MSI Z97 GAMING 9 AC (MS-7926)

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 79.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
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.

System	MSI MS-7926
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 9 AC (MS-7926) (all builds)
Memory	22.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	3.2 Days
Run Date	Apr 20 '20 at 21:52
Run Duration	184 Seconds
Run User	SYC-User
Background CPU	6%

PC Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790K-$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 as expected (53^rd percentile)	79.6% Very good	Memory 87.9 1-Core 122 2-Core 236 84% 149 Pts	4-Core 384 8-Core 637 62% 511 Pts	64-Core 635 39% 635 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 79.6% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB-$85 104,444 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 17GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0BB6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 487 Write 464 Mixed 317 94% 423 MB/s	4K Read 42.5 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 50.4 182% 64.6 MB/s	DQ Read 372 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 179 183% 297 MB/s
Poor: 63% Great: 108%
Intel Raid 1 Volume 500GB 3,334 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 167GB free Firmware: 1.0. SusWrite @10s intervals: 67 69 69 69 69 68 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	42% Average	Read 77.2 Write 76 Mixed 34.2 SusWrite 68.7 47% 64 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 1.1 185% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 42% Great: 88%
Seagate Expansion Desk 4TB 21,301 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 152GB free Firmware: 0712 SusWrite @10s intervals: 133 133 134 133 135 135 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	76.4% Very good	Read 133 Write 100 Mixed 73 SusWrite 134 81% 110 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 132% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 76.4% Great: 97%
WD Black 6TB (2015)-$296 5,447 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 4.5TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 219 212 216 215 214 211 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	122% Outstanding	Read 208 Write 240 Mixed 136 SusWrite 215 147% 200 MB/s	4K Read 7.1 4K Write 3.6 4K Mixed 1.1 485% 3.93 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 118%
SAMSUNG HD204UI 2TB 23 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 580GB free, PID fc72 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 84 84 88 88 89 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	40% Below average	Read 93.8 Write 110 Mixed 54.5 SusWrite 86.5 116% 86.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.9 114% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 40% Great: 49%
Seagate FreeAgent 1TB 1,657 User benchmarks, average bench 16% 190GB free, PID 3008 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 42 43 43 43 43 43 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	19.7% Very poor	Read 41 Write 42 Mixed 32 SusWrite 42.6 54% 39.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.9 81% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 19.7% Great: 20%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 2400 C11 4x8GB 5,910 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 2400 MHz clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing below potential (33^rd percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	56.4% Above average	MC Read 21 MC Write 20.5 MC Mixed 16.3 55% 19.3 GB/s	SC Read 14.3 SC Write 21 SC Mixed 19.2 52% 18.2 GB/s	Latency 69.6 57% 69.6 ns
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 56.4% Great: 109%

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Typical Z97 GAMING 9 AC (MS-7926) Builds (Compare 99 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 66%

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Desktop 85%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 56%

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

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	71x
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 $273	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 $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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