MSI Z97 GAMING 9 ACK (MS-7926)

Performance Results


Gaming 56% Gunboat	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 48% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 89.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	55.9% 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	161% 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.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	MSI MS-7926
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 9 ACK (MS-7926) (all builds)
Memory	29.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	1 Days
Run Date	Mar 19 '19 at 10:20
Run Duration	162 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing above expectations (73^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 (99^th percentile)	89.4% Excellent	Memory 97.6 1-Core 125 2-Core 232 87% 151 Pts	4-Core 439 8-Core 658 68% 548 Pts	64-Core 668 41% 668 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 89.4% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3160) CLim: 1481 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 419.35 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	55.9% Above average	Lighting 77.6 Reflection 62.4 Parallax 50.2 63% 63.4 fps	MRender 55 Gravity 45 Splatting 52.5 42% 50.9 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 55.9% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$100 154,949 User benchmarks, average bench 235% 51GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 509 327 327 329 326 312 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	161% Outstanding	Read 690 Write 620 Mixed 606 SusWrite 355 128% 568 MB/s	4K Read 59.6 4K Write 129 4K Mixed 76 256% 88.1 MB/s	DQ Read 780 DQ Write 680 DQ Mixed 980 666% 813 MB/s
Poor: 160% ↑ This bench: 161% Great: 280%
TOSHIBA-TR200 240GB 36,832 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 145GB free Firmware: SBFA12.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 311 100 100 100 97 100 MB/s Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	79.1% Very good	Read 321 Write 119 Mixed 268 SusWrite 134 47% 210 MB/s	4K Read 36.8 4K Write 85.4 4K Mixed 37.5 149% 53.2 MB/s	DQ Read 264 DQ Write 307 DQ Mixed 193 171% 255 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 79.1% Great: 90%
OCZ Trion 150 240GB-$196 15,660 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 223GB free Firmware: SAFZ12.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 334 131 171 171 173 174 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	95.1% Outstanding	Read 505 Write 486 Mixed 370 SusWrite 192 87% 388 MB/s	4K Read 31.6 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 40.9 155% 58.7 MB/s	DQ Read 353 DQ Write 348 DQ Mixed 194 189% 298 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 95.1% Great: 95%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 1GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 67.1 Write 62.8 Mixed 73.9 52% 67.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.6 115% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 35% Great: 76%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL TridentX DDR3 2400 C10 4x8GB 7,519 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	86% Excellent	MC Read 32.6 MC Write 32.2 MC Mixed 26.1 87% 30.3 GB/s	SC Read 21.1 SC Write 24.3 SC Mixed 26.8 69% 24.1 GB/s	Latency 48 83% 48 ns
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 86% Great: 119%

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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 $109Bench 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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Value: 70% - Good

Total price: $591

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16