MSI Z97 GAMING 9 AC (MS-7926)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 76%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 92%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 65%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 88.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics83.5% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive62.1% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory32GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (22%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7926
MotherboardMSI Z97 GAMING 9 AC (MS-7926)  (all builds)
Memory25.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20140514
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 30 '19 at 15:23
Run Duration143 Seconds
Run User SVN-User
Background CPU 22%
Watch Gameplay: 1070 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.7 GHz, turbo 5.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
88.7% Excellent
Memory 94.7
1-Core 138
2-Core 249
91% 161 Pts
4-Core 446
8-Core 686
70% 566 Pts
64-Core 712
44% 712 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 88.7%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 2052 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 419.35
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
83.5% Excellent
Lighting 106
Reflection 110
Parallax 93.6
87% 103 fps
MRender 93.8
Gravity 96.8
Splatting 93.3
77% 94.6 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 83.5%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial MX100 256GB-$116
69GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MU01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 181 29 23 20 22 20 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
62.1% Good
Read 332
Write 330
Mixed 258
SusWrite 49.1
54% 242 MB/s
4K Read 26
4K Write 71.6
4K Mixed 35.1
122% 44.2 MB/s
DQ Read 194
DQ Write 159
DQ Mixed 141
115% 164 MB/s
Poor: 65%
This bench: 62.1%
Great: 97%
Crucial_CT256MX100SSD1 1TB
86GB free
Firmware: M3CR010
SusWrite @10s intervals: 422 396 427 461 451 417 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - drive id incomplete or inconclusive
Read 507
Write 468
Mixed 432
SusWrite 429
103% 459 MB/s
4K Read 39
4K Write 121
4K Mixed 60.1
200% 73.5 MB/s
DQ Read 287
DQ Write 349
DQ Mixed 306
234% 314 MB/s
Poor: 8% Great: 17%
Toshiba DT01ACA050 500GB-$25
165GB free
Firmware: MS1O
SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 95 83 96 91 89 MB/s
Performing below expectations (34th percentile)
68.9% Good
Read 150
Write 122
Mixed 24.8
SusWrite 90.1
70% 96.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.4
112% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 29%
This bench: 68.9%
Great: 103%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 1600 C9 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 2000 MHz
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
69.1% Good
MC Read 25.7
MC Write 25.5
MC Mixed 19.9
68% 23.7 GB/s
SC Read 18.2
SC Write 24.7
SC Mixed 23.6
63% 22.2 GB/s
Latency 58.1
69% 58.1 ns
Poor: 38%
This bench: 69.1%
Great: 69%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97 GAMING 9 AC (MS-7926) Builds (Compare 99 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 66%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 56%
Gunboat

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 77% - Very good Total price: $1,026
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HDDRAMUSB
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