MSI Z97 XPOWER AC (MS-7914)

Performance Results


Gaming 33% Sail boat	Desktop 84% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 28% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 82.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	35.1% 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	87.5% 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.

High background CPU (29%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

11 days ago, 10 days ago.

System	MSI MS-7914
Motherboard	MSI Z97 XPOWER AC (MS-7914) (all builds)
Memory	13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160218
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 26 '23 at 15:08
Run Duration	125 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	29%

PC Performing as expected (57^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)	82.1% Excellent	Memory 89.3 1-Core 94.4 2-Core 237 78% 140 Pts	4-Core 404 8-Core 584 62% 494 Pts	64-Core 585 36% 585 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 82.1% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560 214,030 User benchmarks, average bench 79% MSI(1462 3233) CLim: 1531 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 465.89 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	35.1% Below average	Lighting 38.4 Reflection 57.5 Parallax 53.7 31% 49.9 fps	MRender 28.8 Gravity 66.6 Splatting 56.3 42% 50.6 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 35.1% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 EVO M.2 250GB 26,055 User benchmarks, average bench 100% 135GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT24B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 184 155 181 191 204 200 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	87.5% Excellent	Read 505 Write 481 Mixed 410 SusWrite 186 89% 395 MB/s	4K Read 36.3 4K Write 88.1 4K Mixed 42.7 156% 55.7 MB/s	DQ Read 1.6 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 1.1 53% 116 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 87.5% Great: 126%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 1TB-$67 105,708 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 929GB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 25 19 23 23 24 23 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 48% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GB 77,652 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	60.3% Good	MC Read 21.6 MC Write 22 MC Mixed 18.4 59% 20.7 GB/s	SC Read 16.3 SC Write 23 SC Mixed 19.7 56% 19.7 GB/s	Latency 68.1 59% 68.1 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 60.3% Great: 63%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware.

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	35	18	60	27.9"	1280 720	ACR040A Acer CB280HK

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Typical Z97 XPOWER AC (MS-7914) Builds (Compare 33 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings.

Gaming 72%

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Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 60%

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Motherboard: MSI Z97 XPOWER AC (MS-7914)

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	23x
Core i5-4690KIntel $95Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	7x
Core i7-4770KIntel $229Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	1x

GPU
RTX 2060Nvidia $225Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	6x
GTX 970Nvidia $340Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	5x
GTX 980-TiNvidia $560Bench 79%, 214,030 samples	4x

SSD
870 QVO 1TBSamsung $60Bench 95%, 80,665 samples	4x
860 EVO M.2 250GBSamsungBench 100%, 26,055 samples	3x
840 Evo 250GBSamsung $153Bench 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: 79% - Very good

Total price: $633

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $300	Nvidia RTX 3060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $30
Intel Core i5-12600K $225	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $300	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $86
Intel Core i5-12400F $150	Nvidia RTX 4070-Ti $780	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $51

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $40	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $67	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $381	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16