MSI Z97 XPOWER AC (MS-7914)

Performance Results


Gaming 112% UFO	Desktop 90% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 94% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (39th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 61 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 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 88.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	129% 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	90.1% 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-7914
Motherboard	MSI Z97 XPOWER AC (MS-7914) (all builds)
Memory	11.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160218
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 16 '19 at 23:14
Run Duration	225 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	3%

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PC Performing below expectations (39^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 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	88.7% Excellent	Memory 93.3 1-Core 131 2-Core 230 87% 151 Pts	4-Core 453 8-Core 667 70% 560 Pts	64-Core 672 42% 672 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 88.7% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% Nvidia(10DE 12A4) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 441.12 Performing below potential (5^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	129% Outstanding	Lighting 156 Reflection 223 Parallax 222 127% 200 fps	MRender 240 Gravity 206 Splatting 136 152% 194 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 129% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial BX100 500GB-$49 13,478 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 138GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 257 286 313 184 273 298 MB/s Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	90.1% Outstanding	Read 500 Write 428 Mixed 344 SusWrite 269 86% 385 MB/s	4K Read 27.7 4K Write 79.6 4K Mixed 38.1 133% 48.5 MB/s	DQ Read 268 DQ Write 292 DQ Mixed 208 177% 256 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 90.1% Great: 108%
Crucial BX100 500GB-$49 13,478 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 98GB free Firmware: MU02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 267 299 199 318 187 204 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	88.2% Excellent	Read 507 Write 438 Mixed 337 SusWrite 246 85% 382 MB/s	4K Read 27.5 4K Write 74.9 4K Mixed 38.1 130% 46.8 MB/s	DQ Read 270 DQ Write 292 DQ Mixed 207 176% 257 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 88.2% Great: 108%
Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB-$83 138,859 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 426GB free Firmware: 1AJ10001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 91 109 124 132 127 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	63.9% Good	Read 109 Write 129 Mixed 65.6 SusWrite 114 77% 104 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 1 164% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 63.9% Great: 75%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$48 144,544 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 220GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 108 109 110 111 111 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	68.2% Good	Read 132 Write 132 Mixed 81.1 SusWrite 105 83% 113 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1.1 209% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 68.2% Great: 112%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$48 144,544 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 206GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 103 96 115 115 115 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	72.5% Very good	Read 143 Write 136 Mixed 83.7 SusWrite 109 87% 118 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 3.4 4K Mixed 1 207% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 72.5% Great: 112%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$48 144,544 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 221GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 75 145 145 145 145 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	76.9% Very good	Read 139 Write 141 Mixed 81 SusWrite 128 90% 122 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 3.3 4K Mixed 0.9 207% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 76.9% Great: 112%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 200GB free Firmware: CC46 SusWrite @10s intervals: 172 170 171 172 174 175 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	100% Outstanding	Read 178 Write 153 Mixed 83.5 SusWrite 172 107% 147 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.7 135% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 112%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$48 144,544 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 120GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 60 61 63 62 61 63 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	60.1% Good	Read 147 Write 122 Mixed 76 SusWrite 61.6 75% 102 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 3.4 4K Mixed 1 216% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 60.1% Great: 112%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 72GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 56 59 61 60 56 58 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	45.6% Average	Read 100 Write 71.2 Mixed 57.7 SusWrite 58.3 53% 71.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 134% 1 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 45.6% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LP DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB 7,771 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	60.7% Good	MC Read 21.4 MC Write 21.9 MC Mixed 18.4 59% 20.6 GB/s	SC Read 16.6 SC Write 23.5 SC Mixed 19.4 57% 19.8 GB/s	Latency 61.3 65% 61.3 ns
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 60.7% Great: 79%

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Desktop 84%

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Workstation 60%

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Motherboard: MSI Z97 XPOWER AC (MS-7914)

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	34x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	7x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	2x

GPU
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	6x
GTX 980-TiNvidia $560Bench 79%, 214,030 samples	5x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	5x

SSD
870 QVO 1TBSamsung $107Bench 95%, 80,665 samples	4x
860 EVO M.2 250GBSamsungBench 100%, 26,055 samples	3x
840 Evo 250GBSamsung $95Bench 96%, 217,115 samples	2x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	6x
TridentX DDR3 2400 C10 4x8GBG.SKILLBench 74%, 7,519 samples	3x
F3-14900CL9-4GBSR 0420 F3-1866C10-8GSR 0420 F3-14900CL9-4GBSR 0420 F3-1866C10-8GSR 24GBUnknownBench 61%, 14 samples	3x

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Value: 65% - Good

Total price: $779

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $178	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