MSI Z97 GAMING 9 AC (MS-7926)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 6% Tree trunk	Desktop 67% Battle cruiser	Workstation 5% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 79.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	3.92% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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 (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7926
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 9 AC (MS-7926) (all builds)
Memory	11.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 22 '20 at 19:56
Run Duration	155 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	17%

PC Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4570-$99 129,272 User benchmarks, average bench 62% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	79.4% Very good	Memory 89.4 1-Core 99.5 2-Core 199 75% 129 Pts	4-Core 402 8-Core 400 54% 401 Pts	64-Core 390 24% 390 Pts
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 79.4% Great: 72%

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 7926) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4835 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	3.92% Terrible	Lighting 3.93 Reflection 6.58 Parallax 6.69 3% 5.73 fps	MRender 8.76 Gravity 2.37 Splatting 7.96 5% 6.36 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.92% Great: 3%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$125 141,929 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 41GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXM01B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 4,829 Write 3312 Mixed 4,405 930% 4,182 MB/s	4K Read 434 4K Write 267 4K Mixed 246 1,114% 316 MB/s	DQ Read 1,502 DQ Write 1,422 DQ Mixed 1,441 1,088% 1,455 MB/s
Poor: 71% Great: 124%
WD WD3000GLFS-01F8U0 300GB 3,689 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 44GB free Firmware: 03.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 100 99 99 98 98 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	57.5% Above average	Read 101 Write 101 Mixed 69.3 SusWrite 98.8 68% 92.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.4 241% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 57.5% Great: 68%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Team Xtreem-LV-2600 4x4GB 15 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 2400 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing below potential (10^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	52.3% Above average	MC Read 18.6 MC Write 18.7 MC Mixed 16.5 51% 17.9 GB/s	SC Read 12.9 SC Write 17.6 SC Mixed 16.5 45% 15.7 GB/s	Latency 68 59% 68 ns
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 52.3% Great: 134%

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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 Z97 GAMING 9 AC (MS-7926) Builds (Compare 99 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 66%

Battle cruiser

Desktop 85%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 56%

Gunboat

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 $66Bench 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 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16