MSI Z97 XPOWER AC (MS-7914)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 48% Yacht	Desktop 90% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 41% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 92.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	49.3% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	MSI MS-7914
Motherboard	MSI Z97 XPOWER AC (MS-7914) (all builds)
Memory	12.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150819
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 06 '18 at 18:24
Run Duration	125 Seconds
Run User	COL-User
Background CPU	8%

PC Performing as expected (55^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 (100^th percentile)	92.6% Outstanding	Memory 97 1-Core 126 2-Core 257 90% 160 Pts	4-Core 476 8-Core 698 73% 587 Pts	64-Core 692 43% 692 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 92.6% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 780-Ti-$410 30,815 User benchmarks, average bench 53% MSI(1462 2983) 3GB CLim: 1406 MHz, MLim: 1800 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 391.1 Performing below potential (25^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	49.3% Average	Lighting 56.5 Reflection 62.2 Parallax 67.2 46% 62 fps	MRender 83.3 Gravity 74.7 Splatting 53.1 56% 70.4 fps
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 49.3% Great: 59%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Plextor M6e PCIe M.2 256GB-$208 1,444 User benchmarks, average bench 117% 26GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.04 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 700 Write 550 Mixed 370 120% 540 MB/s	4K Read 35.9 4K Write 96.4 4K Mixed 43.8 162% 58.7 MB/s	DQ Read 406 DQ Write 395 DQ Mixed 237 223% 346 MB/s
Poor: 87% Great: 129%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 4TB-$230 19,674 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 576GB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 109 108 108 109 109 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	59.8% Above average	Read 98.5 Write 91.8 Mixed 23.2 SusWrite 108 58% 80.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 5.3 4K Mixed 1.7 324% 2.63 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 59.8% Great: 94%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 2400C10 Series 2x8GB 252 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1600 MHz clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	83.5% Excellent	MC Read 31.8 MC Write 31.2 MC Mixed 24.4 83% 29.1 GB/s	SC Read 22.6 SC Write 24.2 SC Mixed 27.9 71% 24.9 GB/s	Latency 50.4 79% 50.4 ns
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 83.5% Great: 89%

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Typical Z97 XPOWER AC (MS-7914) Builds (Compare 45 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 72%

Battleship

Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 60%

Gunboat

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 $113Bench 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: $785

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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