MSI Z97A GAMING 9 ACK (MS-7926)

Performance Results


Gaming 50% Yacht	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 44% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 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 82.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	56.9% 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	72.6% 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 (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7926
Motherboard	MSI Z97A GAMING 9 ACK (MS-7926) (all builds)
Memory	7.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150210
Uptime	2 Days
Run Date	Jul 31 '18 at 08:20
Run Duration	349 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	13%

PC Performing as expected (50^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 above expectations (70^th percentile)	82.2% Excellent	Memory 94.3 1-Core 118 2-Core 216 83% 143 Pts	4-Core 379 8-Core 632 62% 506 Pts	64-Core 641 40% 641 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 82.2% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Gigabyte(1458 3684) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 391.1 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	56.9% Above average	Lighting 72 Reflection 69.1 Parallax 68.1 59% 69.7 fps	MRender 74.2 Gravity 64.7 Splatting 59.5 53% 66.1 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 56.9% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 512GB-$210 68,849 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 341GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXM02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 72 81 81 77 77 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	72.6% Very good	Read 354 Write 309 Mixed 284 SusWrite 78 57% 256 MB/s	4K Read 31.8 4K Write 64.6 4K Mixed 42.5 137% 46.3 MB/s	DQ Read 268 DQ Write 214 DQ Mixed 218 169% 233 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 72.6% Great: 124%
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 165,668 User benchmarks, average bench 213% 454GB free Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 233 248 266 264 255 253 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	115% Outstanding	Read 675 Write 538 Mixed 485 SusWrite 253 109% 488 MB/s	4K Read 36.3 4K Write 83.6 4K Mixed 45.2 157% 55 MB/s	DQ Read 616 DQ Write 451 DQ Mixed 585 424% 551 MB/s
Poor: 153% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 254%
Seagate Archive HDD 8TB (2015)-$137 2,225 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 4TB free Firmware: AR15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 51 123 122 129 128 125 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 21% Great: 87%
WD WD2004FBYZ-01YCBB0 2TB 1,248 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 1.5TB free Firmware: RR04 SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 130 131 132 128 129 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	77.1% Very good	Read 138 Write 210 Mixed 103 SusWrite 128 106% 145 MB/s	4K Read 5.1 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 1 379% 3.03 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 77.1% Great: 106%
WD Gold 6TB (2016) -$183 2,043 User benchmarks, average bench 101% 3.5TB free Firmware: 01.01M02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 133 138 139 135 134 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	99.6% Outstanding	Read 212 Write 210 Mixed 80.7 SusWrite 134 116% 159 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 6.2 4K Mixed 0.6 223% 2.6 MB/s
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 99.6% Great: 121%
Seagate Archive HDD 8TB (2015)-$137 2,225 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 1TB free Firmware: AR17 SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 74 69 71 70 69 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 21% Great: 87%
Seagate BUP RD 4TB 1,612 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 269GB free Firmware: 0304 SusWrite @10s intervals: 37 37 36 38 38 38 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	20.3% Poor	Read 32 Write 39 Mixed 27 SusWrite 37.4 25% 33.8 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 3.8 4K Mixed 0.3 158% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 20.3% Great: 66%
WDC WD30 EZRX-00MMMB0 3TB 42 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 794GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 28 9.9 1.9 4.8 3.4 5.4 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	21.2% Poor	Read 95.5 Write 92 Mixed 86.7 SusWrite 8.9 91% 70.8 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.6 82% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 21.2% Great: 50%
ST8000AS 0002-1NA17Z 8TB 115 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 7.5TB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 177 177 166 177 183 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	94.7% Outstanding	Read 171 Write 180 Mixed 106 SusWrite 168 211% 156 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 10.7 4K Mixed 1.1 406% 4.4 MB/s	DQ Read 0.6 DQ Write 11.1 DQ Mixed 1.1 417% 4.27 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 94.7% Great: 92%
WD My Passport 25AF 2TB 278 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 1.5TB free, PID 25af Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 58 75 80 79 86 87 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	34.1% Below average	Read 105 Write 19 Mixed 6.3 SusWrite 77.5 59% 52 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.6 43% 0.57 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 34.1% Great: 59%
WDC WD60 02FZWX-00GBGB0 6TB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 4.5TB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 23 2.6 0.8 2.4 1.5 6.4 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	45.6% Average	Read 187 Write 195 Mixed 84 SusWrite 6.1 145% 118 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 5.5 4K Mixed 0.7 214% 2.37 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 45.6% Great: 77%
Asmedia Mercury On-The-G 4TB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 3.5TB free, PID a006 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 38 37 38 39 37 38 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	19.5% Very poor	Read 42.7 Write 41.5 Mixed 37 SusWrite 37.9 54% 39.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 84% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 19.5% Great: 49%
ST8000AS 0002-1NA17Z 8TB 115 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 5.5TB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 16 1.3 0.2 1 0.8 0.4 MB/s Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)	52.5% Above average	Read 112 Write 161 Mixed 92 SusWrite 3.2 122% 92 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 11.5 4K Mixed 1 429% 4.53 MB/s	DQ Read 0.5 DQ Write 11 DQ Mixed 0.9 407% 4.13 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 52.5% Great: 92%
ST8000AS 0002-1NA17Z 8TB 115 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 1.5TB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 171 176 164 175 185 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	91.8% Outstanding	Read 152 Write 200 Mixed 104 SusWrite 165 214% 155 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 10.9 4K Mixed 1.1 413% 4.47 MB/s	DQ Read 0.6 DQ Write 10.1 DQ Mixed 1.1 383% 3.93 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 91.8% Great: 92%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ares DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GB 3,104 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1867 MHz Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	63.5% Good	MC Read 24.2 MC Write 23.8 MC Mixed 18.5 63% 22.2 GB/s	SC Read 14.6 SC Write 20.4 SC Mixed 18.5 51% 17.8 GB/s	Latency 59.1 68% 59.1 ns
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 63.5% Great: 70%

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Desktop 83%

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Workstation 52%

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Motherboard: MSI Z97A GAMING 9 ACK (MS-7926)

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	14x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	6x
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	1x

GPU
GTX 980-TiNvidia $560Bench 79%, 214,030 samples	9x
GTX 680Nvidia $360Bench 32%, 38,995 samples	2x
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	2x

SSD
Premium Edition 480GBZotac $151Bench 90%, 269 samples	6x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	2x
SSD Plus 240GBSanDisk $28Bench 61%, 133,640 samples	2x

RAM
Ripjaws DDR3 1600 C9 3x4GBG.SKILLBench 44%, 624 samples	3x
HyperX DDR3 2400 C11 4x4GBKingstonBench 69%, 5,522 samples	2x
TridentX DDR3 2400 C10 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 67%, 24,592 samples	2x

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Total price: $1,059

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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