MSI Z87 MPOWER MAX (MS-7815)

Performance Results


Gaming 22% Surfboard	Desktop 57% Gunboat	Workstation 15% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (28th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 72 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 average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 48%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	41.5% 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)
Boot Drive	67.9% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7815
Motherboard	MSI Z87 MPOWER MAX (MS-7815) (all builds)
Memory	11 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150512
Uptime	1.2 Days
Run Date	Jul 10 '16 at 23:10
Run Duration	158 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	16%

PC Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4690K-$53 229,359 User benchmarks, average bench 70% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 0.8 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	48% Average	Memory 89.9 1-Core 17.5 2-Core 32.7 38% 46.7 Pts	4-Core 43.2 8-Core 28.1 5% 35.7 Pts	64-Core 64.9 4% 64.9 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 48% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3171) ≥ 4GB Driver: nvd3dumx.dll Ver. 10.18.13.6869 Performing below potential (3^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	41.5% Average	Lighting 48.1 Reflection 40.3 Parallax 60.3 39% 49.6 fps	MRender 57.9 Gravity 56.9 Splatting 54.5 46% 56.4 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 41.5% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 53GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0CB6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 98 98 5534 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 1126 (B1) Unknown 97 97 32 (B3) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 63 59 37 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 99 99 1 (EB) Unknown 99 99 22 (F1) Unknown 99 99 17403961821	67.9% Good	Read 491 Write 338 Mixed 348 87% 392 MB/s	4K Read 26.4 4K Write 33.1 4K Mixed 17.7 80% 25.7 MB/s	DQ Read 116 DQ Write 50.2 DQ Mixed 37 40% 67.8 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 67.9% Great: 118%
Hitachi HUA723020ALA641 2TB-$78 30,011 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 1.5TB free Firmware: MK7OA840 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 133 133 92 (03) Spinup time 131 131 42979426803 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 1305 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 123 123 31 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 5458 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1109 (C0) Power-off retract count 99 99 1427 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 99 99 1427 (C2) HDA temperature 176 176 158915035170 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0	70.7% Very good	Read 128 Write 119 Mixed 111 90% 119 MB/s	4K Read 0.66 4K Write 1.78 4K Mixed 0.35 100% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 70.7% Great: 82%
Seagate Backup+ Desk 1TB 191 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 505GB free, PID a0a4 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	61% Good	Read 148 Write 161 Mixed 69.6 156% 126 MB/s	4K Read 0.78 4K Write 1.39 4K Mixed 0.21 57% 0.79 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 61% Great: 72%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Sniper DDR3 1866 C9 2x8GB 4,251 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1867 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	29.5% Poor	MC Read 9.1 MC Write 8.2 MC Mixed 12.7 29% 10 GB/s	SC Read 4.5 SC Write 7.5 SC Mixed 3.7 15% 5.23 GB/s	Latency 67.4 59% 67.4 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 29.5% Great: 71%

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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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Gaming 40%

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Desktop 80%

Aircraft carrier

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	39x
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 $260	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16