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MSI Z97 GAMING 9 AC (MS-7926)

Performance Results


Gaming 49% Yacht	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 39% Jet ski


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 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 82.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	52.4% 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	68.3% 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.

High background CPU (22%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7926
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 9 AC (MS-7926) (all builds)
Memory	12.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20141107
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 13 '21 at 20:03
Run Duration	252 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	22%

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 i5-4690K-$54 229,359 User benchmarks, average bench 70% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	82.1% Excellent	Memory 94.5 1-Core 112 2-Core 224 82% 143 Pts	4-Core 407 8-Core 391 54% 399 Pts	64-Core 375 23% 375 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 82.1% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 390X-$340 26,573 User benchmarks, average bench 54% XFX(1682 9395) CLim: 1125 MHz, MLim: 1600 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.12.1 Performing below potential (34^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	52.4% Above average	Lighting 66.8 Reflection 80.1 Parallax 86.6 54% 77.8 fps	MRender 70.5 Gravity 62.7 Splatting 48.7 48% 60.6 fps
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 52.4% Great: 57%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB-$95 176,713 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 135GB free (System drive) Firmware: 603ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 140 146 142 138 148 149 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	68.3% Good	Read 323 Write 186 Mixed 233 SusWrite 144 49% 222 MB/s	4K Read 25.2 4K Write 81.5 4K Mixed 35.5 127% 47.4 MB/s	DQ Read 164 DQ Write 164 DQ Mixed 168 125% 165 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 68.3% Great: 85%
Nvme-1tb SSD 1TB 19 User benchmarks, average bench 191% 190GB free Firmware: T0707A0L Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 570 516 602 433 144 143 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	124% Outstanding	Read 714 Write 633 Mixed 552 SusWrite 401 129% 575 MB/s	4K Read 39.1 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 23 150% 59.3 MB/s	DQ Read 760 DQ Write 503 DQ Mixed 400 361% 554 MB/s
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 237%
Micron_1100_MTFDDAK256TBN 256GB 6,868 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 103GB free Firmware: M0MA032 SusWrite @10s intervals: 148 147 147 145 147 148 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	61.2% Good	Read 401 Write 150 Mixed 155 SusWrite 147 47% 213 MB/s	4K Read 18.9 4K Write 83.7 4K Mixed 20.5 99% 41 MB/s	DQ Read 145 DQ Write 152 DQ Mixed 108 92% 135 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 61.2% Great: 94%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$18 574,344 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 184GB free Firmware: KC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 97 93 93 94 93 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	59.7% Above average	Read 114 Write 109 Mixed 59 SusWrite 93.7 69% 93.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.7 126% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 59.7% Great: 88%
Seagate ST1000NM0011 1TB 6,787 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 534GB free Firmware: SN02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 124 121 122 123 124 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	69.4% Good	Read 119 Write 111 Mixed 61.8 SusWrite 122 76% 104 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 176% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 69.4% Great: 84%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 2400 C11 4x4GB 5,522 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	85.5% Excellent	MC Read 32.2 MC Write 33 MC Mixed 28.3 89% 31.2 GB/s	SC Read 18.8 SC Write 20.9 SC Mixed 24.5 61% 21.4 GB/s	Latency 58.6 68% 58.6 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 85.5% Great: 91%

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Typical Z97 GAMING 9 AC (MS-7926) Builds (Compare 106 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	77x
Core i7-4790Intel $115Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	12x
Core i5-4690KIntel $54Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	5x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	9x
GTX 980Nvidia $500Bench 59%, 167,107 samples	8x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	6x

SSD
MX100 256GBCrucial $116Bench 83%, 55,768 samples	5x
840 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 96%, 217,115 samples	4x
840 Pro 256GBSamsung $175Bench 95%, 73,119 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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