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 as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 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 78.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	79.2% 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 (12%). 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	8.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	Цвета: 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0.6 Days
Run Date	Aug 01 '18 at 10:22
Run Duration	208 Seconds
Run User	AZE-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing as expected (45^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 (45^th percentile)	78.9% Very good	Memory 84.3 1-Core 116 2-Core 218 79% 140 Pts	4-Core 397 8-Core 622 63% 509 Pts	64-Core 625 39% 625 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 78.9% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 128GB-$65 18,195 User benchmarks, average bench 99% 15GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXM03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 159 145 140 136 134 129 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	79.2% Very good	Read 465 Write 189 Mixed 223 SusWrite 141 56% 254 MB/s	4K Read 32.2 4K Write 91.8 4K Mixed 40.5 149% 54.8 MB/s	DQ Read 34.6 DQ Write 235 DQ Mixed 138 105% 136 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 79.2% Great: 119%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 1TB-$45 105,708 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 167GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 175 174 171 171 171 171 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	96% Outstanding	Read 162 Write 158 Mixed 58.5 SusWrite 172 100% 138 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 5 4K Mixed 2.5 437% 3.03 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 96% Great: 112%
Samsung HD080HJ 80GB-$25 4,646 User benchmarks, average bench 24% 70GB free Firmware: ZH10 SusWrite @10s intervals: 40 39 39 39 39 39 MB/s Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	21.5% Poor	Read 35.3 Write 43 Mixed 31.5 SusWrite 39.3 28% 37.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.7 123% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 21.5% Great: 32%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 331GB free Firmware: CC46 SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 151 148 151 152 150 MB/s Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)	87.1% Excellent	Read 153 Write 152 Mixed 75.7 SusWrite 151 97% 133 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.7 133% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 87.1% Great: 112%
WD Blue 250GB (2010)-$43 50,270 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 11GB free Firmware: 15.01H15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 71 72 68 72 71 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	23.1% Poor	Read 9.3 Write 65.7 Mixed 12.8 SusWrite 70.8 29% 39.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.4 88% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 23.1% Great: 70%
WD Blue 250GB (2007)-$20 41,230 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 26GB free Firmware: 03.03E03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 50 50 50 50 51 50 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	35.2% Below average	Read 72 Write 74.5 Mixed 51 SusWrite 50.1 46% 61.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 1 176% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 35.2% Great: 55%
WL320GSA1672 320GB 13 User benchmarks, average bench 36% 258GB free Firmware: 01.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 101 102 101 102 100 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	51.4% Above average	Read 78 Write 88.2 Mixed 19.3 SusWrite 101 52% 71.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0 27% 0.37 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 51.4% Great: 51%
14 User benchmarks, average bench 4% 11GB free, PID 0301 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 5.3 5.7 6.3 5.9 5.5 6.3 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	5.35% Terrible	Read 12.2 Write 1.5 Mixed 6.7 SusWrite 5.8 8% 6.55 MB/s	4K Read 2 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.9 58% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 5.35% Great: 6%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C9 2x8GB 21,220 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing below potential (23^rd percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	47.2% Average	MC Read 16.1 MC Write 17.6 MC Mixed 14.6 46% 16.1 GB/s	SC Read 11.8 SC Write 16.1 SC Mixed 15.1 41% 14.3 GB/s	Latency 72.9 55% 72.9 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 47.2% Great: 62%

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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	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 $74Bench 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 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $490	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16