MSI Z97 MPOWER (MS-7915)

Performance Results


Gaming 74% Battleship	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 62% Destroyer


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 85%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	85.3% 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 Drive	91.1% 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	32GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

System	MSI MS-7915
Motherboard	MSI Z97 MPOWER (MS-7915) (all builds)
Memory	29.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140724
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 22 '17 at 00:49
Run Duration	143 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing above expectations (63^rd 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 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	85% Excellent	Memory 91.1 1-Core 118 2-Core 221 82% 143 Pts	4-Core 426 8-Core 614 65% 520 Pts	64-Core 632 39% 632 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 85% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX Vega-64-$400 91,676 User benchmarks, average bench 87% AMD(1002 6B76) CLim: 1452 MHz, MLim: 1000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 17.9.2 Performing below potential (39^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	85.3% Excellent	Lighting 109 Reflection 76.6 Parallax 143 89% 110 fps	MRender 75.5 Gravity 98.8 Splatting 107 78% 93.7 fps
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 85.3% Great: 94%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial M550 512GB-$283 5,683 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 441GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 7 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 21243 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 370 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 98 98 65 (AE) Unknown 100 100 79 (B4) Unknown 0 0 4403 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 69 47 227634053151 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 16 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (CA) Data Address Mark errors 98 98 2 (CE) Flying height 100 100 0 (D2) Unknown 100 100 0 (F6) Unknown 100 100 32205220988 (F7) Unknown 100 100 1017910811 (F8) Unknown 100 100 1040584720	91.1% Outstanding	Read 518 Write 481 Mixed 480 110% 493 MB/s	4K Read 29.3 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 21.7 126% 50.8 MB/s	DQ Read 30.1 DQ Write 151 DQ Mixed 73.2 61% 84.8 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 91.1% Great: 111%
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 29GB free Firmware: EXT0BB6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 95 95 24770 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 709 (B1) Unknown 70 70 357 (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 70 48 30 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 99 99 1 (EB) Unknown 99 99 405 (F1) Unknown 99 99 159096374892	95.8% Outstanding	Read 508 Write 349 Mixed 358 90% 405 MB/s	4K Read 43.6 4K Write 76.1 4K Mixed 25.9 140% 48.5 MB/s	DQ Read 349 DQ Write 244 DQ Mixed 75.4 116% 223 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 95.8% Great: 118%
Crucial M500 120GB-$75 15,430 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 5GB free Firmware: MU03 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 28311 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 857 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 92 92 250 (AE) Unknown 100 100 494 (B4) Unknown 0 0 1990 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 68 50 219042676768 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 16 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (CA) Data Address Mark errors 92 92 8 (CE) Flying height 100 100 0 (D2) Unknown 100 100 0 (F6) Unknown 100 100 10037811979 (F7) Unknown 100 100 322348706 (F8) Unknown 100 100 1665287297	76.1% Very good	Read 495 Write 138 Mixed 217 62% 284 MB/s	4K Read 26.2 4K Write 103 4K Mixed 28.3 130% 52.3 MB/s	DQ Read 257 DQ Write 137 DQ Mixed 42.4 73% 146 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 76.1% Great: 77%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1866 C9 4x8GB 1,487 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1867 MHz Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	64.1% Good	MC Read 24.2 MC Write 23.7 MC Mixed 18 63% 22 GB/s	SC Read 18.8 SC Write 22.1 SC Mixed 22.2 60% 21 GB/s	Latency 65.6 61% 65.6 ns
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 64.1% Great: 86%

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Gaming 42%

Speed boat

Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

Jet ski

Motherboard: MSI Z97 MPOWER (MS-7915) - $229

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	96x
Core i7-4770KIntel $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples	20x
Core i5-4670KIntel $62Bench 68%, 128,482 samples	16x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	18x
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	14x
GTX 980Nvidia $500Bench 59%, 167,107 samples	12x

SSD
Crucial_CT120M500SSD4 120GBBench 67%, 178 samples	7x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	6x
840 Evo 250GBSamsung $95Bench 96%, 217,115 samples	6x

RAM
Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBCorsairBench 58%, 40,596 samples	7x
Vengeance Pro DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBCorsairBench 48%, 6,123 samples	5x
Savage DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBHyperXBench 63%, 20,216 samples	4x

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Value: 68% - Good

Total price: $777

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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