MSI Z97 GAMING 9 AC (MS-7926)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (6th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 94 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 50.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Boot Drive	11.4% is an extremely low SSD score, this system will benefit from a faster SSD.
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.

Very high background CPU (91%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7926
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 9 AC (MS-7926) (all builds)
Memory	3.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit farger
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140627
Uptime	10.8 Days
Run Date	May 24 '20 at 20:27
Run Duration	162 Seconds
Run User	NOR-User
Background CPU	91%

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PC Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790-$135 255,027 User benchmarks, average bench 71% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	50.3% Above average	Memory 60.3 1-Core 69.6 2-Core 122 50% 84 Pts	4-Core 217 8-Core 493 41% 355 Pts	64-Core 530 33% 530 Pts
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 50.3% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$233 428,800 User benchmarks, average bench 71% Nvidia(10DE 21C4) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 445.87 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 40.6 Reflection 67.1 Parallax 57.3 33% 55 fps	Gravity 21.8 Splatting 24.4 21% 23.1 fps
Poor: 65% Great: 76%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB-$35 176,713 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 112GB free (System drive) Firmware: 541ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 54 78 66 81 82 102 MB/s Performing way below expectations (0^th percentile)	11.4% Very poor	Read 74.2 Write 115 Mixed 70.4 SusWrite 77 19% 84.2 MB/s	4K Read 3.3 4K Write 7.4 4K Mixed 2.7 12% 4.47 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 11.4% Great: 85%
Samsung HD103SI 1TB-$89 48,059 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 447GB free Firmware: 1AG01118 SusWrite @10s intervals: 50 58 51 58 60 62 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	32.5% Below average	Read 56.5 Write 32 Mixed 41.8 SusWrite 56.5 35% 46.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.7 118% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 32.5% Great: 59%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$24 496,077 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 83GB free Firmware: 15.01H15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 54 90 59 75 72 95 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	41.4% Average	Read 70 Write 69.6 Mixed 43.7 SusWrite 74.2 47% 64.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.6 107% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 41.4% Great: 69%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 938GB free Firmware: CC27 SusWrite @10s intervals: 45 53 32 34 26 69 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	47.5% Average	Read 122 Write 84.5 Mixed 53.2 SusWrite 43.2 56% 75.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.8 132% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 47.5% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GB 48,796 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way below expectations (0^th percentile)	21.2% Poor	MC Read 6.5 MC Write 8.3 MC Mixed 7.4 21% 7.4 GB/s	SC Read 4.3 SC Write 6.2 SC Mixed 3.1 13% 4.53 GB/s	Latency 127 32% 127 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 21.2% Great: 63%

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Gaming 66%

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Desktop 85%

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Workstation 56%

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

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	70x
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 $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