MSI Z97I AC (MS-7851)

Performance Results


Gaming 28% Raft	Desktop 84% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 24% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 81.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	28.9% 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)
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.

System	MSI MS-7851
Motherboard	MSI Z97I AC (MS-7851) (all builds)
Memory	3 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit barev
OS	Windows 8.1
BIOS Date	20160217
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 21 '20 at 16:09
Run Duration	225 Seconds
Run User	SVK-User
Background CPU	6%

PC Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Xeon E3-1231 v3-$209 19,313 User benchmarks, average bench 73% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	81.3% Excellent	Memory 92.6 1-Core 106 2-Core 212 79% 137 Pts	4-Core 378 8-Core 562 58% 470 Pts	64-Core 561 35% 561 Pts
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 81.3% Great: 81%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-$84 269,381 User benchmarks, average bench 26% Gigabyte(1458 3747) 2GB CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 441.87 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	28.9% Poor	Lighting 35.7 Reflection 26.9 Parallax 33.2 29% 31.9 fps	MRender 38.2 Gravity 34.2 Splatting 33.2 29% 35.2 fps
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 28.9% Great: 28%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB-$85 104,444 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 20GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0DB6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 6,016 Write 4,733 Mixed 5,093 1,175% 5,280 MB/s	4K Read 654 4K Write 309 4K Mixed 390 1,655% 451 MB/s	DQ Read 1,353 DQ Write 973 DQ Mixed 1,019 800% 1,115 MB/s
Poor: 63% Great: 108%
Patriot Burst 960GB 4,793 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 248GB free Firmware: SBFMK1.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 278 19 92 15 58 17 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	55.2% Above average	Read 399 Write 182 Mixed 217 SusWrite 79.8 48% 220 MB/s	4K Read 28.8 4K Write 46.9 4K Mixed 25.9 102% 33.9 MB/s	DQ Read 41 DQ Write 107 DQ Mixed 40.7 41% 63 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 55.2% Great: 102%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$60 112,929 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 183GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 104 85 99 126 114 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	68.8% Good	Read 132 Write 135 Mixed 81.5 SusWrite 107 84% 114 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1 188% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 68.8% Great: 83%
USB 2.0 Flash Driver 3GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 1GB free, PID 0001 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 5.3 3.7 4.2 5.3 5.1 6.1 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	10.1% Very poor	Read 10.3 Write 6.7 Mixed 12.3 SusWrite 4.9 11% 8.55 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1.5 136% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 10.1% Great: 10%
USB 2.0 Flash Driver 64GB 40GB free, PID 0001 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 1.5 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.7 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	24.7% Poor	Read 6.2 Write 12.5 Mixed 12 SusWrite 0.7 11% 7.85 MB/s	4K Read 2.7 4K Write 7.5 4K Mixed 0.2 272% 3.47 MB/s

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x4GB 27,462 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	57.1% Above average	MC Read 20.9 MC Write 20.9 MC Mixed 16.9 56% 19.6 GB/s	SC Read 15 SC Write 19.8 SC Mixed 16.9 49% 17.2 GB/s	Latency 62.8 64% 62.8 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 57.1% Great: 60%

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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 $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	15x
Core i5-4440Intel $99Bench 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 $171	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	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