MSI Z97 MPOWER (MS-7915)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 95%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 81%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 85.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics110% 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 Drive77.2% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
SystemMSI MS-7915
MotherboardMSI Z97 MPOWER (MS-7915)  (all builds)
Memory12.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160223
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 10 '18 at 02:03
Run Duration148 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU10%
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 PC Performing as expected (60th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348
SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.5 GHz, turbo 5.05 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
85.3% Excellent
Memory 94
1-Core 127
2-Core 223
85% 148 Pts
4-Core 413
8-Core 662
66% 538 Pts
64-Core 683
42% 683 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 85.3%
Great: 87%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 2138 MHz, MLim: 2577 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 398.11
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
110% Outstanding
Lighting 145
Reflection 156
Parallax 148
118% 150 fps
MRender 114
Gravity 141
Splatting 116
101% 124 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 110%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
OCZ Vertex 4 128GB-$215
119GB free
Firmware: 1.5 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)
82.1% Excellent
Read 448
Write 366
Mixed 387
89% 401 MB/s
4K Read 26
4K Write 72.4
4K Mixed 29.6
116% 42.7 MB/s
DQ Read 157
DQ Write 134
DQ Mixed 71.1
74% 121 MB/s
Poor: 64%
This bench: 82.1%
Great: 104%
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB-$85
42GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXT0DB6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (18th percentile)
77.2% Very good
Read 498
Write 352
Mixed 342
88% 397 MB/s
4K Read 34.7
4K Write 45
4K Mixed 20.9
103% 33.5 MB/s
DQ Read 150
DQ Write 84.9
DQ Mixed 44.6
53% 93.1 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 77.2%
Great: 108%
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016)-$80
2.5TB free
Firmware: CC26 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (27th percentile)
81.9% Excellent
Read 144
Write 142
Mixed 148
109% 145 MB/s
4K Read 0.67
4K Write 1.47
4K Mixed 0.2
77% 0.78 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 81.9%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 1866 C9 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR3 1333 MHz clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
75.7% Very good
MC Read 27
MC Write 29
MC Mixed 24.4
77% 26.8 GB/s
SC Read 16.7
SC Write 24.4
SC Mixed 23.5
62% 21.5 GB/s
Latency 59.8
67% 59.8 ns
Poor: 31%
This bench: 75.7%
Great: 71%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z97 MPOWER (MS-7915) Builds (Compare 169 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 42%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 36%
Jet ski

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 68% - Good Total price: $777
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