MSI Z97 GAMING 9 ACK (MS-7926)

Performance Results


Gaming 56% Gunboat	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 47% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 89.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	59.9% 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	61.2% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.

System	MSI MS-7926
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 9 ACK (MS-7926) (all builds)
Memory	11.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20141021
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Jan 05 '20 at 01:18
Run Duration	223 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	8%

PC Performing as expected (52^nd 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 above expectations (99^th percentile)	89.6% Excellent	Memory 92.8 1-Core 131 2-Core 256 90% 160 Pts	4-Core 466 8-Core 666 71% 566 Pts	64-Core 665 41% 665 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 89.6% 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: 1405 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 432.0 Performing below potential (66^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	59.9% Above average	Lighting 76 Reflection 77.5 Parallax 69.1 62% 74.2 fps	MRender 76 Gravity 70.1 Splatting 62 56% 69.4 fps
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 59.9% Great: 66%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
OCZ ARC 100 120GB-$82 4,735 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 51GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 165 177 196 183 183 153 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	61.2% Good	Read 311 Write 287 Mixed 218 SusWrite 176 56% 248 MB/s	4K Read 24.8 4K Write 67.8 4K Mixed 22.3 102% 38.3 MB/s	DQ Read 208 DQ Write 127 DQ Mixed 172 127% 169 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 61.2% Great: 98%
OCZ ARC 100 480GB-$70 1,835 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 195GB free Firmware: 1.01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 182 179 153 182 184 170 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	60.7% Good	Read 264 Write 228 Mixed 221 SusWrite 175 50% 222 MB/s	4K Read 21 4K Write 67.6 4K Mixed 28.5 104% 39 MB/s	DQ Read 171 DQ Write 158 DQ Mixed 148 116% 159 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 60.7% Great: 101%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$67 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 3TB free Firmware: CC25 SusWrite @10s intervals: 193 196 202 203 198 195 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	Read 198 Write 155 Mixed 84 SusWrite 198 116% 159 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 113%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 684GB free Firmware: 05.00K05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 73 73 75 74 72 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	44.7% Average	Read 81.8 Write 77.2 Mixed 55 SusWrite 73.5 53% 71.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 0.9 182% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 44.7% Great: 76%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$67 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 717GB free Firmware: CC25 SusWrite @10s intervals: 142 129 140 139 137 139 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	81.5% Excellent	Read 147 Write 111 Mixed 74.5 SusWrite 138 86% 117 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.9 157% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 81.5% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GB 43,127 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	61.6% Good	MC Read 21.8 MC Write 22.2 MC Mixed 18.8 60% 20.9 GB/s	SC Read 16.9 SC Write 23.4 SC Mixed 20.4 58% 20.2 GB/s	Latency 62.6 64% 62.6 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 61.6% Great: 63%

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Typical Z97 GAMING 9 ACK (MS-7926) Builds (Compare 58 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 44%

Speed boat

Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 37%

Jet ski

Motherboard: MSI Z97 GAMING 9 ACK (MS-7926)

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	47x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	6x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	3x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	10x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	9x
GTX 980Nvidia $500Bench 59%, 167,107 samples	7x

SSD
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 213%, 165,668 samples	6x
840 Evo 250GBSamsung $95Bench 96%, 217,115 samples	5x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	4x

RAM
TridentX DDR3 2400 C10 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 67%, 24,592 samples	6x
Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBCorsairBench 58%, 40,596 samples	5x
HyperX DDR3 1866 C9 4x8GBKingstonBench 59%, 1,459 samples	3x

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Total price: $591

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $289	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 $39	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