MSI Z87 MPOWER MAX (MS-7815)

Performance Results


Gaming 110% UFO	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 93% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (88th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 12 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 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 95.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	114% 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 Drive	113% 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.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7815
Motherboard	MSI Z87 MPOWER MAX (MS-7815) (all builds)
Memory	13.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150512
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 11 '18 at 09:53
Run Duration	150 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4770K-$120 172,887 User benchmarks, average bench 74% SOCKET 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	95.7% Outstanding	Memory 98.3 1-Core 137 2-Core 278 95% 171 Pts	4-Core 502 8-Core 735 77% 618 Pts	64-Core 738 46% 738 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 95.7% Great: 84%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299 412,133 User benchmarks, average bench 94% MSI(1462 C303) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 2252 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 398.82 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	Lighting 154 Reflection 153 Parallax 143 126% 150 fps	MRender 109 Gravity 142 Splatting 117 100% 123 fps
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 101%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Pro 256GB-$190 73,119 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 70GB free (System drive) Firmware: DXM06B0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 446 451 462 463 463 459 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	113% Outstanding	Read 496 Write 477 Mixed 333 SusWrite 457 99% 441 MB/s	4K Read 35.3 4K Write 99.5 4K Mixed 44.8 164% 59.9 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 306 DQ Mixed 170 174% 286 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 116%
Corsair Force GS 360GB-$294 529 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 253GB free Firmware: 5.07 SusWrite @10s intervals: 216 203 202 191 187 207 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	57% Above average	Read 332 Write 262 Mixed 278 SusWrite 201 60% 268 MB/s	4K Read 31.2 4K Write 18.3 4K Mixed 19.6 82% 23 MB/s	DQ Read 224 DQ Write 79.3 DQ Mixed 87 81% 130 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 57% Great: 65%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 42GB free Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 394 337 314 313 313 307 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	121% Outstanding	Read 502 Write 479 Mixed 453 SusWrite 330 99% 441 MB/s	4K Read 44.7 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 60.8 205% 72.7 MB/s	DQ Read 387 DQ Write 354 DQ Mixed 364 275% 368 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 129%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance DDR3 2133 C10 2x8GB 993 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 2133 MHz clocked @ 2427 MHz Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	88.2% Excellent	MC Read 32 MC Write 32.9 MC Mixed 27.1 88% 30.7 GB/s	SC Read 24.3 SC Write 25.9 SC Mixed 27.6 74% 25.9 GB/s	Latency 44.5 90% 44.5 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 88.2% 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 $279	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