440L

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Gaming 79%

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Desktop 84%

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Workstation 66%

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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 $76Bench 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 $176	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