MSI Z87 MPOWER (MS-7818)

Performance Results


Gaming 50% Yacht	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 39% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (92nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 8 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 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 84.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	54.8% 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	98.9% 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-7818
Motherboard	MSI Z87 MPOWER (MS-7818) (all builds)
Memory	14 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150511
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 05 '20 at 17:27
Run Duration	158 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	9%

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PC Performing way above expectations (92^nd 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 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	84.6% Excellent	Memory 92.7 1-Core 117 2-Core 230 84% 147 Pts	4-Core 443 8-Core 443 59% 443 Pts	64-Core 440 27% 440 Pts
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 84.6% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130 360,351 User benchmarks, average bench 52% XFX(1682 9580) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1405 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.20 Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	54.8% Above average	Lighting 67.8 Reflection 70 Parallax 96.3 55% 78.1 fps	MRender 72.2 Gravity 69.7 Splatting 59 54% 66.9 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 54.8% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
KingFast 256GB 7,147 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 204GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFQKAA3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 390 380 418 424 426 426 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	98.9% Outstanding	Read 398 Write 420 Mixed 318 SusWrite 410 87% 387 MB/s	4K Read 33.8 4K Write 105 4K Mixed 38.3 156% 59.1 MB/s	DQ Read 132 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 130 130% 201 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 98.9% Great: 139%
Crucial M4 128GB-$116 34,516 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 47GB free Firmware: 000F SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 167 145 141 164 109 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	72.9% Very good	Read 470 Write 196 Mixed 230 SusWrite 144 57% 260 MB/s	4K Read 29.4 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 15.9 122% 51.1 MB/s	DQ Read 295 DQ Write 174 DQ Mixed 29.5 77% 166 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 72.9% Great: 72%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB 546,982 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 723GB free Firmware: JB0OA3J0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 127 129 128 128 128 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	72.9% Very good	Read 127 Write 124 Mixed 28.9 SusWrite 128 74% 102 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.6 118% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 72.9% Great: 75%
Seagate ST3160023AS 160GB-$24 4,798 User benchmarks, average bench 25% 149GB free Firmware: 8.12 SusWrite @10s intervals: 56 56 57 57 57 57 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	31.3% Below average	Read 52.3 Write 14.4 Mixed 37.3 SusWrite 56.5 30% 40.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.9 153% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 31.3% Great: 32%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown IMT451U6MFR8C-RA0 4x4GB 11 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 1867 MHz clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing below potential (86^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	62.1% Good	MC Read 22.3 MC Write 23 MC Mixed 18.6 61% 21.3 GB/s	SC Read 16.8 SC Write 21.5 SC Mixed 20.4 56% 19.6 GB/s	Latency 62.8 64% 62.8 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 62.1% Great: 62%

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Gaming 61%

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Desktop 80%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 50%

Yacht

Motherboard: MSI Z87 MPOWER (MS-7818) - $252

CPU
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	203x
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	60x
Core i5-4670KIntel $62Bench 68%, 128,482 samples	48x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	33x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	30x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	26x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	19x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	14x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	11x

RAM
Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBCorsairBench 58%, 40,596 samples	18x
1600 CL9 Series 2x8GBUnknownBench 55%, 7,092 samples	10x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	10x

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Value: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $584

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	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 $177	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) $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