MSI Z97 GAMING 9 AC (MS-7926)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 109%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 94%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 93%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: 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 88.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics123% 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 Drive135% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMSI MS-7926
MotherboardMSI Z97 GAMING 9 AC (MS-7926)  (all builds)
Memory12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160216
Uptime2.3 Days
Run DateSep 23 '18 at 00:42
Run Duration130 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU7%

 PC Performing above expectations (79th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.6 GHz, turbo 5.25 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
88.4% Excellent
Memory 97.4
1-Core 133
2-Core 257
92% 162 Pts
4-Core 428
8-Core 689
68% 558 Pts
64-Core 710
44% 710 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 88.4%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 1923 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 399.24
Performing below potential (47th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
123% Outstanding
Lighting 170
Reflection 186
Parallax 185
139% 181 fps
MRender 120
Gravity 163
Splatting 122
110% 135 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 123%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 240GB
146GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.0.
SusWrite @10s intervals: 539 175 170 169 164 152 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
135% Outstanding
Read 1,024
Write 849
Mixed 408
SusWrite 228
139% 627 MB/s
4K Read 47.1
4K Write 94.5
4K Mixed 51.6
188% 64.4 MB/s
DQ Read 466
DQ Write 553
DQ Mixed 292
280% 437 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 135%
Great: 133%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109
196GB free
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 367 384 447 458 460 459 MB/s
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
126% Outstanding
Read 484
Write 471
Mixed 389
SusWrite 429
100% 443 MB/s
4K Read 44.3
4K Write 110
4K Mixed 61.8
205% 72.2 MB/s
DQ Read 382
DQ Write 348
DQ Mixed 363
273% 364 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 126%
Great: 134%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
69.6% Good
MC Read 24.6
MC Write 25.1
MC Mixed 21.1
67% 23.6 GB/s
SC Read 18.7
SC Write 24.3
SC Mixed 21.6
62% 21.5 GB/s
Latency 48.8
82% 48.8 ns
Poor: 28%
This bench: 69.6%
Great: 85%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97 GAMING 9 AC (MS-7926) Builds (Compare 98 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 66%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 56%
Gunboat

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 77% - Very good Total price: $1,026
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CPUGPUSSD
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Intel Core i5-12600K $184Nvidia RTX 4070 $409Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
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