MSI Z97I GAMING ACK (MS-7920)

Performance Results


Gaming 130% UFO	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 110% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 100%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	130% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	183% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7920
Motherboard	MSI Z97I GAMING ACK (MS-7920) (all builds)
Memory	13.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160216
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 02 '20 at 07:07
Run Duration	124 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (64^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 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Memory 98.3 1-Core 145 2-Core 286 98% 176 Pts	4-Core 550 8-Core 773 83% 662 Pts	64-Core 781 48% 781 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% MSI(1462 3609) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 445.75 Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	130% Outstanding	Lighting 182 Reflection 193 Parallax 178 148% 184 fps	MRender 125 Gravity 180 Splatting 125 116% 143 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 130% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB (2019)-$74 114,373 User benchmarks, average bench 277% 829GB free (System drive) Firmware: 102000WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 685 703 704 697 696 696 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	183% Outstanding	Read 707 Write 696 Mixed 688 SusWrite 697 157% 697 MB/s	4K Read 48.1 4K Write 163 4K Mixed 72.8 253% 94.8 MB/s	DQ Read 780 DQ Write 747 DQ Mixed 1,058 714% 862 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 183% Great: 347%
SanDisk Ultra 123GB 2,890 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 114GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 23 24 24 14 11 11 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	16.6% Very poor	Read 36.8 Write 23.8 Mixed 24.7 SusWrite 17.9 33% 25.8 MB/s	4K Read 5.3 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 1.4 135% 2.9 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 16.6% Great: 39%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Dominator DDR3 2400 C10 2x8GB 63 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	89.6% Excellent	MC Read 32.7 MC Write 32.8 MC Mixed 28.1 89% 31.2 GB/s	SC Read 23.9 SC Write 27.2 SC Mixed 28.3 76% 26.5 GB/s	Latency 44.5 90% 44.5 ns
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 89.6% Great: 90%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Typical Z97I GAMING ACK (MS-7920) Builds (Compare 36 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 43%

Speed boat

Desktop 85%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

Jet ski

Motherboard: MSI Z97I GAMING ACK (MS-7920)

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	14x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	4x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	4x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	5x
GTX 980Nvidia $500Bench 59%, 167,107 samples	4x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	4x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	4x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	4x
ssd 512GBBench 73%, 4,609 samples	3x

RAM
Savage DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBHyperXBench 63%, 20,216 samples	4x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	4x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	3x

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Value: 62% - Good

Total price: $642

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	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