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MSI Z97 GAMING 9 AC (MS-7926)

Performance Results


Gaming 39% Jet ski	Desktop 75% Battleship	Workstation 30% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (34th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 66 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 a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 67.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	52.3% 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	63.5% 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.

Very high background CPU (62%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7926
Motherboard	MSI Z97 GAMING 9 AC (MS-7926) (all builds)
Memory	11.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20141107
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 13 '21 at 19:42
Run Duration	305 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	62%

PC Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4690K-$54 229,359 User benchmarks, average bench 70% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	67.1% Good	Memory 77.4 1-Core 88.7 2-Core 170 65% 112 Pts	4-Core 337 8-Core 289 43% 313 Pts	64-Core 318 20% 318 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 67.1% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 390X-$340 26,573 User benchmarks, average bench 54% XFX(1682 9395) CLim: 1125 MHz, MLim: 1600 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.12.1 Performing below potential (34^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	52.3% Above average	Lighting 66.7 Reflection 80.3 Parallax 85.7 54% 77.6 fps	MRender 70.2 Gravity 63.7 Splatting 48.1 48% 60.7 fps
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 52.3% Great: 57%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB-$95 176,713 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 136GB free (System drive) Firmware: 603ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 140 135 146 146 129 134 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	63.5% Good	Read 355 Write 207 Mixed 219 SusWrite 138 51% 230 MB/s	4K Read 24.2 4K Write 63.8 4K Mixed 30.5 110% 39.5 MB/s	DQ Read 142 DQ Write 173 DQ Mixed 175 127% 164 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 63.5% Great: 85%
Nvme-1tb SSD 1TB 19 User benchmarks, average bench 191% 190GB free Firmware: T0707A0L Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 488 555 556 557 109 193 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	116% Outstanding	Read 662 Write 577 Mixed 522 SusWrite 410 122% 543 MB/s	4K Read 33.5 4K Write 96.1 4K Mixed 20.8 128% 50.1 MB/s	DQ Read 753 DQ Write 496 DQ Mixed 390 354% 546 MB/s
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 237%
Micron_1100_MTFDDAK256TBN 256GB 6,868 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 103GB free Firmware: M0MA032 SusWrite @10s intervals: 143 147 147 146 146 144 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	57.5% Above average	Read 384 Write 275 Mixed 149 SusWrite 145 53% 239 MB/s	4K Read 17.3 4K Write 73 4K Mixed 18.5 89% 36.3 MB/s	DQ Read 157 DQ Write 149 DQ Mixed 107 93% 138 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 57.5% Great: 94%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$18 574,344 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 184GB free Firmware: KC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 98 95 94 93 94 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	58.1% Above average	Read 108 Write 116 Mixed 58.7 SusWrite 94.4 69% 94.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.9 148% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 58.1% Great: 88%
Seagate ST1000NM0011 1TB 6,787 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 569GB free Firmware: SN02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 124 125 125 124 123 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	71% Very good	Read 124 Write 106 Mixed 67.6 SusWrite 123 77% 105 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 1.1 194% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 71% Great: 84%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 2400 C11 4x4GB 5,522 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 2400 MHz clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing below potential (27^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	53.5% Above average	MC Read 20.2 MC Write 21.2 MC Mixed 15.3 54% 18.9 GB/s	SC Read 14.6 SC Write 17.2 SC Mixed 14.8 44% 15.5 GB/s	Latency 85.5 47% 85.5 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 53.5% Great: 91%

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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	77x
Core i7-4790Intel $115Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	12x
Core i5-4690KIntel $54Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	5x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	9x
GTX 980Nvidia $500Bench 59%, 167,107 samples	8x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	6x

SSD
MX100 256GBCrucial $116Bench 83%, 55,768 samples	5x
840 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 96%, 217,115 samples	4x
840 Pro 256GBSamsung $175Bench 95%, 73,119 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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