MSI Z87 MPOWER MAX (MS-7815)

Performance Results


Gaming 110% UFO	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 93% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (90th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 10 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 94.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	115% 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	114% 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

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7815
Motherboard	MSI Z87 MPOWER MAX (MS-7815) (all builds)
Memory	13.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150512
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 11 '18 at 10:04
Run Duration	149 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4770K-$120 172,887 User benchmarks, average bench 74% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	94.7% Outstanding	Memory 98.3 1-Core 136 2-Core 268 94% 167 Pts	4-Core 491 8-Core 706 75% 598 Pts	64-Core 740 46% 740 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 94.7% Great: 84%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299 412,133 User benchmarks, average bench 94% MSI(1462 C303) CLim: 2126 MHz, MLim: 2302 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 398.82 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	115% Outstanding	Lighting 155 Reflection 157 Parallax 146 127% 153 fps	MRender 111 Gravity 144 Splatting 119 102% 125 fps
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 101%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Pro 256GB-$190 73,119 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 70GB free (System drive) Firmware: DXM06B0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 452 454 462 460 460 457 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	114% Outstanding	Read 495 Write 471 Mixed 342 SusWrite 458 99% 441 MB/s	4K Read 35.5 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 46.1 167% 61.1 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 305 DQ Mixed 173 176% 286 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 116%
Corsair Force GS 360GB-$294 529 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 253GB free Firmware: 5.07 SusWrite @10s intervals: 219 205 204 199 203 189 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	57.7% Above average	Read 335 Write 256 Mixed 276 SusWrite 203 60% 268 MB/s	4K Read 31.2 4K Write 18.5 4K Mixed 20.1 83% 23.3 MB/s	DQ Read 231 DQ Write 79.3 DQ Mixed 80.7 79% 130 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 57.7% Great: 65%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 42GB free Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 397 338 313 313 312 310 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	121% Outstanding	Read 500 Write 477 Mixed 456 SusWrite 330 99% 441 MB/s	4K Read 44.9 4K Write 114 4K Mixed 60.9 207% 73.4 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 353 DQ Mixed 363 274% 367 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 129%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 2133 C10 2x8GB 993 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 2133 MHz clocked @ 2427 MHz Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	88% Excellent	MC Read 31.9 MC Write 32.7 MC Mixed 27.4 88% 30.7 GB/s	SC Read 23.2 SC Write 25.9 SC Mixed 27.6 73% 25.6 GB/s	Latency 44.7 90% 44.7 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 88% Great: 79%

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Desktop 80%

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Workstation 34%

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Motherboard: MSI Z87 MPOWER MAX (MS-7815) - $180

CPU
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	113x
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	38x
Core i5-4670KIntel $62Bench 68%, 128,482 samples	21x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	14x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	12x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	12x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	10x
840 Pro 256GBSamsung $190Bench 95%, 73,119 samples	9x
840 Evo 250GBSamsung $95Bench 96%, 217,115 samples	9x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	8x
HyperX DDR3 2400 C11 4x8GBKingstonBench 70%, 5,910 samples	6x
TridentX DDR3 2400 C10 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 67%, 24,592 samples	6x

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Value: 62% - Good

Total price: $580

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