MSI Z97 GAMING 9 ACK (MS-7926)

Performance Results


Gaming 46% Yacht	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 39% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 81.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	52.2% 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	77.7% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7926
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 9 ACK (MS-7926) (all builds)
Memory	8.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150527
Uptime	0.6 Days
Run Date	Oct 01 '19 at 15:52
Run Duration	165 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	11%

PC Performing above expectations (72^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 above expectations (70^th percentile)	81.6% Excellent	Memory 91.7 1-Core 114 2-Core 230 82% 145 Pts	4-Core 386 8-Core 602 61% 494 Pts	64-Core 604 37% 604 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 81.6% 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: 1511 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 431.60 Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	52.2% Above average	Lighting 69.1 Reflection 70 Parallax 67.8 56% 69 fps	MRender 72.6 Gravity 62.8 Splatting 34.9 44% 56.8 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 52.2% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX100 128GB-$74 9,892 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 46GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 166 133 132 133 134 129 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	77.7% Very good	Read 443 Write 176 Mixed 221 SusWrite 138 54% 245 MB/s	4K Read 27.4 4K Write 93.6 4K Mixed 34.7 136% 51.9 MB/s	DQ Read 293 DQ Write 162 DQ Mixed 133 124% 196 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 77.7% Great: 89%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 28GB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 150 147 126 109 133 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	88.1% Excellent	Read 170 Write 151 Mixed 85.5 SusWrite 137 100% 136 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.9 167% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 88.1% Great: 112%
Seagate ST340014AS 40GB-$50 831 User benchmarks, average bench 24% 37GB free Firmware: 8.05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 54 53 53 54 52 52 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	31% Below average	Read 55 Write 55.5 Mixed 37.8 SusWrite 53 37% 50.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.6 108% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 31% Great: 32%
Seagate ST380815AS 80GB-$49 16,844 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 64GB free Firmware: 3.AAC SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 70 69 71 72 71 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	40.8% Average	Read 71.3 Write 45.2 Mixed 46 SusWrite 70.5 43% 58.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 142% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 40.8% Great: 42%
Maxtor 6B160M0 164GB 197 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 38GB free Firmware: BANC1E00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 47 47 48 47 46 46 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	33.2% Below average	Read 67.5 Write 64 Mixed 38.5 SusWrite 47.1 40% 54.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 3.8 4K Mixed 0.3 129% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 33.2% Great: 33%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GB 77,652 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	56.2% Above average	MC Read 19.7 MC Write 20.6 MC Mixed 17.7 55% 19.3 GB/s	SC Read 13.6 SC Write 19.6 SC Mixed 17.3 48% 16.8 GB/s	Latency 64.6 62% 64.6 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 56.2% Great: 63%

Take a copy of your results How to check your in-game FPS

System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Custom PC Builder (Explore upgrades for this PC) Build your perfect PC: compare component prices, popularity, speed and value for money

CHOOSE AN UPGRADE:

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

MBD

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 $90Bench 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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 70% - Good

Total price: $591

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	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 $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $28	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16