MSI Z97I AC (MS-7851)

Performance Results


Gaming 29% Raft	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 25% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 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 81.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	28.3% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	95% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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.

System	MSI MS-7851
Motherboard	MSI Z97I AC (MS-7851) (all builds)
Memory	12.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160217
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 15 '19 at 17:13
Run Duration	175 Seconds
Run User	AUT-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790-$135 255,027 User benchmarks, average bench 71% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	81.8% Excellent	Memory 95.3 1-Core 116 2-Core 206 81% 139 Pts	4-Core 369 8-Core 597 59% 483 Pts	64-Core 549 34% 549 Pts
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 81.8% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD HD 7870-$203 42,130 User benchmarks, average bench 26% AMD(1002 0B04) 2GB CLim: 1000 MHz, MLim: 1200 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 19.4.1 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	28.3% Poor	Lighting 35.5 Reflection 32 Parallax 43.2 29% 36.9 fps	MRender 28.1 Gravity 31.3 Splatting 37.4 27% 32.3 fps
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 28.3% Great: 28%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Hypertec SSD2S480FS-L 480GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 312GB free (System drive) Firmware: Q0330C SusWrite @10s intervals: 411 398 413 417 417 413 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	95% Outstanding	Read 465 Write 403 Mixed 302 SusWrite 412 89% 395 MB/s	4K Read 19.5 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 33.3 126% 51.3 MB/s	DQ Read 249 DQ Write 322 DQ Mixed 225 186% 265 MB/s
Poor: 94% ↑ This bench: 95% Great: 95%
SanDisk Ultra II 240GB-$40 53,931 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 162GB free Firmware: X31200RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 273 216 215 211 202 204 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	91.2% Outstanding	Read 430 Write 284 Mixed 229 SusWrite 220 65% 291 MB/s	4K Read 32.5 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 36.7 155% 59.8 MB/s	DQ Read 347 DQ Write 272 DQ Mixed 157 159% 259 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 91.2% Great: 101%
Seagate Desktop HDD 4TB (2013)-$52 67,711 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 144 148 150 151 148 149 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	77.9% Very good	Read 123 Write 129 Mixed 57.9 SusWrite 148 84% 115 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 151% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 77.9% Great: 96%
Toshiba MQ01ABB200 2TB 1,626 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 1TB free Firmware: AY000U SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 100 99 100 97 97 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	55.7% Above average	Read 95.6 Write 94 Mixed 32.8 SusWrite 98.5 58% 80.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.5 102% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 55.7% Great: 61%
Generic STORAGE DEVICE 2GB 20 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 2GB free, PID 0748 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 1.9 3.4 3.5 3.5 3.4 3.3 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	7.15% Terrible	Read 18.4 Write 3.8 Mixed 5.2 SusWrite 3.2 8% 7.65 MB/s	4K Read 3 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.8 72% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 7.15% Great: 7%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Sniper DDR3 1866 C9 2x8GB 4,251 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1867 MHz Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	69.1% Good	MC Read 24.9 MC Write 25.3 MC Mixed 21.4 68% 23.9 GB/s	SC Read 19.3 SC Write 22.1 SC Mixed 21.3 60% 20.9 GB/s	Latency 56.3 71% 56.3 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 69.1% Great: 71%

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Typical Z97I AC (MS-7851) Builds (Compare 118 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 42%

Speed boat

Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 35%

Jet ski

Motherboard: MSI Z97I AC (MS-7851) - $140

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	45x
Core i5-4690KIntel $55Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	15x
Core i5-4440Intel $79Bench 61%, 81,111 samples	8x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	13x
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	10x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	8x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	9x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	7x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	7x

RAM
Vengeance LP DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBCorsairBench 50%, 23,732 samples	7x
BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GBCrucialBench 55%, 48,796 samples	7x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	6x

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Value: 62% - Good

Total price: $782

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16