MSI Z87 MPOWER MAX (MS-7815)

Performance Results


Gaming 39% Jet ski	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 32% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 87.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	37.8% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	116% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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-7815
Motherboard	MSI Z87 MPOWER MAX (MS-7815) (all builds)
Memory	11.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kleuren, 2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit kleuren
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20140718
Uptime	0.6 Days
Run Date	Jul 16 '18 at 11:46
Run Duration	153 Seconds
Run User	BEL-User
Background CPU	9%

PC Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-4670K-$62 128,482 User benchmarks, average bench 68% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	87.4% Excellent	Memory 96.5 1-Core 117 2-Core 217 83% 143 Pts	4-Core 454 8-Core 450 61% 452 Pts	64-Core 440 27% 440 Pts
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 87.4% Great: 79%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Intel HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)-$15 230,189 User benchmarks, average bench 3% MSI(1462 7815) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4835 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 3% Great: 3%
Nvidia GTX 770-$279 116,895 User benchmarks, average bench 34% Gigabyte(1458 3606) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1293 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 398.36 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	37.8% Below average	Lighting 45.8 Reflection 41.5 Parallax 55.1 37% 47.5 fps	MRender 56.4 Gravity 51.4 Splatting 38.4 39% 48.8 fps
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 37.8% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 170GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0DB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 358 272 271 258 273 274 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	116% Outstanding	Read 502 Write 487 Mixed 369 SusWrite 284 92% 411 MB/s	4K Read 45.8 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 57.7 203% 71.9 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 347 DQ Mixed 232 210% 320 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 118%
Seagate Momentus 2.5" 500GB-$39 47,332 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 466GB free Firmware: 0003SDM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 101 101 98 102 101 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	57.7% Above average	Read 100 Write 101 Mixed 49.3 SusWrite 101 64% 87.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.8 140% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 57.7% Great: 58%
WD Green 1.5TB (2009)-$150 16,916 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 210GB free Firmware: 01.00A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 44 44 43 44 44 44 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	32.6% Below average	Read 69.3 Write 68.5 Mixed 41 SusWrite 44 41% 55.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.5 99% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 32.6% Great: 55%
WD Green 1TB (2011)-$64 143,477 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 208GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 119 117 116 120 120 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	61.1% Good	Read 94 Write 90.5 Mixed 67 SusWrite 119 68% 92.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.9 180% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 61.1% Great: 85%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR3 2133 C11 2x8GB 11,630 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	79% Very good	MC Read 29.1 MC Write 30.3 MC Mixed 24.1 80% 27.8 GB/s	SC Read 19 SC Write 21.9 SC Mixed 25.5 63% 22.1 GB/s	Latency 52.3 76% 52.3 ns
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 79% Great: 79%

Take a copy of your results How to check your in-game FPS

System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Custom PC Builder (Explore upgrades for this PC) Build your perfect PC: compare component prices, popularity, speed and value for money

CHOOSE AN UPGRADE:

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

MBD

Typical Z87 MPOWER MAX (MS-7815) Builds (Compare 202 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 40%

Speed boat

Desktop 80%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 34%

Sail boat

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	38x
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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 62% - Good

Total price: $580

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $275	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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