MSI Z87 MPOWER MAX (MS-7815)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 83%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 69%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 85.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics94.7% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive96.2% 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.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (21%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7815
MotherboardMSI Z87 MPOWER MAX (MS-7815)  (all builds)
Memory23.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.9 GHz
DisplayЦвета: 2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150512
Uptime6.9 Days
Run DateJul 16 '17 at 00:17
Run Duration384 Seconds
Run User RUS-User
Background CPU 21%
Watch Gameplay: 1070 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing above expectations (66th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4770K-$120
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
85.8% Excellent
Memory 95.5
1-Core 128
2-Core 242
88% 155 Pts
4-Core 411
8-Core 625
64% 518 Pts
64-Core 623
38% 623 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 85.8%
Great: 84%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 2027 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 382.53
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
94.7% Outstanding
Lighting 121
Reflection 125
Parallax 106
98% 117 fps
MRender 101
Gravity 110
Splatting 109
88% 107 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 94.7%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Plextor M5M mSATA 256GB-$240
103GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.06 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
96.2% Outstanding
Read 498
Write 406
Mixed 444
100% 449 MB/s
4K Read 31
4K Write 71
4K Mixed 35.8
130% 45.9 MB/s
DQ Read 254
DQ Write 255
DQ Mixed 81.4
109% 197 MB/s
Poor: 59%
This bench: 96.2%
Great: 96%
OCZ Vertex 4 128GB-$215
44GB free
Firmware: 1.5 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (22nd percentile)
78.6% Very good
Read 378
Write 363
Mixed 358
82% 366 MB/s
4K Read 25.2
4K Write 69.1
4K Mixed 25.9
108% 40.1 MB/s
DQ Read 225
DQ Write 159
DQ Mixed 114
106% 166 MB/s
Poor: 64%
This bench: 78.6%
Great: 104%
WD Black 4TB (2012)-$323
2.5TB free
Firmware: 01.01L01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
79.2% Very good
Read 138
Write 138
Mixed 139
104% 138 MB/s
4K Read 0.93
4K Write 2.58
4K Mixed 0.57
150% 1.36 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 79.2%
Great: 93%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50
1.5TB free
Firmware: CC4H Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (35th percentile)
82.3% Excellent
Read 176
Write 111
Mixed 124
103% 137 MB/s
4K Read 0.75
4K Write 0.94
4K Mixed 0.35
88% 0.68 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 82.3%
Great: 114%
Hitachi HDS723020BLA642 2TB-$249
780GB free
Firmware: MN6OA5C0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (48th percentile)
65.8% Good
Read 129
Write 101
Mixed 116
87% 115 MB/s
4K Read 0.51
4K Write 1.32
4K Mixed 0.28
77% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 65.8%
Great: 85%
USB Mass Storage Device 1GB
0GB free, PID 8170
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
2.41% Terrible
Read 6.08
Write 4.95
Mixed 5.38
7% 5.47 MB/s
4K Read 1.38
4K Write 0.04
4K Mixed 0.05
8% 0.49 MB/s
Poor: 2%
This bench: 2.41%
Great: 5%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LP DDR3 1866 C10 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1867 MHz
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
67.1% Good
MC Read 24.4
MC Write 24.7
MC Mixed 20.6
66% 23.2 GB/s
SC Read 14.8
SC Write 23.3
SC Mixed 20.9
56% 19.7 GB/s
Latency 55.5
72% 55.5 ns
Poor: 42%
This bench: 67.1%
Great: 73%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z87 MPOWER MAX (MS-7815) Builds (Compare 202 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 40%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 34%
Sail boat

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 62% - Good Total price: $580
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